Thinking about running beadlocks on a daily driven Dodge 2500, how bad of an idea is this? Talking about the problem with the weight of the truck 5,500lb.

Eventually this truck will be just a trail rig, within in the next year or so. For now I have to drive it while I am building axles and going from one project to the next. If I can save a couple of bucks by getting beadlocks now...that's what I want to do.

Yeah probably a newb question, coming from a jeep the weight was never a second though to me.

As far as I know, beadlocks aren't street legal...not that its ever stopped anyone from doing THAT before...:shaking:

Not that it's gospel, but, per 4 Wheel & Off Road; " there is NO federal
or D.O.T. regulation regarding the legality of non-D.O.T. approved rims"
Multi-piece rims were used on large trucks (split-rims) for quite some time.
I would search your state vehicle code to see if this is addressed.....

I am not exactly worried about the legallity of it (possible fine), I am more concerned with the safety of it. The weight of my truck is where my thoughts are. To much stress on the ring bolts...agreed a two piece wheel would be much better suited for this application.

There are no DOT approved wheels on the market, DOT merely states specification, they do not certify rims. At least this is my understanding.

Getting your tires to balance using beads or whatever, may never give you the street ride that you will desire for a DD. Some people can get a fairly decent ride with bead locks, others never do. You won't know until you do it and then you can't undo it without changing wheels. You may also cause excessive tire wear from the balance issue. I guess it all depends upon what your daily driving is like, mostly back roads, or mostly x-way speed. How far of commute and any long x-way trips?