In Ohio they are a lot tougher
on paper about lifting ....bumper height. You cannot drop the bumper to meet the legal minimum. This was a huge thing years ago (late 80s/early90s) when it was enacted and starting to be enforced. There was no "grandfather" clause because of it being a saftey issue/law. Everybody had to bring them down.
In recent years,despite the fact that the law is still there, many have gone back up. I really don't know what the deal is about the lack of enforcement.
The funny thing is, if you are over 10k GVWR, there is no restriction? So with a bigger/heavier truck..........saftey is not an issue?
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Vehicle Type Front Rear
Passenger Vehicles 22 inches 22 inches
4,500 lbs. and under GVWR 24 inches 26 inches
4,501 lbs. to 7,500 lbs. GVWR 27 inches 29 inches
7,501 lbs. to 10,000 lbs. GVWR 28 inches 31 inches
(C) If the body and/or truck bed height is altered, the difference in height between the body floor and/or the truck bed floor to the top of the frame ail shall not exceed four inches. (Body Lifts)
(D) For any vehicle with bumpers or attaching components which have been modified or altered from the original manufacturers design in order to conform with the maximum bumper requirements of this rule, the bumper height shall be measured from a level surface to the bottom of the vehicle frame rail at the most forward and rearward points of the frame rail.
(E) The height restriction in this rule applies to the distance from the ground to the bottom of the frame rail under any one or more of the following conditions:
(1) A motor vehicle is not equipped with a front and rear bumper.
(2) The bumper height relative to the frame rails has been altered.
(3) A supplemental bumper has been installed or an addition to the original or replacement has been made.
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