Hummer 12 bolt beadlock ? - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

ford381stroker · 08-21-2008, 13:47

I purchased a lot of 80 wheels and tires (12 bolt beadlocks) from the govliquidation auction. Some of the lugs and nuts will have to be torched off due to rust. Does anyone know where I can get replacement lugs and nuts? I work for an auto parts store and we don't have anything close in our catalogs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

steelsoldiers · 08-21-2008, 22:33

Try Kascar: http://www.real4wd.com/ or Berg Tire: http://www.bergtires.com/

emmado22 · 08-21-2008, 22:43

KASCAR = big $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

steelsoldiers · 08-21-2008, 23:45

Yeah, on a lot of stuff, but man they have some nice goodies! I like their AC kit.

The nuts are $2.00 a pop and the studs are $2.50 each. http://www.real4wd.com/default.asp?m...at=22&pg=1
Not bad depending on how many you need.

DSO_351 · 08-22-2008, 00:51

Wheels were made by Hayes Wheels in Ohio. I could use three inner 12 bolt rim halfs if they have the index hole.

CCATLETT1984 · 08-22-2008, 01:43

your local hummer dealer can get them, same rims as the H1 alpha trucks.

ClarkeF · 08-23-2008, 13:19

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Originally Posted by CCATLETT1984

your local hummer dealer can get them, same rims as the H1 alpha trucks.

Actually that's not the case. They are the same as the (early or late) 12-bolt wheels sold - depending on whether there is the centering hole (indicating the uprated carrying capacity), but the Alpha is a two-piece 17" aluminum wheel, not a 16.5" two-piece steel wheel.

The wheel-half studs and nuts are available from any Hummer dealer - or any of the specialty Hummer parts places like bluehummer.com and lynchhummer.com. You might have better luck with them - both are stand-up operations.

Cheers,

Clarke

CCATLETT1984 · 08-23-2008, 19:29

What year did the alpha's get the aluminum rims? They used to run the two-piece steel rims, just like the military ones.

ClarkeF · 08-24-2008, 03:32

Well Alpha's are only a single year of production - 2006, last year they made the H1. The Alpha had two-piece aluminum wheels, in a different color than the earlier 2-piece aluminum wheels which came out in 2001. Prior to 2001, your options were 17" one-piece aluminum and 16.5" two-piece steel (with the centering hole). Prior to that, the option was 16.5" one-piece aluminum wheels, with an option for 2-piece steel (early version without the centering hole and less carrying capacity, or one-piece steel.

Basically 2-piece aluminum's from 2001 on - with the Alpha's specific part (2006 only) in different trim. Prior to 2001, your options were one piece 16.5" steel, two-piece 16.5" steel, and one-piece 17" aluminum.

Cheers,

Clarke

aboonski · 08-24-2008, 18:39

I recently acquired a set of five 12-bolt H1 rims. Two of them had six-point nuts (12 ea) and the other three rims had some kind of five-sided nuts that I have never seen before. I wanted to pull the rims apart today because they are full of water from Tropical Storm Fay; unfortunately, I did not have a five-point impact socket to do so. Also found that one of the huge O-Rings that seals the two pieces together had been pinched so I need to replace that. Can anyone tell me where to obtain one of those five-point impact sockets and also need a source for the O-Ring too.

While I am on here I wanted to mention that one rim had pretty rusty lugs so I used a 1/2" x 20 dye to clean the threads before removing the nuts. I saw where some guy had broken lugs on his 12 bolt rims and needed replacements. I wanted to avoid that so cleaning the threads really did the trick for me. I am hoping I did not screw anything up by doing this! The lugs are made of some very hard steel!