Originally Posted by CraigMBA

Try running a 4.5 and get back to us.

Seriously, with the softer compound tires, I see guys in 17.5 2w having problems unbeading tires, not where they fall completely off, but where they have to work on tires every round remounting them on beadlocks.

I am curious what tires/compounds you are running with success at your local track. I think you could run the kit tires with beadlocks no sweat.

It is pretty easy to reuse CA style wheels if you trim the tire down to the beads first, and then cook them at a heavy boil for about 15 minutes. Let them cool, and then spear the remaining bead with a fork. Peals right off, the remaining CA flakes off with minimal effort.