Pahelo
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Here is a list of the lift laws for the states. I figured that I might as well type it out. It might be useful to someone.
Alabama: Your truck's height, including with a load, cannot exceed 13.5 feet. Also, headlights are restricted to no more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights have a limit of 60 inches.
Alaska: You cannot modify your truck in such a way that the lowest portion of the body floor is more than 3 inches above the top of the frame. You also cannot make the maximum frame height or body-floor height be greater than 24 inches for a vehicle that has a GVWR of up to 4,500; it's 26 inches for 4,501-7,500 pounds, and 28 inches for 7,501-10,000.
Arizona: If you modify the rear bumper's height, you need splashguards to cover the tires. Also, your headlights must not be higher than 54 inches from the ground, and the taillights 60 inches. 13.5 feet is the tallest the truck can be with or without a load.
Arkansas: Your headlights can't measure more than 54 inches from flat earth, and the taillights have reaches their max at 60 inches. Overall height of the truck is limited to 13.5 feet, loaded or not.
California: Your truck can't exceed an overall height, including load, or 14 feet, and headlamps can't be higher than 54 inches from the ground; no higher than 72 for the taillights. The maximum frame height is 27 inches for vehicles with a GVWR up to 4,500 pounds; it's 30 inches for 4,501-7,000 and 31 inches for 7,001-10,000.
Colorado: Headlights can be no higher than 54 inches and taillights are limited to 72 inches.
Connecticut: Raising the sprung portion of the vehicle more than 4 inches above the vehicle's unloaded height is bad, and springs that have load-carrying capacity or spring rate below that of the vehicle manufacturer's original design is also bad.
Delaware: Bumpers cannot exceed 30 inches from ground to the bottom of the bumper. Framerails also can't be higher than the attached bumper, or if the distance between the body and the framerails is more than 3 inches. Headlights cannot be higher than 54 inches and taillights cannot be located above 72 inches.
Florida: Maximum bumper heights for trucks are based on the "net shipping weight." Less than 2,000 pounds, the front and rear need to be at no more than 24 and 26 inches, respectively, and 2,001-3,500 is 27 and 29. For 3,501-5,000 pounds, the restrictions are 28 and 30 inches.
Georgia: Your truck, loaded or not, cannot exceed 13.5 feet in height. Also, if your vehicle has a GVWR of 4,500 pounds or less, it cannot exceed 27 inches measured from the surface of the street to the lowest point on the frame of the truck. A 4,501-7,500 pounder cannot be more than 30 inches from the ground, and 7,501-14,000 pounds maxes out at 31 inches. Additionally, lifting or lowering your suspension more than 2 inches beyond the factory recommendation for that vehicle is illegal.
Hawaii: You're limited to 3 inches between the body and the framerails. At 4,500 pounds or less, the front and rear top off at 29 inches, while 4,501-7,500 is 33 inches, and 7,501-10,000 is 35.
Idaho: 4,500 or less, and the front bumper is limited to 24 inches in height; 26 for the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29, and 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 30. A four-wheel drive or dual-wheel rated for 10,000 pounds or less is limited to 30 and 31 inches. Headlamps cannot be higher than 54 inches.
Illinois: No more than 3 inches between the body and the frame or the horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper cannot exceed 3 inches in height change. A custom vehicle cannot have the horizontal line from the rear to front bumper be more than 7 inches in height when measured from a level surface of the road to the lower edge of the bumpers.
Indiana: Vehicles less than 11,000 GVWR must not have the front or rear bumpers higher than 30 inches from the pavement.
Iowa: There are currently no laws in this state that restrict the height of the vehicle.
Kansas: Headlights are limited to 54 inches, taillights 72. Your truck, including its load, cannot exceed 14 feet.
Kentucky: The government officials have yet to agree on any limitations; no restrictions on bumper height either.
Louisiana: Headlights are limited to 54 inches.
Maine: GVWR of 4,500 pounds or less are limited to 24 inches for the front and 26 at the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29. 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 30. Headlights are 54 inches max. The original suspension system cannot be disconnected, although heavy-duty shocks and overload springs are among the exempt equipment.
Maryland: Headlights are 54 inches max from the ground, and taillights are 72. Overall height including load cannot exceed 13.5 feet.
