Samurai Build (Part 17) Tires, Wheels & Balancing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2024
- Tires are hands down the most important part of any build I plan. It determines everything! Well, I guess it does only if you're planning on keeping the truck low and usable off-road. In this video I walk you through what tires and wheels I chose to put on the Samurai, and more importantly, why.
If you'd like to skip the details and head to the DIY balancing part, skip to 13:50!
Formula for calculating Airsoft BB order
Number of tires x oz of bbs = total oz (5x6=30)
Total oz x 28.35 = total grams (30x28.35=850.5)
Total grams / .12g = total count of bbs needed (850.5/.12=7087)
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Excellent vid I’ll be honest this is the first time I’ve seen this with the beads. Great tip 👍👍
I have steel BB's in mine. I did this about 15-20 years ago and it's awesome... LUV pulling up to a stop and hit the brakes and they wall... sounds like air brakes... then take off and hearing the churn and drop inside the rim... ;-)
looks good. good job. I am impressed with how you make a complex problem seem attainable. oh.....What is up Kyle
Yes, I run bias ply q buckshots they are 36"tall. On a 15" rim. 7-9" wide. Looks awesome
Can you even buy Q buckshots anymore ? If so where ?
@@XVanman Q's are very hard to find.
I agree ! I haven’t been able to find em anywhere.
Looks great!. Just got the 2” lift done on my sidekick sport and I’m just waiting on my 225/75r16 federal couragia tires to come in
I've see a lot of people run those tires too. I hope they work well for you!
Awesome video, Just to make it easier, since those wheels have a reverse mounted drop center, You mount them from the other side. Noticed the struggle when putting the beads in, If you were to flip the tire over and do them from the back it would be much easier.
Side Note:Also heard and seen nothing but great reviews on those tires. Most likely the set I'm going to be picking up myself.
You're right! That probably would've been easier! Thanks for the tip. 🤙🏻
Really interesting video, liked the wider steel rims, looks very similar to the factory rims on my 2020 Suzuki Jimny, will probably get some to go with some new mud terrain tires for the winter.
Great videos ! Nice voice to listen to !
That right there is a good combo I recently put those same wheels and tire size on my samurai. I will admit I would of went with 33s instead, for my application, only because I live in southeast Texas and the mud over here is really deep and a taller tire would help. but yeah my 31s work really good though. steel wheels aren't really heavy compared to truck style alloy wheels, its only like a 5 pound difference. but I will say that if you compared a steelie to a draglite or some kind of 5 spoke sports car wheel it might be significant. and a tire like that prolly weights 45 pounds and if you look at atv tires some of them are even heavier than 45 lbs. great video though. I'm waiting on some wheeling vids with this new setup.
Thanks for the reassurance! I'm waiting on shocks and then its time to wheel! 🤙🏻
Awesome videos. Keep them coming!!
Thanks Gary, more on the way. 🤙🏻
Great video think I’m gonna try that
Great informative video .. thanks a million
My pleasure!
Great job bro I have a 96 geo tracker and bought 15x10 2bs and I put 30s by 9.50 federal gurgians mt and I lift one inch and made my on flares he look puff and tuff but I made a mistake because everyone want to buy my crawler because his looks white wheels two white wide strip on the hood all the way down the bumper and two long white antennas one each side on rear cv on dash old school and yes he is a crawler I even out to speakers on the middle of the top frame between the doors and he always rock with CCR running in the jungle him and me I love my crawler we smoke together and drink together 🤣🍺gd information bro but in reality give me a torch and a grinder and we will made the way we know how the poor people way if we don't have it we will maked with what we have is a Iberian Celts thing the mountains way gd job bro
This is hard to ‘splain without showing you but here goes.
At minute 15 and minute 16, look at the rim.
Minute 15 is the longer side of the wheel. Minute 16 is very short.
If you mount the outside first you can put the bead down in the loser step when putting the final bead over the rim edge.
You get it started and push that started bead down into that lowest step.
Look at minute 16 again.
By having the bead in that step, or groove, you gain more tire bead on the side you trying to slip over the rim edge. When you do this it’s a lot less stretch. As you.get more bead over you follow with your foot to keep the bead down in that bottom step and you tire will slip over much easier.
Once on, now you have a closer deep lip you can grab with your tire iron.
Your beads should pour in without running away from you.
Like I said, it’s much better to show you but I think you have enough experience hand mounting tire to get it.
Good luck.
One question,
Why not use (legit) beads?
Are they that much higher price?
As usual, great material.
Thanks.
Thanks for the info! That makes sense. I'll see if that can work for me when I weld on some beadlocks and have to mount the tires again. 🤙🏻
Finally! hahaha looks super awesome bra!
