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I give. Street legal: no. Tossed in the slammer: no. I was just answering a simple question.Thanks, you are making my point. And again, BTW, I'm not trying to be difficult, just factual. This has nothing to do with DOT. There is nothing DOT in what you presented. You presented the state of UT safety inspection protocol. Safety inspections aren't even required, however this document outlines the standards. According to what you have presented, in the state of UT, it is equally illegal to drive with worn out tires, or a leaking power steering hose, or a loose ball joint, or with play in the steering wheel, as it is to drive with "off road only" tires or non-stamped beadlock wheels. And, like you also said, there is no enforcement.
So, if you want to make a point that technically, in UT, sticky tires are not legal to drive on the street, then I agree with you. But, it is not DOT, and the UT standard doesn't apply to any other state. And, if you're willing to drive with any fluid leak in your car, then you shouldn't be concerned with driving on sticky tires on the street, if the intent is to "be legal". Wish my auto repair business was in UT, then I could tell every customer, when we find something on the inspection, that they must fix it now or they will be "illegal".
And for the record, the DOT compliance standard regarding wheels is a requirement to have the wheel capacity stamped in the wheel, and it is a self regulating standard (the manufacturer self regulates, no DOT approval or inspection) and it only applies to wheels on vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVW which doesn't include our Jeeps and Broncos. So no, there is no DOT rule on "beadlock" wheels.
BTW, thanks for indulging me. To me this is campfire talk. And sorry to those not remotely interested in this exchange, not wanting to get too far off track from the OP.
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