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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 12:09 AM
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Found this sight this evening.....thought I'd pass around.

http://www.customtruckshowcase.com/laws/StateLaws.html
 
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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Peppy, not trying to knock your post or anything but a word of warning. I've seen this site and there are about 5 others like it (I actually think the webmasters just cut and pasted because they're all worded identical). I can't vouch for all states but at least for Washington I've found that their information is only partly correct and they don't cover a lot of the necessary details.

For instance, here is what they said for Washington State:
WASHINGTON

You can lift your truck in Washington without fear, as long as the kit is manufactured by an aftermarket company and is designed for your make and model of truck, as well as installed the right way. You know this already, right? Body lifts can't use more than a 3 inch spacer and are not allowed to rise the body more than 4 inches above the frame after all components are installed.
Building a truck based on those tips could get you into some real trouble here. The only thing it's dead-on correct about is the 3" body lift rule. Suspension lifts do not have to be aftermarket but bodylifts do (how backwards is that?). But they forget to tell you some very important details such as mandatory bumper height (27" front, 29" rear), headlight limits which is 54", the fact that it's illegal here to use double stacked blocks and that they do have a block height limit.

Again, I'm not trying to knock Peppy's post but if you plan on lifting your truck you'd really be best to contact your state's DOT and spend a few hours doing the research necessary so you don't get yourself into trouble. It kinda pizzles me off that these sites list this stuff when it's not accurate knowing that a person will build a lift based on their facts.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2004 | 12:32 AM
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Nah, actually a guy in the Ohio forum was looking for bumper law info...ran across the site. Just sharing.
I do appreciate the heads up on the questionable validity of the site. No sweat. Thats why were all here.
 
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