Who makes streetlegal beadlocks?

 

Try running a search on them. I know it's been discussed before...
I think when BruceTS had his stock rims converted into beadlocks.

 

beadlocks are not street legal per US DOT

there are beadlock "look" wheels available, but are not actually beadlocks...

many people use beadlocks on the street, and i have yet to see anyone actually get pulled over for running them on the street, however it is possible

 

Per what regulation? Got a link to the actual law that says that? In three years of asking, I have heard that rumor repeated again and again, but everyone is just passing along what they heard...

Do a search on Pirate for a thread on this topic a couple of months ago. It's the closest to truth I have seen. They quoted some laws that stated it was illegal to run wheels that are not DOT stamped on public roads. Since most beadlocks are not stamped, that makes them illegal. However, at least a couple of manufacturers have come out with DOT stamped beadlock wheels now. Until someone can actual reference the law that says beadlocks are illegal, that should be all you need.

 

There is also the Staun Internal Beadlock. You can read about it here and know as much or more than I know.

As WATRD said, since there are some beadlocks out there, it must be that they're only illegal if not approved and no-one bothered to get them approved until recently, although there seems to be some doubt whether they're actually illegal even if not approved.

 

And where the heck is said DOT stamp on the rim...I just got a new empty rim and ain't nothing on it but black paint...DOT approved beadlocks are advertised in just about every 4x4 magazine there is available.

 

There are only a couple DOT approved beadlocks, Hutchinson and Staun duals.

There are no illegal beadlocks. It is just the beadlocks are only DOT approved in a few instances.

I have OMF's and get no static hear in CO.

 

so u guys think i'll be fine running them on the road? ONe guy told me that if you drive them on the road it puts stress on the bolts... the ones that hold the beads... thus always tightening and shearing off...

 

This has been posted before, when there is a refrence to "D.O.T." approval it means the actual rim profile, the exact law can be found, either here or on PBB, but in short for each class of vehicle has an approved rim profile and beadlocked rims don't meet this requirment. they are not illegal, but they are also not legal, with that said, the ones I run still meet the rim profile since mine are welded onto the outer rim so they are kind of in the grey area.

As for the rumor that the bolts keep loosening up and eventually shear off, lets just say that I've been running them on the street for almost a year now and have never had any come loose. For the first few months I carried a torque wrench to check them but eventually quit doing that as well.

These are my modified stock rims that OMF did;

 

those welds gots me aroused

 

thats not right

 

Yeah, they look like a stack of dimes do they not?

 

I'm glad somebody brought this thread up as I have been mulling over a few idea's. And Bruce, your just the person whose opinon I wanted....
I seem to remember that back in the day, (Saugus Speedway was still runnin strong) that some of the driver's who ran streetstock and super-streetstock beadlocked their own rims.And I don't think I ever heard a negitive thing 'bout it. I know moroso makes wheel rim-screws, and since I can't afford the real deal what do you think?

 

If your talking about those self tapping screws that go through a stock rim and dig into a tire to hold them in place, I wouldn't run them, because offroading you drop your tire pressures and the screws can tear free shredding your tire. I'd rather buy the RockStomper weld on rings as a cheaper alternative.



BTW cute sister;

 

Hutchinson makes DOT certified bead locks....saw them in a Quadratec (Jeep) Catalog a 15x8 for 399.95 each!!!

 

WOW I must be the only one in the Yota world that doesn't know what beadlocks are ??????

 

you might just be the only person haha

 

ok I give what are they besides rims????

 

beadlock rims/ wheels prevent your tire from falling off the wheel itself when you lower your air pressure to go offroading and rock climbing... Beadlocks use bolts and a retainer ring to actually bolt the tire to the rim, this keeps you from loosing the bead when you air down the tires. Also used in drag racing, some cars could lay so much rubber the rim would actually slip inside the tire so the beadlocks prevent this.

 

Beadlocks with spinners.



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