Massachusetts: You cannot alter, modify, or change the height or your truck if it has a GVWR of up to and including 10,000 by more than 2 inches (body or chassis) above the vehicle manufacturer's specified height by shackle lift or kits for the coil springs, tires, and so on.
Michigan: If the GVWR is 4,500 or less, the frame height is limited to 24 inches, and the bumpers to 26 inches. 4,501-7,500 is 24 frame and 28 bumpers. 7,501-10,00 is 26 frame and 30 bumpers. Lift blocks must be of a single-piece construction and cannot exceed 4 inches in height between the rear axle and springs, or 3 inches between the body and frame.
Minnesota: You can't have your suspension system or body modified in such a way that the height of the vehicle or the bumpers varies more than 6 inches from the stock height. Notwithstanding these restrictions, bumper height cannot exceed 25 inches.
Mississippi: You cannot modify your truck in a way that gives it more than 8 inches of lift, with a maximum of a 6-inch suspension lift front and rear. Another guideline is that reflectors can be mounted no higher than 60 inches.
Missouri: Maximum bumper height of 29 inches up front and 31 at the rear for non-commercial vehicles with a GVWR of 9,001-11,500 pounds. You're limited to a bumper height of 22 inches front and rear for everyone else. Also, you cannot alter your vehicle in such a way that the front or rear is raised at an angle that obstructs your vision of the street or highway at either end.
Montana: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches.
Nebraska: Your truck can't be taller than 14.5 feet loaded or unloaded. Mud flaps must cover the entire rear of the tires. They're required unless the body of the vehicle offers enough protection to prevent splashing.
Nevada: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. The lowest portion of the body cannot exceed 28 inches for GVWRs or 4,500 pounds or less; 30 inches for 4,501-7,500; and 32 inches for 7,501-10,000.
New Hampshire: Overall vehicle height cannot exceed 13.5 feet, and you can't change or alter the bumper so that is sits more than 20 inches from the ground.
New Jersey: The maximum allowable height is 13.5 feet, and headlights can be no higher than 54 inches, while taillights top off at 72 inches. Lifting your truck 4 inches over the original height is OK. Lifting it beyond 4 inches makes it a "High Rise" and requires special permission of the Motor Vehicle Registry.
New Mexico: Loaded or unloaded, your truck's height is limited to 14 feet. The headlights cannot be higher than 54 inches from the ground; 72 for the taillights.
New York: When your truck is empty, there can be no more than 30 inches of clearance from the ground (front or rear) to the bumpers.
North Carolina: Your vehicle can't be higher than 12.5 feet (with or without load), and the headlights are limited to 42 inches. Also, the truck can't be elevated more than 6 inches in front or in back by any modification without written approval from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
North Dakota: The maximum lift permitted for the suspension system is 4 inches, while the maximum body height is 42 inches (measured from level ground to the floor of the cargo area), and the highest the bumper can go is 27 inches.
Ohio: A GVWR of 4,500 pounds or less has a restriction of 24 inches for the front bumper and 26 for the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29, and 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 31 inches. If the body of the truck-bed heights are altered, the measured difference between the body floor and the bed floor to the top of the framerail cannot be more than 4 inches.
Oklahoma: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. Loaded or unloaded, your truck cannot be taller than 13.5 feet.
Oregon: Your headlights can be no more than 54 inches from the ground.
Pennsylvania: Your truck can be no taller than 13.5 feet, loaded or not. GVWR 5,000 or less is limited to 24 inches for the front bumper and 26 for the rear; 5,001-7000 is 27 and 29; 7,001-9,000 is 28 and 30; and 9,001-11,000 is 30 at either end. If the bumper height has been altered, front and rear measurements are taken at the bottom edge of the foremost portion of the framerails or at the original mounting brackets, whichever is lower.
Rhode Island: You can't alter/operate a vehicle that has an original GVWR of up to and including 10,000 pounds by more than 4 inches from the OE specified height via a shackle lift for leaves or a lift kit for coils, tires or anything else.
South Carolina: Your headlights can't be higher than 54 inches, and your taillights are limited to 60 inches. Overall vehicle height loaded or unloaded cannot exceed 13.5 feet.
