Those are really cool, how much do they wiegh?

 

I put a set of these on my CJ about a year and a half ago.

They are fantastic. I tried everything I could to pull the tire off the rim and couldn't. It also made the balancing of the 35x13.5x15's easier for some reason, they took less weight.

The tires had a great footprint at 4 psi......

 

Don't forget traditional beadlocks are illegal to use in some states as well!

 

hearsay, just becuase they are not dot aproved doesnt make them illegal

 

Depends on state law. In Texas if it is not DOT approved it is illegal.

 

Yep it's illegal in CA too.

 

It's a no-no in Florida, also.

 

I bought DadsCJ's old CJ last year, and wanted to confirm his position on the Stauns.

I ripped the outer valve stem clear off the rim on the top of Helicopter Pad at the Tellico ORV area in March. Since I had left the spare tire at the cabin, a solid 90 minutes away, I chose to test the bead locks. I drove down Helicopter Pad and Gaurdrail (bypasses but still quite Hairy at 0 PSI). Drove all the way back to the cabin, and never broke the bead, or even hit the rim. The Staun's do act like a run flat, and saved my group hours of time. In retrospect, I would have probably continued to wheel that day had I known how great those beadlocks worked.

 

Stauns are a nice piece of gear, good choice.

Now as for "traditional" beadlocks being illegal:
SHOW ME A TICKET !!
There has been cash on the line for numerous forums I have been to for someone to post up a ticket for running beadlocks.

So either post up or shut up.

My rim shells are DOT approved, I can buy DOT approved SHELLS (no center) and weld in my own center. No one has proven FOR A FACT that traditional beadlocks are illegal. So stop spreading the internet rumors.
And before anyone even says "well ******* says not to run their beadlocks on the street so it must be illegal" No. they say that to cover their butts in a sue happy America.