Are Bead-Lock Style Wheels Lame?

I'll just go with these real ones

 

I usually wheel at 16-20psi in the desert, no need for beadlocks at that pressure. I've never unseated a bead, and I've done my fair share of wheeling from rock crawling to jumping the truck.

I had traditional style wheels before (Ultra Type 164's), but the Method Double Standards just look so much better.

Not to mention, true beadlocks are illegal in CA.

 

Now arent i glad the look a likes are around whos to tell which are which, atleast till the bead pops.

 

True beadlocks are illegal in CA? Why? That confuses me.

 

Thank DOT.

 

i run anywhere from 10-15psi depending on what im doing and haven't popped a bead yet..except when i was running stock tires and rims at 12psi..


destroyed the lip of this rim, the bead never popped off, i was at 10psi


im at 5psi on my MoneyCrawler with beadlocks

 

DOT is federal.
Are they illegal in all 50 states?

 

That's dumb. That's like making aftermarket headlights/retros illegal. Need them to drive your vehicle and it's mainly cosmetics. I know true beads have a use though.

 

Uhh.... Monkey.... that's single track.
You're crazy.

 

now you tell me, shoulda told me that in the first place

 

I'm here in ATX myself!!

 

Awww thanks Gabe

Those wheels in silver are making me "NVious" hahaha Looks freakin' tits, man.

 

California only cares about emissions and noise related equipment, beyond the basic CVC items that for the most part, parallel Federal standards.

I'm curious if the "off road use only" isn't more from the manufacturer's legal departments.

 

this thread is lame

 

your truck is pure sex

 

Not Lame

 

Haha, thanks. The Methods were high on my list as well.

They started out as silver, then light grey, then as you see here.

 

Key word being "style". The are for looks, so in that sense they are equally as lame and ok as, say, aluminum wheels as opposed to steel cheapo's.

Personally, I think they look pretty sharp, but not enough to drop cash on them over the alloys.

 

I like mine.