Beadlock questions

Steve_in_29 wrote:

Vinsil wrote:

Steve_in_29 wrote:

Vinsil wrote:

Steve_in_29 wrote:

Vinsil wrote:

Steve_in_29 wrote:
Beadlocks are not street legal and your 19.5" tires won't flex all that much even when aired way down as the sidewalls are very stiff by design.

What you should look into is getting a spare set of wheels/tires to use for the beach.

While I completely agree with having a second set of tire/wheels....


Bead locks are only not DOT approved. You cannot be ticketed running them, no law or violation exists for them.

I ran them for years on my Cruisers and other off-road rigs. They need some extra attention and not for everyone (especially not for 19.5's), but you won't get nailed for street use.

Tell that to all the off-roaders that get ticketed for them in Moab. Just as people are routinely ticketed for running non-DOT approved headlights and taillights.

Show me the law, then I will concede the issue. We don't have one in Oregon and the many times I've been in Moab, LE never mentioned it or gave me a ticket. Are you sure it is not a city ordinance? And are we talking the full buggies they allow to drive on the streets? Moab sucks for a lot reasons....and it wouldn't shock me at all if it is a city ordinance...and mix that with the jacka____ that run open headers and haul through town....


Besides, DOT approved locks are available, so I'd love to get that ticket when most if not all LE doesn't know what real locks are. The headlights cause accidents and blind other drivers....those are fix it tickets to fix malfunctioning equipment.

Sorry, I've never been shown proof of a legit ticket for locks. Short of removing the wheel and looking for a DOT stamp.....the officer couldn't tell. Hummer locks, WE, and others are DOT stamped...but an officer wouldn't know.

But it's been 7 years since I sold my crawler and that long since I've been to Moab (wont go back), so maybe it has changed....still don't buy it!

Heck, Ford offers locks as an option for the Raptor! They gettin tickets too?!

The Ford locks are DOT approved.

Things might have calmed down with the prevalence of DOT approved locks now as my info is from long before you stopped going.

I know and I hear ya. Point is, LE wouldn't know the difference.... They may have but if they did it, I think they overstepped.

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Back then there were NO DOT legal beadlocks so they didn't have to know the difference. See locks = write ticket if vehicle was anywhere but on the trails.