Bead locks, DO I need them?

[1 Patriot-of-many]

I'm confused by beadlock and runflats. Do I need either with 14R20's or 395? on a 5 ton? I don't go offroad except my yard and mainly drive on paved roads. I plan on switching all the 14R20's in my collection to 395's and frankly it looks pretty tough getting bead locks out of a tire to put in the new tire?

 

[gringeltaube]

I'd recommend reading this thread...

 

[simp5782]

No. You do not need beadlocks unless you are airing down to low tire pressure. It can be mounted up like a standard truck tire. Runflats are solid inserts that have a built in beadlock but will allow you to limp along with something intact to manage steering or traction

 

[Jbulach]

I would keep them. The difference in the beads staying seated in a blowout vs the tire possibly wrapping up around the axle, or rolling off the outside into oncoming traffic is worth the small effort of swapping the bead locks in my opinion.