Are the Hutchison bead locks actually locking the bead or just a 2 piece rim
I like them better looks like bolts are protected better


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Ditto here... I'm running aev pintler beadlocks on my '11 rubi with bfg km2 35x12.5x17. I use balancing beads. Mine is a dd, I drive 100 miles round trip to/from work. Runs great.

 

Those don't look like Hutchinson Rock monsters to me. They look more like stock wheels converted to beadlocks (if they are a true beadlock). Just compare them to the pic above of the HRMs.

 

Hutchinson made bead locks that were identical to the 17" stock jeep rims. I love them as well however the backspacing is the same as stock rims which is a con. Rather not run wheel spacers

 

A little insight on this topic, which is widely misunderstood. DOT means basically nothing. Nothing is DOT approved, it is compliant. DOT does not outline any specifications related to beadlocks vs none beadlock wheels. Because of AEVs design, they don't have to retest their wheel to claim compliance. Any beadlock manufacturer could retest their wheels to claim it, but there's no reason to incur the cost to claim something that doesn't matter. I also think there is a bit to do with limiting liability, but don't have data on that.

Fact: DOT compliant does NOT mean they are street legal. It just implies they meet DOT specifications, which again, is a general set of standards related construction, fatigue tests, impact, etc.

The real question is if any state bans multi piece wheels. From my research, there is not a state that bans multi piece wheels (doesn't mean a couple don't, but no one has found the law).

**IF your state bans multi piece wheels, being DOT compliant means absolutely nothing. They'd still be illegal.

 

I'm pretty sure the WOL guy runs the ATX Slab beadlock, not spyderlocks. When I did my research, the AtX slabs and the spyderlocks were the same wheel though, just with a different style lock ring. The spyderlocks were much more expensive if you wanted the painted. If you wanted the spyderlocks in all chrome (wheel and lock ring) they were close to the same price as the slabs.

I went with the ATX slabs and mounted Nitto mid grapplers on them. I talked to a few guys at Northridge here in Colorado and they were claiming with that combo (slabs and nitto tire - either mud Graps or trail Graps) I wouldn't even need to balance the tires. In the back of my kind I was thinking.."yeah, right...."

But, sure enough! I mounted them up and they needed no weights or beads. I've been driving in them for a couple of months up to 85-90 mph and zero shake or shimmy...they roll perfectly.

 

Here's a pic of my wheel tire combo...37" mud grapplers with atx slabs

 

Love my Rock Monsters, actually a 3 piece lock, has an inner sleeve too. Can run 0 psi if wanted. Kinda heavy and labor intensive to take apart and assemble but I think it's worth it.