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Beadlock Installation

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Not me, just found it on youtube after an all nighter trying to put mine on. Easiest way i have found.
 
The best thing I've found for cutting foams is an electric carving knife like you would use to cut a turkey with. You can probably get one from wally world for about $15, and it will cut through them like butter. Or even better, get yourself some memory foams for about $15 shipped and you don't have to worry about cutting them, and you'll get better performance.
 
a switchblade? those are illlegal in ny, did you get that from someone you pulled over? lol
 
I'm thinking that a straight razor blade would probably work good as well, because it would allow you to just cut straight down without having to saw at it, which chews up the foam. He definitely has a switchblade or two (or 10 lol). When we went to the comp I stopped to get a bigger memory card to shoot the video. When I got back in the car, I was struggling to get the plastic open. Within a matter of about 10 seconds, he had removed about 6 knives from different places on his person and hidden in his SUV, all of which were VERY nice knives, and I'm a knife person so I'm not easily impressed.
 
Wow, once I have my complete RC wish list paid for in full, I may send you some money to pick up one of those for me, er, I mean my friend who's in law enforcement ;)
 
Oh, speaking of knives, i think yours is still in my car from when you threw it in my center console when we got pulled over. lol
 
lmao, now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are. I got a new titanium knife because it's so light and I haven't thought about it.
 
i attempted with a utility knife, but it wears out quickly...but its done, next time i will just order foams, but i didnt want to wait now lol...
 
alpinehyperlite said:
lol, they are just easier to use, bout to pick up a new one on monday.
http://sogknives.com/store/ST-02.html
yay
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That is super sweet....I carry the flashII right now....but I like that one better. I'll have to call it a birthday or something. BenchMade has a couple real nice Auto openers too. But i have always be partial to SOG knives. Oh yeah and Charlie I am finally making it to the LHS in the morning to check on your Quark ESC's. 12 hour days have been killing me. Everything is closed by the time I get off work....Blaaa!
 
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alpinehyperlite said:
lol, they are just easier to use, bout to pick up a new one on monday.
http://sogknives.com/store/ST-02.html
yay
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thats a nice knife. i have 3 SOG throwing knives(the 10in ones) and they are amazing. But i'm more of a Gerber and shefield guy tho. BTW i just bought a shefield titanium knife set(2 folders) and man they are SHARP!!! and really nice too.

a beadlock rim is a type of rim that clamps onto a tire. it is in three parts. the drum(the middle part) and 2 outer peices(rings? i dnt know wut they're called). the two outer pieces go one either side of the middle part and are connected by screws. then u tighten the screws and it clamps onto the tire.
 
It enables you to lock a tire onto a rim without using glue. It is basicly two rings, that sandwich the tire between the ring and the rim, held in place by screws.
 
and its lame putting them on lol, i hate it.
 

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