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Custom Wheels

Custom Wheels for:
Armored Vehicles
Blast Protection & Custom Applications: 
Complete Assemblies: Tires, Wheels, and Run Flat Tire Inserts

Introduction photo showing various samples of Bulldog Direct's custom Armored Vehicle Wheels

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Forged Custom Armored Vehicle Wheel
Custom manufactured two piece bolt together wheel
Custom machined aluminum wheel
Bulldog Direct can now offer you a complete turnkey package built to our high standards of performance in our new state of the art Wheel Center. Our experienced Engineers can Design, Engineer and Manufacturer Wheels to meet every specialized need-even produce an entire "Private Label" line of Wheels for you. Whether your requirements are Wheels for Automobiles, Trucks, Military Vehicles, High-Security Armored Limousines We Can Fill Your Needs.

Our Service Includes: All requisite Certifications of Compliance to whatever standards are required by your end user. Performed by independent testing laboratories. We can manufacture Wheels in Steel, or Forged or Cast Aluminum, in one, two or three piece units, as required by your vehicles design needs. Multi-piece wheels can be bolted or welded together.

All Wheels can be built to the load bearing specifications as required for your custom application. We can manufacturer Custom Wheels up to 24" in diameter. Wheel surfaces are prepared for finishing via an aqueous pretreatment process, electrostatic powder coated and cured in a high tempature oven to produce a high quality corrosive -resistant finish in the color of your choice.

Completed Wheels can also be fitted with our Run Flat Tire Inserts [ Standard / or Blast Land mine ] depending on your needs as well as a Tire of your choice. The result is is a complete assembly balanced and ready to install on your vehicle. If you also have needs for sold tires or bonded rubber wheels please contact us.

All of our Wheels, and Run Flat Tire Insert assemblies meet ISO 9000 standards. The history on every Wheel is completely traceable via serial numbering. All operations and key quality control parameters are bar coded and recorded in our computer system, thus the history of every product can be identified at all times.

Land Mine / Blast Protection: VFI (Variable Function Insert ) - a solid rubber insert that fits securely around a multi-piece, "flat base" rim. The device is inserted into a tubeless tire, which is in turn fitted around the wheel, thus becoming an "assembly" of complimentary components all designed to work together to provide optimum mobility. Two types of wheels are satisfactory for use in this "assembly" either a "2 piece bolt together" or a "3 piece lock ring style" which utilizes a lock ring and side ring to secure all the parts together. In addition, the VFI provides improved survivability for vehicle occupants due to the nature of its design and the added benefit of the dense rubber material from which the product is manufactured. The Bulldog VFI is also designed to function as both a beadlock and Run Flat, thus providing maximum performance in all terrain conditions. Most importantly, the VFI meets all U.S. military standards, as well as the FINABEL and NATO standards required by most European military agencies making the VFI the most widely used Run Flat in the world.

Run Flat Tire Insert Installation

Run Flat Tire Inserts in Action

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Presidential Armored Vehicle with Custom Manufactured Aluminum Wheels, Tires and Run Flat Tire Inserts
Exploded view of Run Flat Tire Insert installed on a Bulldog Direct Custom Wheel Illustrations showing Rodgard Run Flat Tire Inserts in action
Exploded view of a Run Flat Tire Insert installed on a Bulldog Direct Custom Military Wheel with Run Flat Tire Insert Installed Illustration showing VFI Variable Function Insert Run Flat Tire Insert installed on a custom manufactured wheel

Land Mine / Blast Protection: Simply stated, a Run Flat Device provides continued mobility in the event of partial or complete loss of Tire Air Pressure. Under attack conditions, a Run Flat increases survivability of the vehicle ocupents by allowing them to drive safely to a safe location , even if the Vehicle's Tires suffer Complete Air Loss from hostile fire. Run Flat Tire inserts are Bullet Resistant, and offer added Countermine protection to the Vehicle and its occupants, and allow operations at high speeds as well as sustained mobility over any terrain.

As shown in the animated graphic the theory behind Run Flat technology is to provide support for the vehicle ( in a Run-Flat mode) and to positively lock the beads of a tubeless tire to the wheel flange (beadlock effect) under any operating air pressure condition. By doing so, the vehicle can continue without concern for loosing its tire, or damaging the wheel or suspension components. Our Run Flat Tire Inserts have been thoroughly tested to meet both the U.S. and FINABEL standards for performance.

Bulldog Direct currently produces Run Flat Tire Inserts and Beadlock Inserts to meet the demands of both Military and Security Vehicles in strategic ( battle zone ) conditions as well as the tactical (supply and support) environment. Within these groups, products are manufactured to fit correctly on both 1 piece wheels with a standard drop center configuration, as well as flat based multi-piece wheels.

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