Ya the Axial bead locks on the rims page are killer. Ya never have to replace your rims when you get a set of tires and you should be able to mount the rims up with no offset or the way you want the nut flush instead of deep inside, with out the adapters. Oh, ya you are right about the brake thing, I'm sorry. You should be able to replace the setup on the monsson with a Hurricane or Ofna 4 disk setup, I say should because it's pretty much a standard setup.