myrtle beach tire size question...

makes sense, just never thought about it. always kinda figured you could get away with about anything. guess not :)
 
SC has a safety standard, but no inspection.
If a LEO thinks you are in violation of said safety standard, he can pull you and do a roadside inspection.

As to the state issue.

It is a $500 fine to ride on snow studs in SC. ON any public road.
Doesnt matter where you came from.

Im not saying most officers would be a d!ck about it and ticket you, I am saying they have the right.

You make a choice to enter the state, you are bound to to abide by that states laws.

Interstate commerce doesnt apply. The trucks have to meet federal standards and you have to have endorsements from any state you plan to drive through. ;)

Tags are totally different. The law says any vehicle registered in the state off VA shall display placards front and rear.

Since your vehicle isnt registered in VA you do not apply. You can drive through the state just comply with their rules. Or leave you radar detector on the dash. "It is legal in NC"...
 
RufusTheRam said:
wrong. besides being illegal, it can be dangerous to have something that wide. knowing how your stuff is usually put together, it's not going to be the best handling thing either.:flipoff2:
correct. they can govern vehicles registered in that state. not vehicles from out of state that might lack some form of equipment that's not federally mandated.
this is exactly why. interstate travel/commerce. think about it... if you or i go to VA with our SC or NC tags, are they okay to ticket us for no front plate?
like i said, just because it won't legally hold up in court doesn't mean you can't be ticketed for it and have to go through the hassle, so the best thing to do is try not to draw attention to yourself if possible.
iirc, there is an exemption listed with that statute for vehicles that are intended for off road use.
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What about say in VA if you're using a radar detector that's legal in NC, but of course not in the police state of Virginia? You're going to get ticketed, is this not the same thing?

How about the board's legal analyst joins this discussion? I've seen it many times, especially the "i was cruising moab/rubicon/wherever, and I got a ticket for -- but I'm registered in another state.." threads. But never a clear answer....
 
Yeah, Chromerunner, there is a show at Bass Pro in MB on July 7. There is a thread on here somewhere about it. You might have to search for it though for more info.
 
Actually the show has been cancelled. It would have been our 3rd annual but we are working towards changes and alot more vendors for a 2008 show. We decided to change it from a traditional show of show and shine events to a more club freindly layout and are looking to up the amount of vendors we have.
 
Erik said:
can't wait to see how much i get hassled in MB when I drive down their next month for a weekend getaway!
tires totally exposed. 97" wide i think
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Man that jeep is pretty sweet, i saw it parked in the parking lot near cracker barrell sunday, I wish i would have had time to check it out.
 
102" maximum width. There are 13 states that have a 96" maximum width. NC is not one of them.
 
SkyHiK5 said:
SC has a safety standard, but no inspection.
If a LEO thinks you are in violation of said safety standard, he can pull you and do a roadside inspection.
As to the state issue.
It is a $500 fine to ride on snow studs in SC. ON any public road.
Doesnt matter where you came from.
Im not saying most officers would be a d!ck about it and ticket you, I am saying they have the right.
You make a choice to enter the state, you are bound to to abide by that states laws.
Interstate commerce doesnt apply. The trucks have to meet federal standards and you have to have endorsements from any state you plan to drive through. ;)
Tags are totally different. The law says any vehicle registered in the state off VA shall display placards front and rear.
Since your vehicle isnt registered in VA you do not apply. You can drive through the state just comply with their rules. Or leave you radar detector on the dash. "It is legal in NC"...
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Yup.
For those of you havin ga hard time with the different state, diferent rules thing...
Think of it like each state is a different country. Really, that's what it was originally anyway. A state is a government body in itself, with its own citizenship. The Federal governemnt is just there (in theory) to regulate things going on between the states. With society, tech and transportation being what it is today, it's easy to lose sight of this because the "lines" are virtually invisible.
Each state can have its own laws. To make things easy and friendlt, most ar the same. But not always. Just like if you go to Canada, you are subject to Canadian law, the same holds true for SC. The fact that you are a citizen of NC means nothing, just like Canada dosn't care you are a US citizen.
Hence if you take a radar detector to VA, they CAN legally ticket you for it b/c that is VA law. Just like in the UK you cannot CC a gun just b/c NC/U.S allows you to.

Point - know the laws of where you are, because ignorance is not an excuse. It just makes you ignorant....
 
drkelly said:
102" maximum width. There are 13 states that have a 96" maximum width. NC is not one of them.
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I still think that a dually pickup with some 44" plus tires would be at that or wider after measuring my bro's rig.

I think i might have to run my beadlocks backward facing in in order to keep me under the 102" mark, gonna look kinda weird.

