beadlocks on road

[blondejoncherokee]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-363606.html

so there seems to be no actual law against beadlocks, manafacturers choose to not use the DOT stamp most likely due to the fact that if some idiot doesnt properly torque them down then they dont want to be responsible and get sued(no one from DOT comes and inspects anythign , ever, there are merely standards that manufacturers must follow if they choose to use the DOT approved stamp )

beadlocks are really stronger and safer in many ways. more likely to stay together in a crash also, most cops will let you go if you show them the DOT approved part on your rims.


quote:
"I searched the CA Vehicle code and safety and basically did not find anything on beadlocks. I most likely suck at searching, but went through the California vehicle code, DOT and NITSA, and did not find anything on beadlocks.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vc.htm

and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Highway Safety Desk Book:

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/enforce/deskbk.html#PMVI

Additional info:

Frame and floor height:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc24008_5.htm

Fenders and mudguards:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27600.htm

headlamps:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc24400.htm

Cornering lamps on fenders:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc25107.htm

on the other hand, he could have cited me for this as my tires are grooved:

27461. No person shall cause or permit the operation of and no driver shall knowingly operate any motor vehicle except a commercial vehicle, on any street or highway, which is equipped with one or more recut or regrooved tires. For purposes of this section a recut or regrooved tire is an unretreaded or unrecapped tire into which new grooves have been cut or burned.

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[blondejoncherokee]

i liked this post :
"
In that case weld-on beadlocks are most certainly not legal, as the wheel no longer meets the manufacturer specs supplied to the USDOT for the wheel's DOT number. Of course as long as the DOT number were visible, I doubt a cop would check that, or know how to.

Except for a small catch: there's no DOT number. The DOT stamping has to consist of the letters DOT, a production date code, and the manufacturer's mark (symbol or name). No number, no serialization, no size or other spec, none of that is part of the DOT stamping. By stamping DOT into a wheel, the manufacturer of that wheel certifies that it meets DOT standards. There's no inspection, the DOT isn't stamped by the DOT, it's just done by the manufacturer to certify compliance. Further, it's stamped prior to there being a center in the wheel, prior to there being a valve hole in the wheel, so the argument of "oh, well, yeah, it's stamped DOT, but then it's machined on or welded on after that to deal with the beadlock, so that voids the DOT" is also pretty questionable. Besides, DOT doesn't say "you can't machine or weld on a wheel", they just have performance standards. A beadlock stomps the performance standards in the dirt."

 

[Phil]

Cool story, bro.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

trying to justify to myself running beadlocks on road. sorry guys.i guess you can delete this thread. i though iti might help others on the fence.

 

[rockclimber]

yea. nothing illegal about them.

just have to make sure the bolts are torqued now and again.

 

[Jeep450r]

Thats some good info. id like to run beadlocks eventually.. I just dont want all that weight on my rims though.

 

[Jes]

I just dont want all that weight on my rims though.

Mine weigh 22 lbs. each. I don't think that is very heavy.

 

[Mike1331]

Mine weigh 22 lbs. each. I don't think that is very heavy.

Damn, my stock aluminum bmw rims that are 17x9.5 weigh that. I would have thought a steel wheel with steel rings and bolts would be way higher. Do you have aluminum rims?

Nice job on the research john, potential entry into one of the faqs thread perhaps? Could help to clear up some cloudiness for some.

 

[Jeep450r]

Mine weigh 22 lbs. each. I don't think that is very heavy.

Mine are around 28 a piece from the get go.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

yah thats why i looked into it. it was a very cloudy area for me. i feel better about...

 

[Phil]

If you want beadlocks, get beadlocks. It is a grey area. If the cop wants to get you, he will probably be able to anyway.

I have not blown a bead, but if I had, I would have had beadlocks when I was streeting my junk.

Jes' wheels are aluminum, not just the rim.

 

[Bryan C.]

Just lie to the cop when they ask if they are real. How are they going to prove it otherwise? Start taking the bolts out?

 

[JCS JP]

I got a fix-it ticket for the CVC 27600 no mud guards. So I know that one well.

 

[ktm racer 419]

ive been pulled over with beadlocks on my rig countless times. not once were they ever mentioned. even when the officer inspected my rig to write me a ticket for everything he thought he could get me on.

 

[smallshafts]

I had the trail ready beadlocks they were dot legal never had any issues with cops just like Bryan said how r they gonna no the differance between real beedlocks and streetlocks

 

[in4aride]

ive been pulled over with beadlocks on my rig countless times. not once were they ever mentioned. even when the officer inspected my rig to write me a ticket for everything he thought he could get me on.

This. none are the wiser

 

[Letterman]

Just lie to the cop when they ask if they are real. How are they going to prove it otherwise? Start taking the bolts out?

"Them sure do look like Beadlocks to me son!"

 

[Bryan C.]

"Them sure do look like Beadlocks to me son!"

:anon:

 

[Jes]

What a POS. If I was that cop I would written you up for driving a unsafe vehicle.
Why'd you get pulled over anyway, for driving JUNK?

 

[Bryan C.]

What a POS. If I was that cop I would written you up for driving a unsafe vehicle.
Why'd you get pulled over anyway, for driving JUNK?

Driving while white in the ghetto. :firedevil