J-wheelz

[LarryW]

I ordered a set of J-wheelz this week. I guess they haven't been tried on a six or 8 wheeler yet. I should be getting them in about a week. I will let you all know how they work. I will also do a video in water and swamp. 500 lbs. of floation should really help in the water. They need to make special hardware to fit the 5 bolt pattern. Can't wait to try them. Max IV with 26" tires. The J-wheelz will not fit on 21" or 22" tires.

Hey Max King,
Thats cool!!! Looking forward for your results!

[Max King]

Hey Mudbug3:
tried to do the private message thing but it unlogged me. I will get different
size lugs for testing. They have to redsign the mounting hardware to fit a 5 bolt
pattern they only make them for 4x4's with 4 bolt wheel.
Just have to be patient. They will let me know when done and ship out then I was told next week. My Max IV will be the first to ware these shoes. I will let you know when I get them.
Hey could you send me another private message and explain how to use it
Thanks.

[Alvisishere]

would also like to see the results let us know!!!

[Max King]

I haven't got the J-wheelz yet Machine shop cut parts wrong won't get them
until middle of June.

[6wheelie]

J wheels in action on you tube I dont know if i can creat a link or not but I will try.

these things do healp flote alot a claimed 500lbs extra flotaion. if my link dosent work try to find it its worth it

[Mike]

It's hard to tell in the video but do they slow your water speed down some? They looked good in the mud coming up the bank.

[Toyman]

That Max IV with the J-wheels is swimming much faster than mine with 25" Rawhide IIIs. Also climbs out in mud much better. Great improvement in floatation, stability & traction. I'd be curious if there is a sacrafice in ride by stiffning up the sidewalls.

[Mike]

I think the speed you see is probably from the 26" tires. Those are very fast in the water compared to the rawhides. It looked like the j-wheelz may have even slowed them down some ?

[mudbug3]

Toyman,


There is no change in the ride , because when the J-Wheel is attached to the rim. When you,re driving on hard ground the J-wheelz are off of the ground. But,, in soft mud the J-wheelz only allow your amphib to sink so far. This allows your tires to grab traction , several inches at a time. The key to driving in very soft and deep mud , when using the J-Wheelz , is not to spin the wheels very fast and cancel the traction out.


The J-Wheelz are superior over tires in soft, deep mud , as seen in the video. Max King tried driving out of the lake with the Terra tires , but , the mud was so soft , that he got stuck every time that he tried. He then went back and installed the J-Wheelz , and later was able to drive out of the lake in the very same spot.
You can remove a J-Wheel in a little over 3 minutes time.

[mudbug3]

This video shows how stable the J-Wheelz are in water ,compared to tires.