?? Running bead locks on a daily driver??

[jeeperjohn]

I'm sure that CA law requires wheels to be DOT approved but your chances of getting ticketed are slim unless you get lippy with a cop.

 

[9T3XJ]

Sorry I brought it up guys.hasta I drive through Fife, WA. and as anybody who lives around here knows. Fife Cops are a@*holes.

The good news is, if you do get a ticket for them being illegal you can collect the $50 bounty on pirate...I think the bounty's been up for 8 years and no ones claimed it yet...

 

[X1994J]

The Utah Inspection Book specifically states Bead Locks wheels are NOT legal...

From the Book....

F. WHEELS
1. Check wheels for damage and proper mounting.
a. REJECT when:
1) Wheel bolts, nuts, studs or lugs are loose, missing or not properly fastened.
2) Wheels are bent, cracked, re-welded or have elongated bolt holes.
3) Spacers are used to increase the wheel track width.
4) Bead lock wheels are installed.

http://publicsafety.utah.gov/safetyinspections/docs/X2009-2010 SI PLT ManuaL.pdf

I have a hook up on inspections to get mine passed, and have never been ticketed or pulled over for them. But they are illegal in Utah.

 

[9T3XJ]

That doesn't say they're illegal, it says they won't pass inspection, there's a big difference. You CANNOT get a ticket for that if your wheels have a DOT stamp on them.

 

[jeeperjohn]

That doesn't say they're illegal, it says they won't pass inspection, there's a big difference. You CANNOT get a ticket for that if your wheels have a DOT stamp on them.

This would make sense being that the DOT has federal jurisdiction.

 

[Zuul99]

You might look like a poser with beadlocks, its like when you see the BIG BLACK FORD F250's with the massive lift, fox shocks the works but the poor truck has never been down a real dirt road. Oh, don't for get the "Famous Stars and Straps" sticker on the rear window (its what all the "bros" in Scottsdale, LA have )

 

[1990heepxj]

haha dont get me started on bros... so cal(esp where i am, tons of gay half ass prerunners and massive f350's). my favorite part about alot of the big lifted ones are the kings/foxs they put on them that have half a rusty shaft due to it never even touching the shock body

 

[TwistedcaB]

haha dont get me started on bros... so cal(esp where i am, tons of gay half ass prerunners and massive f350's). my favorite part about alot of the big lifted ones are the kings/foxs they put on them that have half a rusty shaft due to it never even touching the shock body

thats pretty funny haha ^

I've thought about going the DIY beadlock way because i live 30 mins away from the Pismo dunes and am running 12.5" wide tires on a 10" wide rim and air down quite a bit, but i've been wondering the legallity of it. but i REALLLLY doubt even if it is illegal 99.999999% of cops wouldnt be able too tell the difference between a true beadlock and a "simulocks"

 

[ktm racer 419]

You might look like a poser with beadlocks, its like when you see the BIG BLACK FORD F250's with the massive lift, fox shocks the works but the poor truck has never been down a real dirt road. Oh, don't for get the "Famous Stars and Straps" sticker on the rear window (its what all the "bros" in Scottsdale, LA have )

look like a poser with a beneficial offroad product?

beadlocks work. one of the best mods made to my jeep

 

[John D]

one of the best mods made to my jeep

Me too, something I never worry about failing.

 

[O-Gauge Steamer]

In a lot of places, bead locks are classified along with split rims. Anyone old enough to remember split rims? They were mostly on 1 ton and up trucks although some "heavy" 3/4 ton trucks had them as well. The problem with them was that if the installer did not know what he was doing the ring portion of the rim could come off at any time. In the 60's we used cable restraint around the tire when first airing it just in case the ring went flying. Later, we got a cage...

Due to ignorance, governments have clasified bead locks to be just as dangerous. Bead locks are safe as houses. Imagine the number of bolts that would have to completely fail for the rim to separate. So far as I can see, the tire would blow out first. Not much different from any other major tire failure...

 

[magimerlin]

technically they are not illegal. Check this out that I just found.....
http://liftlaws.com/are_beadlocks_street_legal.htm

 

[RedHeep]

I've run beadlocks on two XJ's daily. One with 33's and one with 35's. I balanced them with beads from Innovative.

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/

They're basically ceramic blasting media, very dense and much smaller than the same amount of airsoft you'd need. I haven't found a supplier that carries less than a 55 gallon drum. It's 14 bucks a wheel from innovative.

 

[kastein]

In a lot of places, bead locks are classified along with split rims. Anyone old enough to remember split rims? They were mostly on 1 ton and up trucks although some "heavy" 3/4 ton trucks had them as well. The problem with them was that if the installer did not know what he was doing the ring portion of the rim could come off at any time. In the 60's we used cable restraint around the tire when first airing it just in case the ring went flying. Later, we got a cage...

Due to ignorance, governments have clasified bead locks to be just as dangerous. Bead locks are safe as houses. Imagine the number of bolts that would have to completely fail for the rim to separate. So far as I can see, the tire would blow out first. Not much different from any other major tire failure...

Here we go again... :looney:

Some have, some haven't. Utah has the closest to an actual prohibition that I'm aware of, but I'm no expert on the subject.

My M54A2 has multi-piece rims, but I'm fairly certain they are riveted together. What I do know is that I have to run tubes because the rims have a slit across them where they were formed from a piece of flat stock, and if I want to go tubeless, I need to buy modern 10-by-huge (I'm lucky, 5 ton trucks use the same bolt pattern as modern semi trucks, deuce and a halfs use a 6-by-huge pattern that no one else does) semi truck wheels before I can run them.

 

[SPXJ]

I run Allied's with 33's no issues for a couple of years. I balanced mine with "Airsoft Pellets".
Have a couple of friends that are law enforcement that run beadlock.
I have neve been hassled by the police for my wheels.