Companies I found so far making DOT approved beadlocks .....

Centerline
Hutchinson
AEV

Are there any more??

 

Staun's are DOT approved, right?

 

I'm sorry I should have been more specific ...... beadlock rims! I think the stauns are inserts into your stock rims.

 

Thanks for the post, I have been considering DOT approved beadlocks and was only aware of the Hutchinson!!

 

I vote Hutchinson.




Honestly, I wouldn't worry about "DOT" approved, Walker Evans would be my second choice.

 

Eh, the Stauns can go in about any wheel, I think. I'm sure there are some that won't take them, but I'm not sure how many, but they're not JUST for stock wheels.

 

Hutchinson's are nice, but pricey. DOT compliant is a must if your state safety inspection law requires it. Check your state regs and save some pain.
I'm in Utah and inspection stations will not pass beadlocks and the Barney Fife type Troopers will ticket for them.

 

Jeep has DOT approved beadlock rims made by Hutchinson with the jeep logo and as far as I know the only ones that have a backspacing of 6.25 inches but they are also the most expensive bead lock rims.

 

OP, the rims you mentioned were designed to be bead-locks.
This is much better then the rims that get the lip cut off and a bead-lock lip welded on.
The later won't pass DOT approval for on road use from what I have read.
One of those companies had a great write-up to the real meaning and implications of DOT approval. But you'll have to google it. I am to lazy right now.

 

I have Walker Evans, and I did some research before I went with beadlocks. I have no worries, and I just check the torque every month, takes like 10 min. tops.

I think this article from AEV sums it up pretty well:
http://www.aev-conversions.com/products/wheels/beadlock_info.php

In short:

"Perhaps the most common misconception regarding AEV Beadlock wheels is that because our wheels have passed the current DOT compliancy tests they are automatically street legal and/or are recommended for street use. Well, in both cases there are a lot of variables that the consumer must weigh to see if these wheels are right for his or her application.

Does your state have a ban on Multi-Piece wheels?
Apparently, some states have laws against multi-piece wheel designs; hence all beadlock designs that I'm aware of (with the exception of the inflatable tube type) would be illegal in these states. Personally, I have never been able to find any specific anti-beadlock law, nor any list of states that have these laws. They may exist, buried somewhere deep in your state legislature, and so as a consumer your first step should be to find out if your state has such a law."