Thanks dude! Let's wheel soon.
Hi! Very intresting! That metod of balancing wheels with beads...is it safe for highway driveing?
I drive all of my vehicles with beads on the highway 👍🏻
@@FortuneOffRoad As i understand from your video, any kind of beads can be used, but in proper overal weight for specific type/dimension of tyre.
I find brand of beads Counteract -special design for this purpose...they mention some electrostatic something...is it just product comercial or something real?
Que medida de llantas le puso y que medida de rin le puedo también ?
31x10.50x15, for an 8" wheel I would go up to a 12" wide tire
Who's steel wheel are you using? I'm dropping my stock axles sammi down to 31 inch tires as well. It's a spring over with no additional lift 4:56 gears and 4.16 transfer case. I was more concerned about how it might look as it now has 33s on it. I'm also running the Aerio 155 hp engine so maybe I will break less. This is all new to me. You've got one of the best sites out there. Thank you.
They are pro comp 97 wheels 15x8 with 2.5 bs. Unfortunately they discontinued them. If I were in the market I would look at the same wheels from Bart but with 2" BS
Does this wheels fit if my car is in the original height
If its a 2020-2024 GM 2500/3500, yes.
trying to find some 15x8 wheels for my sammi with the 2.5" backspacing with no luck. The link in the description from amazon only shows ones with 3.75" back spacing.
I think they discontinued them. I know summit racing sells some with 2.0 BS. 🤙🏻
The original white rims look great.
Are you eventually going to paint the new rims white, or leave them black?
I think what I'll do is weld some beadwork on and paint the outer part white and leave the wheel black. 🤘🏻
Excellent video..... good info
may i know what is the wheel size and offset...?
15x8 with 2.5" backspacing. Try the link in The description. 🤙🏻
Great video, thank you for the information I would like to do this to my stock Samurai with a EMU 1.5-2" lift. How did going from 26" stock tires to 31" effect the gearing. Was it still satisfactory or did you have to re-gear the transfer case?
Thanks for watching! We put the 6.4:1 gears in the transfer case which have a reduction for hi range as well. It's perfect for 31s! 🤙🏻
Now that you have had the tires for a while. Would you buy them again and how are they on rocks?
I would definitely buy them again. They ha e been excellent in the rocks. What a great deal for mud terrains
Thank you for replying. I have a 88 Sami and really enjoy your channel. One of my best friends does thatjeepadventure on youtube so I know how much work it is for keeping up a TH-cam channel. your doing a great job
You put the wrong wheels in description. it showing the 17 inch not the 15 inch one. can you put the link for the 15 inch ones?
There are drop down menus for you to select the correct wheel size. 🤙🏻
@@FortuneOffRoad Yes indeed but I dont see the 2.5BS there is 1 2.5BS but its 6 holes
Just wondering, what did the stock wheels and tires weigh?
I'm not sure I never weighed them. I'm sure someone out here can chime in though!
How did you get all these plates from california? (laughing)
What lift do you have on your samurai?
Is a spring over that's about 4.5" plus another 1.5" with rear springs in front and longer shackles.
Doesn't that bb's make the wheel hot when driving high speeds ?
Once they start spinning the bbs stay in one spot. 🤙🏻
@@FortuneOffRoad ooh that's nice thanks for the tip sir and keep up the good work ☝️👌
It seems like they discontinued this wheel
Yeah, that's what I heard! Its too bad, this was the perfect Samurai wheel.
@@FortuneOffRoad can you run the same procomps with 3.75?
@@gb.offroad2791 I'm not sure how it would work with those. They might hit the springs when turning. Maybe ask on the Samurai Facebook group. I'm sure someone on there has experience with that tire/wheel combo. 👍🏻
It looks great, what backspacing did you use on your rims !? 2.5 or 3.75
2.5 bs seems to be perfect for my Samurai. I talk about the wheels here 7:28 🤙🏻
what is the ET on this rims?
@@alram3620 what do you mean by ET?
@@FortuneOffRoad the offset,
@@alram3620 listing says -51mm
What shackles are you using?
Originally the lowrangeoffroad 0.5" shackles, now dr z fab missing link 🤙🏻
That missing link shackle from Drz. Is an OUTSTANDING up grade. Now picking up 5 of these rims. I have not decided on the tire size yet. I was hoping for a 32 or even a 33. With the 5.38 gears it shouldn't matter.
I actually think you are wrong regarding steel VS aluminum rim weight. From my experience. Steel is always less weight. I think it has to do with aluminum rims is using so much more material.
You could be right! My aluminum wheels have been lighter, but I can see how some would be beefier.
too much talking
No way