South Dakota: Modifying the suspension system is prohibited. Your vehicle cannot be taller than 14 feet.
Tennessee: Headlights are not allowed to be higher than 42 inches, and modifying the front end by lift blocks is prohibited.
Texas: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. The bumper height measurement is 25 inches at the most for your truck, and its overall height, with or without load is 13.5 feet.
Utah: Spacers to increase wheel track is bad. Stacking two or more lift blocks is also prohibited. The frame height cannot be more than 24 inches for a GVWR of 4,500 or less. 26 inches for 4,501-7,500 and 28 inches for 7,501 and up. The lowest portion of the body floor can't be raised more than 3 inches above the top of the frame. If the wheel track is increased by a total of 6 inches beyond stock, the top 50 percent of the tires need to be covered by the original fenders or extenders. Mud flaps are required if you've altered the frame height or if the GVWR is 10,500 pounds or more.
Vermont: Your truck cannot be taller than 13.5 feet. Headlights can't be taller than 42 inches from the pavement.
Virginia: You cannot alter the altitude of your truck more than what the GVWR allows. 4,500 pounds or less is 28 inches front and rear bumpers. 4,501-7,500 is 29 front and 30 rear. 7,501-15,000 is 30 front and 31 rear. Beyond 15,000, the body can't be raised more than 3 inches above the framerails or attachment points on the framerails.
Washington: GVWR 4,500 pounds or less, and your bumpers cannot exceed 24 inches in front and 26 inches in the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29, while 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 30 inches. Headlights and taillights cannot exceed 72 inches.
West Virginia: Bumper heights: GVWRs 4,500 pounds or less, no more than 28 inches in front and rear. 4,501-7,500 is 29 and 30. 7,501-15,000 is 30 and 31.
Wisconsin: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. You cannot modify your suspension, axles, or chassis so that you're more than 4 inches higher than stock. If the modifying will strengthen or improve handling, the limit is 5 inches. Just as long as it doesn't have a GVWR or more than 8,000 pounds.
Wyoming: There are no restrictions on bumper height, headlights, or anything else for that matter.
Hope you enjoyed the reading.
-Pahelo
Alabama: Your truck's height, including with a load, cannot exceed 13.5 feet. Also, headlights are restricted to no more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights have a limit of 60 inches.
Alaska: You cannot modify your truck in such a way that the lowest portion of the body floor is more than 3 inches above the top of the frame. You also cannot make the maximum frame height or body-floor height be greater than 24 inches for a vehicle that has a GVWR of up to 4,500; it's 26 inches for 4,501-7,500 pounds, and 28 inches for 7,501-10,000.
Arizona: If you modify the rear bumper's height, you need splashguards to cover the tires. Also, your headlights must not be higher than 54 inches from the ground, and the taillights 60 inches. 13.5 feet is the tallest the truck can be with or without a load.
Arkansas: Your headlights can't measure more than 54 inches from flat earth, and the taillights have reaches their max at 60 inches. Overall height of the truck is limited to 13.5 feet, loaded or not.
California: Your truck can't exceed an overall height, including load, or 14 feet, and headlamps can't be higher than 54 inches from the ground; no higher than 72 for the taillights. The maximum frame height is 27 inches for vehicles with a GVWR up to 4,500 pounds; it's 30 inches for 4,501-7,000 and 31 inches for 7,001-10,000.
Colorado: Headlights can be no higher than 54 inches and taillights are limited to 72 inches.
Connecticut: Raising the sprung portion of the vehicle more than 4 inches above the vehicle's unloaded height is bad, and springs that have load-carrying capacity or spring rate below that of the vehicle manufacturer's original design is also bad.
Delaware: Bumpers cannot exceed 30 inches from ground to the bottom of the bumper. Framerails also can't be higher than the attached bumper, or if the distance between the body and the framerails is more than 3 inches. Headlights cannot be higher than 54 inches and taillights cannot be located above 72 inches.
Florida: Maximum bumper heights for trucks are based on the "net shipping weight." Less than 2,000 pounds, the front and rear need to be at no more than 24 and 26 inches, respectively, and 2,001-3,500 is 27 and 29. For 3,501-5,000 pounds, the restrictions are 28 and 30 inches.