(sorry i know this is straying from the topic) Are there any downsides to having your beadlocked side on the inside?
 
i have done alot of searching on this in the past, but have never found anything saying an out of state vehicle has to be in compliance with the states that it travels through, ONLY that it has to be in compliance with the state it's registered in. if someone can provide me with some solid proof of anything to the contrary, i'd be happy to see it.

What about say in VA if you're using a radar detector that's legal in NC, but of course not in the police state of Virginia? You're going to get ticketed, is this not the same thing?
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not the same. a radar detector isn't something that's part of the vehicle code/inspection process. license plates, window tint, tires, etc. all are.
 
For Canada, I got a ticket there and it followed me home, I paid it, but, I think it flagged me every time I went back. Always got told at customs I had to go over to immigration and go thru that line to.

I'm sitting on 102" wide on my sidewalls, I drive it around but not like a daily driver or anything. Usually get a wave or stare from the HP and local Police but never been pulled, drive normal and don't draw attention to yourself on the road.

Beadlock should probably be on the outside to take that side load under pressure leaning that way, sorta like a dirt track car.
 
i think the law in SC, unless someone has already stated it, doesnt necessarily pertain to the tire size, but how high off the ground your head lights are. cus think about big rigs and certain state owned vehicles like the big 4wd swamp trucks that do various things for the state. all of these vehicles are running 38" tires or bigger. every truck that i have seen on the strip that has had really big tires was also running a set of driving lights underneath their front bumpers
 
I have got two tickets for over height. In a sammi on 33's. If the cop is a pecker head and wants to get you, you are got no matter what you say to him.
 
if a cop ever gives me a ticket on the strip i will run over his bicycle and then he can give me another ticket for destruction of property, but only after he chases me down on foot
 
highrollintj said:
if a cop ever gives me a ticket on the strip i will run over his bicycle and then he can give me another ticket for destruction of property, but only after he chases me down on foot
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He doesn't have to chase you, he works with a police force where over a hundred officers are on duty at a time and the boulevard is 3 blocks from the popo station. So...he'll just slowly reach up and push the cool button on his radio and chuckle at your stupid arse.
 
Aggressive1 said:
He doesn't have to chase you, he works with a police force where over a hundred officers are on duty at a time and the boulevard is 3 blocks from the popo station. So...he'll just slowly reach up and push the cool button on his radio and chuckle at your stupid arse.
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Not to mention, if you get a ticket on the "strip" it will most likely be between say 8pm and 3 am.
Any night from mid April to late September You should be able to drop the hammer and get up to a whopping 3 or 4 mph.

He will take 2 steps, then pull you out of vehicle.

Its funny, if you are an ass, due process has been known to take 3-4 days to get booked and released. ;)
 
jrraw23 said:
I think i might have to run my beadlocks backward facing in in order to keep me under the 102" mark, gonna look kinda weird.

(sorry i know this is straying from the topic) Are there any downsides to having your beadlocked side on the inside?
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Hmm, other than the chamfer for the lug nuts not being there, and unless you're running 17" wheels, you very well may not clear the brakes because of the beadlock ring? No problem..
 
highrollintj said:
if a cop ever gives me a ticket on the strip i will run over his bicycle and then he can give me another ticket for destruction of property, but only after he chases me down on foot
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Aren't you the same one who said you'd charge an armed gunman with your bare hands? :rolleyes: You're some kind of Chuck Norris billy bad-ass...
 
Rich said:
Aren't you the same one who said you'd charge an armed gunman with your bare hands? :rolleyes: You're some kind of Chuck Norris billy bad-ass...
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haha yeah i think i did say that in some other thread. and yes i am more of a bad ass than chuck norris.

haha yeah i was joking about the whole him having to chase me down thing. i have been to the strip a lot and it would be impossible to get away from a cop on the strip because like someone said, you are typically going no faster than 3-4 mph, but hey someone has to be funny about this whole situation.

i did get yailed at by a cop one time cus i let my buddy drive my jeep and i stood up in the back to hollar at some girls. luckily i didnt get a ticket for that.

shoot i would turn the strip into a scene from GTA :lol:
 
Rich said:
Hmm, other than the chamfer for the lug nuts not being there, and unless you're running 17" wheels, you very well may not clear the brakes because of the beadlock ring? No problem..
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I figured if i flipped the hubs in then the wheel mounting surface will be back far enough to not be in the way of the beadlock ring

Chamfur :confused:
 
toyota231 said:
Man that jeep is pretty sweet, i saw it parked in the parking lot near cracker barrell sunday, I wish i would have had time to check it out.
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carabba's chicken parm is off the hook :)

i'll save you some curiosity... if you would have looked at it you would have seen that i was missing my front driveshaft, my passenger front spring was slightly bent, and my rear pinion seal was leaking :)

you live in wilmington or were you just in town visiting?

-Erik
 
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