I'm giving you a warning for being legal
Indianapolis, Indiana
I have the upmost respect for our fine Indiana law enforcement, but I had no choice but to rib the officer a little or at least enough to make him remember me. Granted, he was more likely to find a mobile meth lab in a '94 Explorer with 10" of lift -well, I give it 3 to 1 odds anyway. What he found was a computer nerd with a cargo space full of vintage Star Wars collectibles which I had just scored on my lunchbreak from the local Goodwill, which I doubt he interpreted as a threat unless he was a Sith Lord.
Here's how it went down:
Officer: "Do you know why I pulled you over?"
Me: "Not really."
Officer: "May I see your license and registration?"
Me: Silently handed them over as they were both ready.
Officer: "This vehicle has been modified from it's factory ride height, and have you changed the muffler in anyway? It sounds too loud, which are both the reasons are why I pulled you over."
Me: "Yes, It's about 10" of lift but I'm pretty sure it's legal, I'm not sure exactally what the maximum height is off hand, but I think it's 36" to the bumper.
Officer: "Well, I'll have to make a call to code enforcement in order to find out, as I'm not sure what it is either but it looks to be too high. Do you have any weapons in the vehicle?"
Me: "No weapons." (Thinking to myself: "These aren't the droids your looking for", I was preoccupied with a Star Wars theme on the brain at this point.)
While I was waiting for the officer to run my license, I proceeded to take a couple snapshots for my Facebook and Explorer forum post, I chuckled, and hoped no warrants came back on me. After a couple minutes:
Officer: "Well, it's 42" bumper height and I don't have a tape measure, but I think you're OK. I wrote you a warning."
Me: "I think I have a tape measure, we can measure if you want. Now I'm curious what the height is."
Officer: "If you want to that's fine, please have a good day."
Me: "You too, have a good one!"