If you're not an off-road fanatic, you may have heard the term 'beadlock-capable wheels' or 'beadlock wheels' in relation to preparing a car for going off road. This refers to a rather special type of ...

On a traditional wheel, the bead on both sides of the tire that contacts the wheel sits on a bead seat just inside the outer diameter flange of the wheel. Air pressure and friction at this interface ...

Anthony Capretto is an automotive journalist at CarBuzz with a background in Media Communications and Film from the University of Pittsburgh. Since joining in 2022, he’s covered industry news, EV ...

When it comes to owning a Jeep, there's one modification above almost all others that every owner seems to make and that's new wheels and tires. Even when the factory Jeep wheels are perfectly ...

Beadlock wheels/rims are designated as strictly for off-road use (only). They are not legal for on-road use in Australia because they have not yet been approved for use on sealed surfaces and do not ...

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been ...