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ok so in the rebuild the old conquest rims were shot good tires though guess salt water did them in .So i ordered from rec supply galvenized rim were 13.00 with stem some one said they did not have bead lock rim as argo rim does .well i put them side by side they are the same rim but galv. why would anyone buy steel rims when you can get these so dang cheap.the spec. are the same as steel.by the way first time at mounting tires as these what a pain in the butt. no promblem seating them though oh yes i used a bead sealer compond on them that kinda glues it to rim should be fun when i have to dismount them
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oh yeah while i am on tangent here why in the world don't argo use more stainlees in there machine like bolts and such and simple little grease zerk cover you can buy ten for 135 i think i payed.while everything that i could i changed to stainlees and sealed up at the same time any little holes that were left ie some one just drilled hole through cover for winch elec cable water tight fitting at boat store 5.33 But i did say yesterday i am not buying anymore but i sure do want a front window. -
From my experience,stainless steel threaded hardware and dirt do not get along well,at all.
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As far as rims go if they look the same run em,four years ago I bought 16 new rims out of O.D.G and they all started bead leaking almost immediately,I thought it was me and dismounted a couple and re tried it same thing,after a month of frustration I called the dealer and asked what gives,he said bring them back that the manufacturer had a bad batch that were out of spec,so I replaced all of them what a pain,moral of this rant not always are the original equipment the answer.N.C.TComment
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Oh yea on the subject of stainless steel,I didnt know that there were so many different qualities of stainless hardware,found out the hard way once when I replaced a bunch of steel with some stainless,broke, stripped you name it so you kinda gotta know what the country of origin is.N.C.TOriginally posted by JoeMeg View PostComment
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yes there lies the promblem if you get stainless at your local harware store than yes you will get an bad grade and it will gall. I got mine at fastnall and have never had any trouble i think grade 316 but i could be wrong.as for the rim we will know soon. now i got to fire up lathe and turn new track pin keeper things my pins and keepers are shot .salt water again i guess. think it take about a day of my time to cut and thread the keepers and pins. but gotta do it .although very tempting ad on ebay now for them .so how much is my time worth...............Comment
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Who is Rec supply? Is that a Canadian company? Do they have a web site?"Don't worry my Dad's a TV repairman, he has an excellent set of tools..I can fix It"Comment
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I was told that take a magnet with you and that the cheaper grades you will feel a slight attraction and with the purer grades no magnet will pick it up (it was either one way or the other) you are a machinist tell me what is so.Originally posted by reichstall View PostComment
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I certainly dont know but at 13 a piece it sure aint Canadian,a pack of smokes is close to that.LOLOriginally posted by micmac View PostComment
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Stainless shouldn't stick to a magnet. I work with 304 stainless all the time an it will not stick to a magnetComment
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old brain cells getting older.But i use to know alot about metail and there make up there are grades of stainlees that will rust they are just cheap but designed in for what ever purpose there are just a whole bunch of them but if the guy cant sell it to you you are proubly geeting bad stuff. the worst thing with them is the gall factor once it happens its over and they are tough to drill out.As for the rims they are in us i will invoice tommorow for details mine were on back oreder and i thought oh this is bad but he came through and shipped early.well no response to my making pins and keepers so i guess i got the shop light up sat.Comment
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The old Argo rims did not have a good bead lock so they are nothing to compare to. The fact that you said the tires seated easily is a concern. Try mounting a new tire on a Max bead lock k-rim and you'll thnk the tire is going to explode before the bead seats.
I remember years ago when we'd have a big 6x6 ride at Deepwater. An Argo would have a tire off the rim within five minutes of riding. This happens mostly when riding in an ORV park that has ruts narrower than the Argo. One time a guy had three tires off one side of his Conquest and every Bigfoot had at least one front tire off. It was a miserable time for those rims. Max upgraded to the K-rim in 1999, a great bead lock rim made by Kawasaki. I have ran tires flat with the valve stem tore out and the rim still holds tight. The k-rim is a steel rim with black powder coat for only $53 from Recreatives. Well worth it.Everybody dies, but not everybody lives.Comment
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by seated easy i mean putting a strap around it and stand back yes there is one heck of a pop when they seat.I have done big heavy tires on construction eq. that we put chain and binders around and take 100 psi or more to seat so in that aspect these were easy.plus the rim seal proubly acted as a lube.But I didnt say my big plan when i hit the lottery of corse i am upgrading to 24 for the mud and leave the 22 for the tracks.than even if it is a promblem it will be ok besides 13.00 bucks is hard to pass up ........On another thought on are heavy off road stuff at work we weld a pipe nipple on the rim and than screw a cap on it to keep valve stem from being ripped off in mud any body do that here i was going too but i hate welding galv but i will on the 24.and nope never had a paomblem getting caps off they are never seized every time.Comment
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