Beadlocks = wide rims?

[MaddRamm]

Hey guys,
I just called 4WPH the other day and ordered a set of 16x10 8 lug black rockcrawlers so I can mount my boggers. I am wanting beadlocks in the future cuz I have slipped these boggers off of the rim before and don't feel like doing it anymore!
I am planning on going with Rockstompers weld on kit but they say that it makes the wheels 2" wider! I new the beadlocks made the wheels wider when you do a weld on kit instead of cutting the old bead off, but I didn't know it was that much!!!
My boggers are only 37x13.00 and the 16x10s would become 12" wide! I will probably go to wider tires when the Boggers wear out...but should I just go ahead and stop the order from 4WPH and get 16x8s???

[bensredyj]

YOu know you can't run bead locks on the street? I couldn't imagine the rim expanding that much either, havn't read it in any of the rightups. Must be for the screw length and the tire sandwich. Best of luck, well with the beadlocks that 2 inchs should matter unless your gona go beat on your rims BEN

[MaddRamm]

The thing is I am running a narrow tire I don't want a wheel that is wider than my tire!
check here for info...I am wanting the weld on kit so I can get one of you fine gentlemen to weld them on
www.rockstomper.com/catalog/wheels/beadlocks.htm

[MaddRamm]

FYI, I don't run my boggers on the street anyway.

[BIG J]

i'm thinking about getting a set of those too. i have some 36 x 12.5 swampers now and put them on 8 inch rims, so when i do the beadlocks they'll be perfect. there is also one other set of weld on lock that dont' widen the wheel but you have to cut the outside lip of the rim completely off before you weld them on, i like the rockstompers better. i think you can look at the other ones on www.rockcrawler.com. i would go with the 8s, then you'll have a 9.5 - 10 when you do the locks