just got off the phone with Champion Wheel. told that they are legal. the only thing that has to be on the rim is Date, who made them and weight rate.


and that anyone that has gotten a ticket or towed for running them on the street is a sucker!

they should know. they have been to court one time. and the Judge threw it out.

so Champion says.... anyway. so i'm taking my chances and gettin some.

so i will be sporting a woody, er.. i mean bead loc's real soon.
steelman

Originally posted by steelman
just got off the phone with Champion Wheel. told that they are legal. the only thing that has to be on the rim is Date, who made them and weight rate.

This is the same stuff I found when I dug through the Federal DOT stuff months ago; there's nothing on the books prohibiting bolted wheel construction. No reference to obscure Tire & Wheel MFG Assoc. standards. Nothing.

So, I knew Utah enforces a "beadlocks are not street legal" stance; California does too. So I called both of them, and both said "it's not a state standard, it must be a federal thing", and both also said "those aren't street legal here".

I questioned both of them about the legality thing--"can you please tell me where the law is that makes them illegal, because I own a shop that makes them, and we'd like to make ours comply with the law"... and nobody could point me to the law.

Even funnier (or more annoying) is that DOT doesn't approve anything; they just lay out standards. It's up to the manufacturer to certify compliance with DOT standards. If the manufacturer certifies compliance, and the part isn't compliant (ie, braided stainless brake lines, 'specially the early ones without the strain-relief widgets) then the manufacturer is liable (just like always).

Well, thats good to know.. I may have to invest in some beadlocks :)
Scott :grinpimp:<><

also Champion does NOT put "for off road use only" or "not for steet use" on any of there rims. so they say they are legal.
FWIW.
steelman

here is some more info.
http://www.championwheel.com/champion_wheel_statement.htm

steelman

Very good info to know, of course I was going to run them anyway but now I can have something on my side just in case. So Scott does that mean that u are printing the desired material on your wheels now because I shall be ordering a set in the next few months.

SWEET!

I think I read a post about this before, its cool to know that some beadlocks are street legal. There are some that do say for offroad use only. Those companys have lost my business. Does anyone know if wheels are still compliant with DOT standereds after they have been altered by a non certified welder. Most of us can lay the greatest beads in the world but if we aren't certified it might not mean a thing in court. Just me rambeling
:beer:

Originally posted by 1badjeep
Well, thats good to know.. I may have to invest in some beadlocks :)
Scott :grinpimp:<><

Yeah, they'll look real good in the driveway :flipoff2:

Originally posted by 1badjeep
Well, thats good to know.. I may have to invest in some beadlocks :)
Scott :grinpimp:<><

Yea, that's great! Beadlocks, and a Dana35. :rolleyes:

Oh, and Scott? :flipoff2:


:D

Originally posted by Bgcj5
Very good info to know, of course I was going to run them anyway but now I can have something on my side just in case. So Scott does that mean that u are printing the desired material on your wheels now because I shall be ordering a set in the next few months.

It's already there. Since we don't actually make our own wheel shells (from calling around, even US Wheel doesn't--they all buy from a major manufacturer of those pieces, but nobody will tell me who) the info is pre-stamped in there before we ever see wheels. Since we're not grinding it off or changing it, we just leave it there, and it's already there.

Be forewarned, however... that desired info, is stamped into the OD of the wheel, so if you get in a pissing match with a cop, and he demands to see the DOT info on your wheels, you're gonna have to take one tire off to show him. If he's a real dick, all four. PITA, mostly, but the required info, is in there, in every wheel we sell.

IndyCJ, I'm running 44's, beadlocks, and a D44/9". :D

I asked a CHP friend of mine to check on this. He said he could find no law against it. He DID know what beadlocks are. He even called the guy in Sac that they go to for questions like that. He also said if he wanted to, he could find something to write it up for easily if someone was being a dick. But nothing specifically stating it was illegal. Chances are most of our trucks have several fix-it tickets. Run Em!!! :usa: :usa: :usa: