Ross when you were first researching your wheels I had just bought a set of Interco birddogs. I mentioned them at the time, but had not had them long enough to endorse them. Now, they wear my seal of approval! They are not the flashiest shoes on the market, but have delivered on all their promises. They are of an alloy construction weighing in a 28 pounds a piece. They are under $200 USD each, and after dozens of runs at 3psi, I have yet to loose a bead. Pay close attention to that last part cause that's what theses things were designed for; not to look great at the mall. While not a dedicated beadlock (one of which both costs and weighs considerably more,) the Birddog is purpose built to retain the bead in all but the most ridiculous of situations. I am harder on my Jeep than anyone I know and I have continued to drop air pressure each time out trying to induce failure. It hasn't happened yet!
All that to say, if guys are looking at light weight options for Jeep wheels you owe it to yourself to at least Google the Birddog. If you can tolerate the appearance there may not be a more well rounded wheel out there. Personally, I love the look of them but most of the feedback I've got has been "those work awesome, to bad they're so ugly"
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