Thought my buddy was crazy for running beadlocks on a daily driver

Guy I wheel with up near Payson spent $2,500 on beadlocks for his Tacoma that he drives to work everyday. I told him he was just asking for tire balancing headaches and leaky beads. After watching him crawl over some sharp lava rocks north of Flagstaff last month where I slashed a sidewall on my regular rims, I'm starting to see the appeal. He just aired down to 8 psi and walked right over stuff I was bouncing and slipping on. Has anyone else caved and daily driven beadlocks, or am I still right to be skeptical about the highway wear?

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mason7988d agoMost Upvoted

Bro you got slashed a sidewall and now you're ready to drop 2 grand on beadlocks? thats a hell of a leap. I get the appeal for crawling but daily driving on them is just asking for tires to leak and a rough ride on the highway. Plus you gotta keep an eye on those bolts or they'll back off and you'll be chasing a leak in the parking lot.