bumper regulations for f-250

[joeyds450x]

ok i got in to an accident with my f-250 it had a 4 inch suspension lift which is now junk and i thought ok heres my chance to get the lift i really want....... an 8 inch super lift that will fit my 38x15.5 parnelli mud grips, well turns out in wisconsin you cant have any higher than a 4 inch suspension lift with, your bumper cant be over 30 inches off the damn ground! and you can only have a tire thats 4 inches bigger than stock! this blows bad! im just gna put a 6 inch lift and cut out fender flares now! lol maybe a 3inch body lift later.. depending if the cops in my area harrass me bout it the 6 inch lift and 38 inch tires lol

what are you lifted truck guys opinions on this? is it different in other states? if i could get a good job like i have now id probably move to another state just so i could have it LOL

[hypersnyper6947]

I live in good ol Florida so we can lift our stuff is tall as we want.

You can drop the bumper down to keep in that 30 in law. Also the lariat superdutys with the stock 20s have like 35s on them, so thats good for some 39s.

Check out this link it may help if not the pic is amazing anyways.
http://sporttruck.automotive.com/48816/0601st-truck-lift-kit-state-laws/index.html

[bens250ex]

what year is your truck? i would like to get a set of 4 " springs for my f-250 if you want to get rid of your stuff.

[joeyds450x]

really florda says max 28 front and max 30 in rear...

im movin to iowa LOL i like there laws!

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by bens250ex
what year is your truck? i would like to get a set of 4 " springs for my f-250 if you want to get rid of your stuff.

its early 1999 the rear springs are shot, they snapped in the accident

[hale23]

The only thing I know of in PA is you can't be more than 13 ft 6 inches high.

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by hale23
The only thing I know of in PA is you can't be more than 13 ft 6 inches high.

must be nice!

[54warrior]

Originally posted by hale23
The only thing I know of in PA is you can't be more than 13 ft 6 inches high.

Wrong, there's a bunch of stuff...

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/067/chapter175/s175.80.html

Here is the bumper info specifically for PA.

(8) Check the bumpers and reject if one or more of the following apply:

(i) The bumper, if required as original equipment, is not on the vehicle.

(ii) The bumpers are not firmly attached to the frame or chassis.

(iii) Some part of the main horizontal bumper bar, exclusive of bumper guards, on passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles and light trucks does not fall within 16 inches aboveground level or exceeds the following limits:


Maximum Height
Vehicle Class Front Bumper (or Frame
Rear Bumper (or Frame
if any of the conditions in
if any of the conditions in
subparagraph (iv) apply) subparagraph (iv) apply)
Passenger cars 22 inches 22 inches
Trucks and multipurpose passenger
Vehicles
5,000 lbs. or less GVWR 24 inches 26 inches
5,001 lbs.—7,000 lbs. GVWR 27 inches 29 inches
7,001 lbs.—9,000 lbs. GVWR 28 inches 30 inches
9,001 lbs.—11,000 lbs. GVWR 30 inches 30 inches

(iv) The front and rear height measurements shall be made to the bottom edge of the foremost portion of the frame rail, or to the original mounting brackets, whichever is lower, if one of the following apply:

[05LSR250R]

UMMMM.......I think she was being sarcastic!

[gcart2]

Originally posted by joeyds450x
really florda says max 28 front and max 30 in rear...

im movin to iowa LOL i like there laws!

they dont enforce it. the main thing is the lights. if the trucks get too high they have to put lights on there axle.


my buddy drives a s-10 with 14" lift and 44"s. lol. the only tickets he gets is for his window tint.

[scuzz]

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida > *

[hale23]

That's odd, my old chevy didn't even have a bumper for the longest time. And if it did, there was no way it was under 30" at the bumper. I don't think most cops run around looking or measuring though.

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by scuzz
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida > *
you forgot iowa they dnt even have laws for height acording to wut read lol

im just gna put the lift and tires i want anyways and hope to god i dnt have to take it off, i dnt think theyll enforce it unless your hot rodding around and causin trouble lol

Originally posted by joeyds450x
really florda says max 28 front and max 30 in rear...

dont see hows thats possbile because i'm 6'2 and there has been trucks street legal that I could literally stand under. No exageration I see many where my head is at the bottom of the door. This is the only person I know with a truck too big...

