It's not that they're illegal, but that with two exceptions they aren't legal -- as the other poster said, they aren't DOT approved.
The two exceptions are the Hummer beadlocks, and the one new one in Peterson's the other month. In Texas, who has told you they are illegal? I have asked several local police officers and none of them could tell me that they are not legal to run on the street. Has anyone with beadlocks ever been pulled over by DOT or police for running beadlocks. DOT is too worried about chasing money down from the truckers and I don't think most police officers know or care if beadlocks are illegal I would think most of the people in the world don't even know what they are.
I'd say run them. Like someone said in a earlier post. It's better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission. Joined Apr 20, Posts 9, Reaction score 1 Location abcde. The reason their not DOT legal is that there is a chance the bolts could loosen up. Joined Dec 28, Posts 4, Reaction score 0. Yeah, I know it's not a valid reason but that's what's I've heard.. Not saying your wrong or right, cause I really dont know, but Those two piece and three piece wheels are also held on by nuts and bolts. For that matter, the whole wheel is only held on by lugs for passenger cars and trucks.
As everybody has stated above, they are not DOT approved. This means that have not been submitted for safety testing performed by the DOT. This does not make them illegal for on road use. It simply means that they have not been tested. Kind of a way for the manufacturer to say "use at your own risk. Biggest problem with this whole thing is the magazines insist on printing they are illegal for on road use.
I really wish they would get there facts straight. Yeah, I hear ya. State and federal laws and agencies do not approve equipment, they can only prohibit the use or the modification of equipment. Currently, there are no government mandated performance requirements for wheels. There are, however, requirements for dimensions and markings.
Traditional style beadlocks, where a bolt-on ring clamps the tire's outside bead to the rim are not compliant with SAE J Hummer H1 beadlocks, as well as Center Line's I. For liability reasons, wheel manufacturers do not sell wheels intended for use on public roads and highways that are not SAE J compliant even if they may be DOT compliant. Beadlock manufacturers sell their non-compliant wheels as "For Off-Road Use Only" or "Not Legal for Highway Use" and in some cases they even mark their product as such.
It is also their legal way of saying that they are not liable for the misuse of their product. Their statements do not mean that beadlocks are illegal to drive on the street as that can only be determined by state and federal laws. In creating LiftLaws. In fact, most state's laws don't mention wheels at all and those that do only require that the wheels be safe.
Many states have a "catch-all" clause that requires vehicles driven on public streets and highways to be in safe operating condition. Everything outside such provisions lies outside the ambit of federal and state laws. Simply calling them real beadlocks vs fake beadlocks will explain very little. There are multiple manufacturers of beadlock style wheels.
They violate no laws published by the federal government as the US govt does not regulate vehicle wheels. The federal government says this about vehicle wheels or rims:. Rim means a metal support for a tire or a tire and tube assembly upon which the tire beads are seated.
Tire manufacturers, instead, follow far practices and create lists of approved wheels for their tires. There are no legal mandates one way or another. Only the SAE guidelines tire manufacturers follow. When it comes to the standards for safety-related tools such as real Beadlocks, the USDOT is the authority responsible. Besides, as far as these tools go, there are no such provisions provided by the government yet. In addition, there is no such thing as a government law that deals with the performance standard of tires.
It released a list of test methods and performance needs related to wheels. The industry-accepted and adopted this list under its charter. Based on the SAE J, the current real Beadlocks do not meet the safety and performance standards under its guidelines. Typically, these traditional systems refer to those wheels where the bead outside clings onto the bolt-in ring.
Thus, since the wheels with these tools do not meet the SAE standards, producers do not sell them. That is because they do not want to be liable for anything. Even in the case if it meets US Department of Transportation standards, they will opt not to sell these wheels.
As mentioned earlier, manufacturers do not wish to sell wheels if they fail the SAE standards. By placing the wheels under that term, they wash their hands off of any legal matter. That is, say, a person buys real Beadlock rims from them. Now, imagine if the person gets into a mishap arising out of the tool. The matter of fact is that most of the states do not have any legal mandates regarding real Beadlocks.
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