Tried beadlock wheels for the first time on my Jeep last weekend

I swapped out my regular wheels for a set of beadlocks on my 2016 JK right before a trip to Moab. I figured they'd help me air down super low without losing a bead on the rocks. But what I didn't expect was how much road noise they added on the drive out there. The hum was pretty bad at highway speeds, like a constant drone in the cab. After three days of trailing, I learned that beadlocks are awesome offroad but a pain for daily driving. Has anyone else dealt with that tradeoff and found a good middle ground?

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haydenp951mo ago

Read a forum post where a guy switched to hybrid beadlocks with a sound deadening insert and said it cut the drone by half.

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ninal911mo ago

Nah, those inserts are basically fancy foam. Snake oil.

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