State says my lift is too tall...almost

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Went to get my state inspection done today, and the mechanic said my rear bumper measurement just barely passed. I only have a 6" lift and 37's. Well i guess i might as well forget about an additional body lift.

 

[chrisp2493]

Pa sucks. Move to Ohio and you don’t have to worry about any of that crap

 

[sbarron]

Drop your bumper post-lift.

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Drop your bumper post-lift.

They measure the front bumper also

 

[Ratket]

Drop it as well, then after inspection raise it back up.

 

[Skyjockey]

lower tire pressure or put stocks back on to pass

 

[bchap05]

Weird you have inspections for height? They don't inspect anything here. I was pulled over for a "lifted jeep" once. But it was basically a bs reason to pull over and check for booze because it was at 1am following a football game

 

[Graygoose]

I agree, drop air pressure LOL

 

[quietpeen]

Find adifferent shop for inspections. Some are strict to everything and others ....not so much

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

I agree i can put stock tires on so it will pass, but a state cop will pull you over. Its a he k of a fine. And if they pull you over a second time, your screwed. They are asseholes in pa. I had to make tubular steel fender flares for my jeep that fully covered my 37x13.50 mud grapplers.

 

[sbarron]

There you go... short of moving, you have three choices. You can either make the mod pass existing law somehow, (like your fender flares), fight to change the law, or hope-you-don't-get-caught-pay-to-play.

What's the purpose of going higher than 6' and 37's for an on-road truck? Does the body lift really serve a purpose or just appearances? If it was TRULY an off-road capability question, the bumper height wouldn't be an issue because the truck would be a purpose-built off-roader rather than a jack-of-all trades-master-of-none.

I'd either quit lifting while i was still legal, or lower the bumpers after the lift (likely destroying the look of the lift).

 

[MarshRam]

Well, at best, it sounds like that may have been a considerate warning from the inspector to not waste your cash on going higher.

 

[chopperman1]

Bag it! Drop it for inspections and if you happen to get pulled over while driving drop it while you are pulling over.

 

[Joes1500]

When I lived in PA and had lifted trucks (square body chevys) we would do some creative things to get the bumper height down

We used to weld 2 bumpers together on top of each other, or make a pipe bumper under the factory bumper. My buddy used to just put a big "hoop" hanging down made out of 3 inch tubing.


I know that law sounds dumb and unnecessary , but it actually is a good idea for the safety of anyone in any car you might hit in a crash. I have seen the damage when a lifted trucks bumper hits a car at the roof line.

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Bag it! Drop it for inspections and if you happen to get pulled over while driving drop it while you are pulling over.

Lmao! That actually would work, and is funny as hell!

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

Well, at best, it sounds like that may have been a considerate warning from the inspector to not waste your cash on going higher.

I wanted a bigger gap between the tire and flare, but its not worth the trouble. Gonna add bilsteins to level it, and im done. Im not a fan of giving police a reason to pull you over.

 

[blackbeautyhemi]

Well if you did the body lift and didn’t put in the bumper relocation brackets on the bumper it would still be the same height it is now, Depending what size tires you put on after the body lift tho. The bumper gap would just look stupid unless you just did it for inspections. PA just sucks lol

 

[rdefayette]

Went to get my state inspection done today, and the mechanic said my rear bumper measurement just barely passed. I only have a 6" lift and 37's. Well i guess i might as well forget about an additional body lift.

Doesn't matter with a body lift. A body lift only lifts the body not the frame. The bumpers are bolted/attached to the frame. Bumper height won't change with a body lift.

 

[BWL]

I say if you go high enough they'll just run into the tires. Might be a softer impact.

 

[Witch]

What is the PA height ?

Just had mine inspected with 6" lift 1.5" body and 37" tires ?

They didn't say anything to me ?