[Warnerade]

99% of cops could careless how high your truck is lifted, it is a law that is not enforced very often. As long as your lights arent shinging directly into peoples rear veiw mirrors, you should have nutin to worry about.

lift it high

[hypersnyper6947]

check out this excursion, this is how you get around bumper laws

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Excursion-LIMITED-2001-FORD-LIFTED-EXCURSION-46-MICKEY-THOMPSON-TIRES_W0QQitemZ290302625966QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_C ars_Trucks?hash=item290302625966&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318#ht_500wt_12 04

is the bumper law there just so you dont monster truck someone? instead you would hit or push them. For the 1st time in my life I saw the police pull a guy over for j-walking last weekend. He darted across the road and the police pulled him over. So funny.

[madskrillz2]

I'm from Alabama and if there is a law around here, they don't enforce it. I've seen some rigs just locally that could roll over a car like a rock.

[hypersnyper6947]

Originally posted by joeyds450x
really florda says max 28 front and max 30 in rear...

im movin to iowa LOL i like there laws!

I just measured mine im about 28 in the rear and 29 in the front. close enough, but considering im only on a 6" lift with 37s there are trucks a whole lot taller than mine.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aclasson86/DSC06619.jpg

[madskrillz2]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
I just measured mine im about 28 in the rear and 29 in the front. close enough, but considering im only on a 6" lift with 37s there are trucks a whole lot taller than mine.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aclasson86/DSC06619.jpg

What kind of dog is that?

[hypersnyper6947]

I adopted him as a puppy, so im not sure exactly what he is. Pit something thats for sure, he is the best dog in the world. All in all i think he is mostly pit.

[madskrillz2]

Ah ok. He looked a bit like a American Bulldog and you don't see many of those so, that's why I was asking.

[hypersnyper6947]

Its possible he is an american bulldog that was one of the breads we were thinking also. He is a bull something, either american bulldog, american staffordshire terrier or american pit bull terrier. He has one of those in him for sure, his demeanor is awesome though, he loves all people and dogs.

He loves Frisbee too
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aclasson86/DSC05907.jpg

[madskrillz2]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
Its possible he is an american bulldog that was one of the breads we were thinking also. He is a bull something, either american bulldog, american staffordshire terrier or american pit bull terrier. He has one of those in him for sure, his demeanor is awesome though, he loves all people and dogs.

He loves Frisbee too
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aclasson86/DSC05907.jpg

Yeah it definitely looks like he has it in him. I doubt he's stafforshire since they tend to be shorter. I'd love to have an American Bulldog, but man around here, puppies are going for well over $1k

[joeyds450x]

anybody have 8 inch on a ford f-250 on 38s, that could measure there bumpers?

mine only has a 4 inch on 35s and it looks huge

[joeyds450x]

and another

[hypersnyper6947]

Well with a 2" taller lift and 1" taller tire than mine i would imagine that it would measure around 32-33" up front.

It also depends on year, leaf sprung tucks are a bit different then the coil sprung 05+ trucks.

[joeyds450x]

the tires that are goin on it and th tires that came off it

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
Well with a 2" taller lift and 1" taller tire than mine i would imagine that it would measure around 32-33" up front.

It also depends on year, leaf sprung tucks are a bit different then the coil sprung 05+ trucks.

ya mine looks alot bigger than yours and its only got a 4 inch lol but thats just a picture comparison lol

[hypersnyper6947]

look at where my tailgate meets the garage in the first pic i posted,

Here is it next to a titan with a 8" lift and 35s for some comparison for you
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aclasson86/DSC03982.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i276/aclasson86/exriders/DSC05966.jpg

[hypersnyper6947]

Originally posted by joeyds450x
ya mine looks alot bigger than yours and its only got a 4 inch lol

Definitely not

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
Definitely not

lol ya i guess i didnt look at the house in the backround, that thing looks HUGE from the rear view

awesome! i hope mine turns out that good :D

hey how wide are those tires?

[hypersnyper6947]

My tires are 13.5" wide, the key to having you truck look balanced when lifting it is having the wheels stick out the is the backspacing of the wheels. My wheels are 10" wide with 4.5" backspacing.

Im sure yours will look pretty awesome when your done. I think jacked up single cabs look sick.

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by hypersnyper6947
My tires are 13.5" wide, the key to having you truck look balanced when lifting it is having the wheels stick out the is the backspacing of the wheels. My wheels are 10" wide with 4.5" backspacing.

