When people talk about tire condition, it feels like most of the focus is on tread patterns and sidewall strength. However, the tire bead is just as critical to your vehicle's tire safety. It's the ...

Many of us here in magazineland don't run bead-lock wheels. The problem with that is that we still air down when we are wheeling, often to 8 psi, which means we tend to blow the tire bead off the rim ...

Bead locks are all the rage-- if you don't have a set already then you've probably at least thought about getting some. Problem is, they're not all the same. Sure, they all have a common goal: to ...