Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

Sorry I know im late to the party on that one, but I think that was hilarious hahahaha

 

I don't know about where you are but in Alabama there is no law prohibiting beadlocks. Nothing is illegal untill a law is made making it illegal. I talked to I the dot they told me that I can run beadlocks on the street.

 

theyre illegal on the street everywhere IIRC

 

Super swampers because they are very well priced, they perform amazing and have been around for ever. Each SS tire does great in every different application you put it through. Why not go with something that works?

They are safe, just like most shit. Just hard to balance sometimes. Lots of people run them on the street. I've never had anything come loose yet after a year with them, though I don't do highway speeds.

 

Ive always saw them as kind of a mall crawler tire... Do they preform as good as or better than crawler tires like the maxxis creepy crawlers?

 

No most are not DOT approved, this does not make them illegal to use on the street as laws and DOT approval are two separate things. DOT approved just means the DOT said they are ok it doesn't mean that something that is not DOT approved is not ok.

 

Maxxis CC's are expensive and hard to come by... Very few people run them and when they do run them, they are stickies. The SS's will perform better on certain terrain, but when it comes to rocks the CC's will win... Though it depends on which kind of rock... So many factors come to play. They are definitely not mall crawler tires haha

 

Not illegal.

Mis-informed.

How is a cop going to be able to distinguish between real beadlocks and fake beadlocks? And what's stopping you from buying a set of steel wheels and welding beadlocks on them? The wheels still have a DOT stamp on them.

There has been a reward from Rockstomper for anyone can find in the rule book that beadlocks are against the law. Ready, set, GO.

 

I know for a fact they are illegal where i live. And its not about a cop being able to tell the difference. If something were to happen (like the rings flying off) on the highway, then they cop would know and where i live you would be ticketed.

 

http://www.liftlaws.com/are_beadlocks_street_legal.htm
Not sure how much of this is true, but it sounds good

 

From reading the link you posted, they are legal.

 

It makes sense that they are not as safe as street wheels (Murphy's Law, more parts/complexity equals a greater chance for something to go wrong). But in all reality, basically loctite and torque the bolts and you should be good to go?

The link posted above brings me to another question. #3 of the last section says anytime modifications are made to a vehicle they should be brought to the attention of the insurance company to make sure coverage remains in full effect.

Didn't really think about this before. Is it really that necessary? Can they approve/disapprove of modifications? I have USAA and they've been great so far, they also will cover damage while offroading. I haven't mentioned any of my modifications yet, I figured as long as you're street legal, you're good to go. Should one be worried about being dropped or have the rates go up due to certain modifications? Especially ones like SAS, bed bob, bumpers, etc.

 

Did you read the whole thing? What i got out of it was that they are illegal, but most cops cant tell the difference between fake and real locks and or they dont even know if its illegal to run real ones on the street. maybe i miss read it

 

I think it can be summarized in #2 and #3 (and #4) of the 2nd section.

 

So if the wheels are not DOT approved, they are illegal. But beadlocks are not DOT approved, yet they are legal?

 

front ifs diff is leaking fluid from the same seal i replaced two months ago. WTF. just indicates sas is that much more important

 

No DOT makes recommendations. That has nothing to do with legal or illegal. Something that is not DOT approved is legal or illegal outside of their recommendation or lack there of.

A state can choose to write a law which uses DOT standards for pieces of equipment but that is not always the case. If you are concerned about whether a piece of equipment is legal or illegal you need to look to your state vehicle code NOT DOT.

So if for instance a piece of equipment is not DOT approved, your state vehicle code can still allow it and the inverse is true as well. A piece of equipment can be DOT approved but illegal per state law.

As a side note, there ARE DOT approved beadlocks if a DOT approval is of any concern to you.

 

True. DOT only makes recomendations. But what if its illegal to use non DOT approved products?

Edit: you said that. So nevermind.
So, im still unsure. Are beadlocks illegal or not?

 

You need to check your state vehicle code. I have not found a state which does not have all applicable laws easily found online.

I would venture a guess most states have nothing at all listed prohibiting beadlocks.

Go to google type in your state and vehicle code and you will get your laws, go to the section listing equipment and peruse through and see if there is anything illegal.

Regardless of if they are legal or illegal in your state, unless you are doing something to attract attention to yourself, law enforcement could care less about your rims. If you want beadlocks, buy em, if you want DOT approval get DOT approved beadlocks.

 

I'll say it again, no. I say this because if it was KNOWN by anyone in any state, the information would have spread like wildfire in the offroad community. You're going off a myth that's been around for decades. If you can find in the vehicle code that they are illegal, go collect your prize money from Rockstomper.

No one knows what state you live in either so how are we supposed to know your vehicle code?