Im sure yours will look pretty awesome when your done. I think jacked up single cabs look sick.

thanks man, my rims are 12 inches wide... i hopoe with an 8 inch lift i can clear the 15.5 inch wide tire when i turn, ya im gonna put the bushwaker cut out flares on so i dnt get pulled over all the time, n eventually a chrome roll bar in the back, but never will it touch mud! :p

[hypersnyper6947]

Originally posted by joeyds450x
thanks man, my rims are 12 inches wide... i hopoe with an 8 inch lift i can clear the 15.5 inch wide tire when i turn, ya im gonna put the bushwaker cut out flares on so i dnt get pulled over all the time, n eventually a chrome roll bar in the back, but never will it touch mud! :p

Yea mine is a pavement princess too, mud effs everything up. I rub a little when i turn all the way with my 37x13.50s so you may rub a bit with those 38x15.50s, especially b/c your leaf sprung and i think they rub a bit more up front. I really want to get the micky thompson baja atz in 36x15.50x20 for my next tires. Yours will look pretty awesome with the 38x15.50's for sure.

[ridered92]

Originally posted by joeyds450x
anybody have 8 inch on a ford f-250 on 38s, that could measure there bumpers?

mine only has a 4 inch on 35s and it looks huge

whats up with the dodge symbol on the front plate?

[mittman]

Originally posted by ridered92
whats up with the dodge symbol on the front plate?

HAHA yeah I was getting ready to ask the same thing. Nothing wrong with it just I dont think I ever saw a ford with a dodge plate on it

[ridered92]

yeah i like dodge just never seen a dodge plate on a from. but i did see ford mud flaps on a chevy:confused:

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by ridered92
whats up with the dodge symbol on the front plate?

well my girl friend is a dodge fan and i love my fords lol so for april fools 2 years ago she put that on there lol n i never took it off :p

[joeyds450x]

the accident i got into wrecked my box and snapped both rear leaf springs and bent the rear wheels i figured id get at most 2000 to fix it. they gave me a check for 5300, i couldnt believe it, now i can get the lift and dnt have to par for any of it!

[joeyds450x]

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[joeyds450x]

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[bens250ex]

Originally posted by joeyds450x
its early 1999 the rear springs are shot, they snapped in the accident
HELL YEA!!!!!!!! mine is a early 99 please tell me you wanna sell?

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by bens250ex
HELL YEA!!!!!!!! mine is a early 99 please tell me you wanna sell?

i have a guy that wants to buy it, but if he backs out of the deal ill sell ya it 4 sure, i hate having extra stuff laying around... you will get everything including the shocks, but no rear springs since they are bad

[bens250ex]

oh man gaaa i really wanted to add it too my fabtech shackle lift! i really wouldn't need shocks you could just throw them away.

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by bens250ex
oh man gaaa i really wanted to add it too my fabtech shackle lift! i really wouldn't need shocks you could just throw them away.

well its all or nothing

[bens250ex]

i could take it all how much you want?

[joeyds450x]

Originally posted by bens250ex
i could take it all how much you want?

ill talk to you more if this guy locally dosnt want it

[joeyds450x]

here she is all done

[xrxmxcx]

I'm sure you get some phenomenal gas mileage with that gasser.

[joeyds450x]

o i get great gas milage! lol

[joeyds450x]

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[bens250ex]

too bad its a gas burner....thats no fun.

[joeyds450x]

y is it no fun? i dont mind the gas milage... lol good thing i make good money to fill her up!

[bens250ex]

Originally posted by joeyds450x
y is it no fun? i dont mind the gas milage... lol good thing i make good money to fill her up!

I hate seeing gas burners in superdutys (personal preference).... it takes the heart out of them and makes them deprived sounding...its no fun because you can't prolly roast much of anything, you can't blow the lovely black clouds, you have no turbo whistle the list goes on and on but still you got a nice truck. But on the plus side you don't have to fool with $$ repairs . . . But if you want a diesel you could throw a cummins in there!!! That’s what I hope to do to mine one day once I have the money to get the ol stroker out . . . once it stops raining ill post some new pics of mine up. I like the 38's so did you come out on top with the insurance? I sure hope you did because someone needs to have fun with what we have to pay for insurance.

[joeyds450x]

i love the way mine sounds its only got the 5.4 :( lol but i have a full exhaust on it, ya my insurance is crazy its really high lol my insurance company gave me $5300 and i payed around $2100 out of pocket

[v0lcom13sn0w]

might as well move to oregon because basically anything goes here as long as you have fender flares and really then that isnt that big of deal unless your in one of the big cities like portland.

http://www.tacomaterritory.com/wiki/index.php/Lift_Laws