Georgia: Your truck, loaded or not, cannot exceed 13.5 feet in height. Also, if your vehicle has a GVWR of 4,500 pounds or less, it cannot exceed 27 inches measured from the surface of the street to the lowest point on the frame of the truck. A 4,501-7,500 pounder cannot be more than 30 inches from the ground, and 7,501-14,000 pounds maxes out at 31 inches. Additionally, lifting or lowering your suspension more than 2 inches beyond the factory recommendation for that vehicle is illegal.
Hawaii: You're limited to 3 inches between the body and the framerails. At 4,500 pounds or less, the front and rear top off at 29 inches, while 4,501-7,500 is 33 inches, and 7,501-10,000 is 35.
Idaho: 4,500 or less, and the front bumper is limited to 24 inches in height; 26 for the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29, and 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 30. A four-wheel drive or dual-wheel rated for 10,000 pounds or less is limited to 30 and 31 inches. Headlamps cannot be higher than 54 inches.
Illinois: No more than 3 inches between the body and the frame or the horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper cannot exceed 3 inches in height change. A custom vehicle cannot have the horizontal line from the rear to front bumper be more than 7 inches in height when measured from a level surface of the road to the lower edge of the bumpers.
Indiana: Vehicles less than 11,000 GVWR must not have the front or rear bumpers higher than 30 inches from the pavement.
Iowa: There are currently no laws in this state that restrict the height of the vehicle.
Kansas: Headlights are limited to 54 inches, taillights 72. Your truck, including its load, cannot exceed 14 feet.
Kentucky: The government officials have yet to agree on any limitations; no restrictions on bumper height either.
Louisiana: Headlights are limited to 54 inches.
Maine: GVWR of 4,500 pounds or less are limited to 24 inches for the front and 26 at the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29. 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 30. Headlights are 54 inches max. The original suspension system cannot be disconnected, although heavy-duty shocks and overload springs are among the exempt equipment.
Maryland: Headlights are 54 inches max from the ground, and taillights are 72. Overall height including load cannot exceed 13.5 feet.
Massachusetts: You cannot alter, modify, or change the height or your truck if it has a GVWR of up to and including 10,000 by more than 2 inches (body or chassis) above the vehicle manufacturer's specified height by shackle lift or kits for the coil springs, tires, and so on.
Michigan: If the GVWR is 4,500 or less, the frame height is limited to 24 inches, and the bumpers to 26 inches. 4,501-7,500 is 24 frame and 28 bumpers. 7,501-10,00 is 26 frame and 30 bumpers. Lift blocks must be of a single-piece construction and cannot exceed 4 inches in height between the rear axle and springs, or 3 inches between the body and frame.
Minnesota: You can't have your suspension system or body modified in such a way that the height of the vehicle or the bumpers varies more than 6 inches from the stock height. Notwithstanding these restrictions, bumper height cannot exceed 25 inches.
Mississippi: You cannot modify your truck in a way that gives it more than 8 inches of lift, with a maximum of a 6-inch suspension lift front and rear. Another guideline is that reflectors can be mounted no higher than 60 inches.
Missouri: Maximum bumper height of 29 inches up front and 31 at the rear for non-commercial vehicles with a GVWR of 9,001-11,500 pounds. You're limited to a bumper height of 22 inches front and rear for everyone else. Also, you cannot alter your vehicle in such a way that the front or rear is raised at an angle that obstructs your vision of the street or highway at either end.
Montana: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches.
Nebraska: Your truck can't be taller than 14.5 feet loaded or unloaded. Mud flaps must cover the entire rear of the tires. They're required unless the body of the vehicle offers enough protection to prevent splashing.
Nevada: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. The lowest portion of the body cannot exceed 28 inches for GVWRs or 4,500 pounds or less; 30 inches for 4,501-7,500; and 32 inches for 7,501-10,000.
New Hampshire: Overall vehicle height cannot exceed 13.5 feet, and you can't change or alter the bumper so that is sits more than 20 inches from the ground.
New Jersey: The maximum allowable height is 13.5 feet, and headlights can be no higher than 54 inches, while taillights top off at 72 inches. Lifting your truck 4 inches over the original height is OK. Lifting it beyond 4 inches makes it a "High Rise" and requires special permission of the Motor Vehicle Registry.
