I want/need/have to have a 6" lift and i won't be very happy if I can't get one . I need to know what the lift laws are in massachusetts. I think a 6" will be illegal. I do have small tires I could put on it for inspection. Anyone know of any RELIABLE sources for checking these laws? I went to the massachusetts registry of motor vehicles website and I couldn't find anything on it. I also checked google.com and found no results under lift kit laws or mass lift laws or any combination. Any help would be greatly appriciated. I checked with my mechanic, he thinks it will be illegal, but that I should double check.


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Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!

 

Check here [link:www.customtruckshowcase.com/laws/StateLaws.html|Lift laws] Scroll down to your state. Also, check here [link:www.customtruckshowcase.com/laws/Massachusetts.html|Vehicle laws] for some more interesting info.

 

Having lived in MA, the trick is registering your truck as a commercial vehicle and putting plow lights on the roof. You get a lot of leeway in what you do from an inspection point or if you get stopped.

I think for a commercial vehicle in MA or NH, the max. is 28 inches for bumper height. You have to go read the "blue" books in the library, which almost every public library has.

 

This is what I found:

(1) The maximum mechanical lift for four wheel drive motor vehicles shall be calculated by multiplying the wheel base times the wheel track, and dividing the product by a safety factor of 2200:

With my truck, the track with is 67" and the wheel base is 139, comes out to 4.2" of lift.

The outside diameter of the largest tire size available from the original manufacturer as standard or optional equipment for the particular motor vehicle may also be increased up to an amount equal to the maximum mechanical lift calculated.

Does that mean I can put a tire on there that is of 4" in diameter? That means 2" of lift (total lift now equals 6").

(2) The maximum combined mechanical and tire lift shall be no greater than the sum of the maximum mechanical lift and increased tire size calculated for the particular vehicle.

(3) Reconstructed motor vehicles shall be limited to the maximum combined lift allowed for the particular chassis used, in accordance with the applicable provisions of 540 CMR 6.05 (1) and (2), i.e. a vehicle having a 65" track, 105" wheel base, and an original manufacturer's door height of 21" is allowed a maximum combined lift of four inches above the original manufacturer's door height. Accordingly, the lower edge of the door, door edge line or floor panel, as stipulated in the general requirements of 540 CMR 6.00, of any unladen body mounted on such chassis may not exceed 25" above the level surface upon which the vehicle rests.

(4) In doubtful cases, or in any case where the original manufacturer's specified height is not known or available, or where a motor vehicle is assembled without using a particular body and/or chassis (i.e. homemade), the Registrar shall determine the allowable maximum height and may issue a permit authorizing the operation thereof.

(5) The Registrar shall periodically provide the specifications of the approved maximum altered heights.


So if i could put a 4" lift on there, and get 2" of lift from tires, the total is 6" if I got bigger tires. So wouldn't it make sense that if I got a 6" mechanical lift, and used the regular tires, it would be ok????



Primary rig is Green Thunder:
95' F-150 XLT 4x4, 302, 5 spd, MSD 6A, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Sunroof, Clear corners w/ Diamond headlights, CD player with 2 10" subs and some 32" BFG Muds .

Check out my Gallery for a look-see.

Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!

 

Does a body lift (as much as I dislike them) count as a mechaninal lift? I'd think a mechanical lift would only concern a suspension lift. Four inch susp. lift, two inch body lift, 35-38 inch tires, and dropped bumpers. Would that work for you there? I live in California now, but am planning to move to Mass. in about two years.

 

I don't think that'll work, they don't evne care how high the bumpers are anyway. I would highly reconsider Ma, AKA tasachusetts, i hate it it stinks. WAY to many stupid laws, like this one !


Primary rig is Green Thunder:
95' F-150 XLT 4x4, 302, 5 spd, MSD 6A, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Sunroof, Clear corners w/ Diamond headlights, CD player with 2 10" subs and some 32" BFG Muds .

Check out my Gallery for a look-see.

Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!

 

Taxachusetts i ment to type.


Primary rig is Green Thunder:
95' F-150 XLT 4x4, 302, 5 spd, MSD 6A, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Sunroof, Clear corners w/ Diamond headlights, CD player with 2 10" subs and some 32" BFG Muds .

Check out my Gallery for a look-see.

Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!

 

Sounds like you may need to move to South Dakota, where you can have the truck jacked to the sky, as long as your tail lights are below 72" from the ground. I suppose you could mount them to the axel.

Anyway I feel your pain, I know how much those polititians can mess things up, just look at the senate majority leader who happens to be from my state of South Dakota.


Good Luck

Super

 

UGHHH I just drove by an F-250 with 8" of lift and 38" swampers (It's bad when I know the tire size and lift amount by looking isn't it?"). Ironically I saw him in the same spot a few days apart, he was stopped at a stoplight and i was coming the other way. Then, on my way to school, I was behind a 93 F-150 with 4" of lift and 33s. Then I saw a 92-96 truck with 6" of lift and 35s. UGHH . Then at the gym, I saw a chevy with 6" lift and 35" tires. I don't understand how these people are getting away with it. But, when there is a will there is a way, and I will find a way. I also saw a new F-350 with 4" of lift and 35s. Why is it that i'm seeing all these lifted trucks now, and not before! I still noticed them, my attention isn't directed differently. gees this stinks.



Primary rig is Green Thunder:
95' F-150 XLT 4x4, 302, 5 spd, MSD 6A, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Sunroof, Clear corners w/ Diamond headlights, CD player with 2 10" subs and some 32" BFG Muds .

Check out my Gallery for a look-see.

Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!

 

They're teasing you.

"Lift me! Lift me!"

 

id say that they just did it and dont care. in my opinion there shouldnt be any lift laws. if i were you id just lift it. i bet that most of the cops dont even know or even care about lift laws and all that junk unless it caused an accident or something else. i had a cop pull me over a couple years back for having oversized tires on the vehicle. we argued for over an hour on the law and he couldnt actually produce proof. that night i did nresearch and found out that the tire law stating that you can not alter the vehicles suspension or run larger tires than came on it from the factory had been turned down in congress a few months before. i was not the only one to have a confrentation with this cop about the same subject. we complained about him and we never had problems again. by the way this was in colorado in 97 so the law may have changed.
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
mini-spooled 9" rear end
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock

TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE

 

Its not the cops i worry about, it's inspections. But, I don't have the extra money for a lift anymore, I'm saving up for a Stang now. I will do the lift and tires sometime next year. Thanks for any help!

Primary rig is Green Thunder:
95' F-150 XLT 4x4, 302, 5 spd, MSD 6A, Flowmaster American Thunder Exhaust, Sunroof, Clear corners w/ Diamond headlights, CD player with 2 10" subs and some 32" BFG Muds .

Check out my Gallery for a look-see.

Then theres:
99' Mustang GT 4.6L
88' F-250 Heavyduty 4x4 351/c6
95' Mercury Cougar 4.6L V-8
80' E-350 300/6 with a
3 spd column shifter. Weighs around 7,000lbs w. 65mph top speed, who wants to race me!