Min ride height vs. Max ride height

[PDubs]

I think there is a law that says your bumper has to be x" away from the ground, otherwise you get a ticket for it being too low. Is there a fine for regular trucks (F150s, Silverados, etc) that are jacked way too high?

I ask this because recently, there was an accident involving a lifted truck (+12" at least) that killed the driver of the car he t-boned. Had the truck not been lifted that high, who knows, the driver might still have lost their life, maybe not. Either way, lifted trucks are even less safe for cars on the road when they impact. So is there a law for a maximum modified height or similar?

 

[mswaim]

There is in CA, don't know about Texas. The trouble with laws governing such issues is getting officers to enforce the statute.

 

[Lawman85]

There is in Ga.

 

[Toolman00]

There isn't any lift law that I'm aware of in TX... there is a max light height in TX however of 52" to center... there are ways around that law by mounting them on a bracket to make them lower...

Everything is bigger in Texas.

Not only are lifted trucks dangerous because of the added height, but they often use the stock brakes to slow down

 

[Yellow98SVT]

There's a kid in my complex that has a huge, Rancho lifted, 33 inch tires F-150. He brought it out here from Irvine...So Cal and it was registered legally there. He moved to Nashville(song writer) and he still has the Cali plates because he said it's not legal here and they won't accept it for registration according to Tennessee state law. So yeah...it can be too tall to be legal...no idea on actual legal specs tho

 

[EvergreenSVT]

It all depends on state law. They have some pretty funny rules too.

 

[SS1304]

Hey I'm a newbie to this board and I drive a Camaro SS, Ekk!!


Well your not from Illinois but here is the Illinois vehicle heights, hopefully this helps a little. I'll check and see if I can find out what Texas ride heights are.

(625 ILCS 5/12-608) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-608)
7 Sec. 12-608. Bumpers.
8 (a) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle
9 with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less or
10 any motor vehicle registered as a recreational vehicle under
11 this Code on any highway of this State unless such motor
12 vehicle is equipped with both a front and rear bumper.
13 Except as indicated below, maximum bumper heights of such
14 motor vehicles shall be determined by weight category of
15 gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) measured from a level
16 surface to the highest point of the bottom of the bumper when
17 the vehicle is unloaded and the tires are inflated to the
18 manufacturer's recommended pressure.
19 Maximum bumper heights are as follows:
20 Maximum Front Maximum Rear
21 Bumper height Bumper Height
22 All motor vehicles of the first

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1 division except multipurpose
2 passenger vehicles: 22 inches 22 inches
3 Multipurpose passenger vehicles and
4 all other motor vehicles:
5 4,500 lbs. and under GVWR 24 inches 26 inches
6 4,501 lbs. through 7,500
7 lbs. GVWR 27 inches 29 inches
8 7,501 lbs. through 9,000
9 lbs. GVWR 28 inches 30 inches
10 It is unlawful to operate upon any highway of this State
11 any vehicle with a front bumper height that exceeds 28 inches
12 or a rear bumper height that exceeds 30 inches, regardless of
13 the GVWR of the vehicle, except those vehicles covered by
14 Chapter 18b of this Code.
15 For any vehicle with bumpers or attaching components
16 which have been modified or altered from the original
17 manufacturer's design in order to conform with the maximum
18 bumper requirements of this section, the bumper height shall
19 be measured from a level surface to the bottom of the vehicle
20 frame rail at the most forward and rearward points of the
21 frame rail. The bumper on any vehicle so modified or altered
22 shall be at least 4.5 inches in vertical height and extend no
23 less than the width of the respective wheel tracks outermost
24 distance.
25 However, nothing in this Section shall prevent the
26 installation of bumper guards.
27 (b) This Section shall not apply to street rods, custom
28 vehicles, motor vehicles designed or modified primarily for
29 off-highway purposes while such vehicles are in tow or to
30 motorcycles or motor driven cycles, nor to motor vehicles
31 registered as antique vehicles when the original design of
32 such antique vehicles did not include bumpers. The provisions
33 of this Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle driven
34 during the first 1000 recorded miles of that vehicle, when

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1 such vehicle is owned or operated by a manufacturer, dealer
2 or transporter displaying a special plate or plates as
3 described in Chapter 3 of this Code while such vehicle is (1)
4 being delivered from the manufacturing or assembly plant
5 directly to the purchasing dealer or distributor, or from one
6 dealership or distributor to another; (2) being moved by the
7 most direct route from one location to another for the
8 purpose of installing special bodies or equipment; or (3)
9 being driven for purposes of demonstration by a prospective
10 buyer with the dealer or his agent present in the cab of the
11 vehicle during the demonstration.
12 The dealer shall, prior to the receipt of any deposit
13 made or any contract signed by the buyer to secure the
14 purchase of a vehicle, inform such buyer, by written
15 statement signed by the purchaser to indicate acknowledgement
16 of the contents thereof, of the legal requirements of this
17 Section regarding front and rear bumpers if such vehicle is
18 not to be equipped with bumpers at the time of delivery.
19 (c) Any violation of this Section is a Class C
20 misdemeanor. A second conviction under this Section shall be
21 punishable with a fine of not less than $500. An officer
22 making an arrest under this Section shall order the vehicle
23 driver to remove the vehicle from the highway. A person
24 convicted under this Section shall be ordered to bring his
25 vehicle into compliance with this Section.
26 (Source: P.A. 92-668, eff. 1-1-03.)".

 

[99cobrablack]

Yupp, lift laws in every state, some are more lienient(sp) than others. http://truckworld.com/How-To-Tech/97-lift-laws/lift-laws.html this is a good link. There are ways around it though, some states require that headlights only be XX-inches off the ground, so you just put a set of OEM headlights attactched to the front axle housing.

 

[Lightning Kid]

Everything is bigger in Texas.

Only the egos. :loser:









J/K :thumbsup:

 

[SOLISIMO]

there is in florida, but not really enforced.