New Mexico: Loaded or unloaded, your truck's height is limited to 14 feet. The headlights cannot be higher than 54 inches from the ground; 72 for the taillights.
New York: When your truck is empty, there can be no more than 30 inches of clearance from the ground (front or rear) to the bumpers.
North Carolina: Your vehicle can't be higher than 12.5 feet (with or without load), and the headlights are limited to 42 inches. Also, the truck can't be elevated more than 6 inches in front or in back by any modification without written approval from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
North Dakota: The maximum lift permitted for the suspension system is 4 inches, while the maximum body height is 42 inches (measured from level ground to the floor of the cargo area), and the highest the bumper can go is 27 inches.
Ohio: A GVWR of 4,500 pounds or less has a restriction of 24 inches for the front bumper and 26 for the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29, and 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 31 inches. If the body of the truck-bed heights are altered, the measured difference between the body floor and the bed floor to the top of the framerail cannot be more than 4 inches.
Oklahoma: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. Loaded or unloaded, your truck cannot be taller than 13.5 feet.
Oregon: Your headlights can be no more than 54 inches from the ground.
Pennsylvania: Your truck can be no taller than 13.5 feet, loaded or not. GVWR 5,000 or less is limited to 24 inches for the front bumper and 26 for the rear; 5,001-7000 is 27 and 29; 7,001-9,000 is 28 and 30; and 9,001-11,000 is 30 at either end. If the bumper height has been altered, front and rear measurements are taken at the bottom edge of the foremost portion of the framerails or at the original mounting brackets, whichever is lower.
Rhode Island: You can't alter/operate a vehicle that has an original GVWR of up to and including 10,000 pounds by more than 4 inches from the OE specified height via a shackle lift for leaves or a lift kit for coils, tires or anything else.
South Carolina: Your headlights can't be higher than 54 inches, and your taillights are limited to 60 inches. Overall vehicle height loaded or unloaded cannot exceed 13.5 feet.
South Dakota: Modifying the suspension system is prohibited. Your vehicle cannot be taller than 14 feet.
Tennessee: Headlights are not allowed to be higher than 42 inches, and modifying the front end by lift blocks is prohibited.
Texas: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. The bumper height measurement is 25 inches at the most for your truck, and its overall height, with or without load is 13.5 feet.
Utah: Spacers to increase wheel track is bad. Stacking two or more lift blocks is also prohibited. The frame height cannot be more than 24 inches for a GVWR of 4,500 or less. 26 inches for 4,501-7,500 and 28 inches for 7,501 and up. The lowest portion of the body floor can't be raised more than 3 inches above the top of the frame. If the wheel track is increased by a total of 6 inches beyond stock, the top 50 percent of the tires need to be covered by the original fenders or extenders. Mud flaps are required if you've altered the frame height or if the GVWR is 10,500 pounds or more.
Vermont: Your truck cannot be taller than 13.5 feet. Headlights can't be taller than 42 inches from the pavement.
Virginia: You cannot alter the altitude of your truck more than what the GVWR allows. 4,500 pounds or less is 28 inches front and rear bumpers. 4,501-7,500 is 29 front and 30 rear. 7,501-15,000 is 30 front and 31 rear. Beyond 15,000, the body can't be raised more than 3 inches above the framerails or attachment points on the framerails.
Washington: GVWR 4,500 pounds or less, and your bumpers cannot exceed 24 inches in front and 26 inches in the rear. 4,501-7,500 is 27 and 29, while 7,501-10,000 is 28 and 30 inches. Headlights and taillights cannot exceed 72 inches.
West Virginia: Bumper heights: GVWRs 4,500 pounds or less, no more than 28 inches in front and rear. 4,501-7,500 is 29 and 30. 7,501-15,000 is 30 and 31.
Wisconsin: Your headlights cannot measure more than 54 inches from the ground, while taillights are restricted to no more than 72 inches. You cannot modify your suspension, axles, or chassis so that you're more than 4 inches higher than stock. If the modifying will strengthen or improve handling, the limit is 5 inches. Just as long as it doesn't have a GVWR or more than 8,000 pounds.
Wyoming: There are no restrictions on bumper height, headlights, or anything else for that matter.
Hope you enjoyed the reading.
-Pahelo
