4x4 Lift Laws
Lift Laws
1989 Bronco GVWR Range: 6,001 - 7,000 POUNDS
Washington State Bumper Law
Bumpers: A special motor vehicle shall be equipped with a
bumper on both the front and rear of the vehicle with the exception of
motor vehicles where the original or predominant body configuration,
provided by a recognized manufacturer, did not include such bumper or
bumpers in the design of the vehicle. For the relevant model year, bumpers
must accommodate recognized manufacturer impact absorption systems per
applicable Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Bumper Standards or
equivalent standards.
Bumpers are optional equipment on vehicles defined as street rods and kit
vehicles by the Washington state patrol vehicle inspectors.
Bumpers, unless specifically exempted above, shall be at least 4.5 inches
in vertical height, centered on the vehicle's centerline, and extend no
less than the width of the respective wheel track distances. Bumpers shall
be attached to the vehicle in a manner equivalent to the original
manufacturer's installation. Bumpers shall be horizontal load bearing and
attach to the vehicle frame to effectively transfer energy when impacted.
The maximum bumper heights will be determined by weight category of gross
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) measured from a level surface to the highest
point on the bottom of the bumper. For vehicles exempted from the bumper
requirement for the reasons stated above, a maximum frame elevation
measurement shall be made to the bottom of the frame rail. Maximum heights
are as follows:
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Front |
Back |
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Passenger Vehicles |
22 Inches |
22 Inches |
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4,500 lbs. and under GVWR |
24 Inches |
26 Inches |
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4,501 lbs. to 7,500 lbs. GVWR |
27 Inches |
29 Inches |
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7,501 lbs. to 10,000 lbs. GVWR |
28 Inches |
30 Inches |
Adding an additional bumper will not meet the above requirements.
Washington State Fender Laws:
All wheels of a special motor vehicle shall be equipped with
fenders designed to cover the entire tire tread width that comes in
contact with the road surface. Coverage of the tire tread circumference
shall be from at least 15° in front and to at least 75° to the rear of the
vertical centerline at each wheel measured from the center of the wheel
rotation. At no time shall the tire come in contact with the body, fender,
chassis, or suspension of the vehicle. Street rods and kit vehicles which
are more than forty years old and are owned and operated primarily as a
collector's item need not be equipped with fenders when the vehicle is
used and driven during fair weather on well-maintained, hard-surfaced
roads.
Other State Lift Laws"
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STATE |
BUMPER HEIGHT |
FRAME HEIGHT |
BODY LIFT |
REAR BLOCK |
SHACKLE LIFT |
NOTES |
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N/A |
13.5' max. height |
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26" |
OEM bumpers required |
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N/A |
Mudflaps required on lifted trucks. |
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N/A |
Max. headlight height 54" |
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N/A |
<4500 GVWR=27" |
5" |
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N/A |
Lights not more 54" nor less than 24". Tail lights not more than 72" |
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30" |
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30" |
22" |
3" @ seat |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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3000-5000 GVWR=24" front, 26" rear |
Max. headlight height 54" |
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22" |
27" |
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<4500 GVWR=29' |
<4500 GVWR=27' |
3" @ seat |
Hawaii requires any lift/susp. blocks must be one-piece. |
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N/A |
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<4500 GVWR=24" front, 26" rear |
<4500 GVWR=24" |
3" Max |
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30" |
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+5" |
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N/A |
headlights must be under 54-inches |
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N/A |
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N/A |
13.5' max. height |
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N/A |
<4500 GVWR=24" front, 26" rear |
N/A |
Illegal |
Illegal |
Maine law prohibits modifying any vehicle with Anti-Lock Brakes. For more information, click here. |
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28" |
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Click here to download a PDF document regarding MA's lift laws. Requires Acrobat Reader. |
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<4500 GVWR=26" |
<7500 GVWR=24" |
3" |
+4" |
+2" |
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25" |
+6" |
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+8" |
+6" |
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<4.500 and under GVWR=22" Rear 22" |
<4501 to 7500 GVWR 24" Rear 26" |
<7501 to 9000 GVWR 28" Rear 30" |
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N/A |
Max. headlight height 54" |
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N/A |
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24" |
N/A |
<4500 GVWR=28" |
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28" |
32" |
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<4500 lbs - under GVWR=7" above stock. - 4501-7500 lbs GVWR=9" above stock. - 7501 - 10,000 lbs GVWR=11" above stock. |
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N/A |
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N/A |
30" |
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N/A |
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27" |
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Maximum and minimum allowable height |
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Max. 54" headlight |
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N/A |
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5,000 lbs. or less GVWR 24" front 26" rear
5,001 lbs.-7,000 lbs. GVWR 27" front 29" rear
7,001 lbs.-9,000 lbs. GVWR 28" front 30" rear
9,001 lbs.-11,000 lbs. GVWR 30" front 30" rear |
5,000 lbs. or less GVWR 24" front 26" rear
5,001 lbs.-7,000 lbs. GVWR 27" front 29" rear
7,001 lbs.-9,000 lbs. GVWR 28" front 30" rear
9,001 lbs.-11,000 lbs. GVWR 30" front 30" rear |
3" block in rear max
(suv) max rear is 1" |
2" over factory length shackle max |
(truck) headlights below 54 inches (suv) Headlights must be below 48" from top of headlight |
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N/A |
+4" |
N/A |
+4" |
+4" |
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+6" |
Max. headlight CL height 54" |
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N/A |
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31" |
N/A |
4" |
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N/A |
Lights: 52" from ground to center of headlights |
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N/A |
+4.5" |
Illegal |
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N/A |
13.5' max. height |
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<4500 GVWR=28 4501-7500 GVWR=29" front, 30" rear 7501< GVWR=30" front, 31" rear |
<4500 GVWR=28" |
3" |
Jeeps, Samurais, Broncos and Internationals etc without a DETATCHED BED or considered a PANEL TRUCK are NOT included in this range. They consider these PASENGER vehicles and do NOT list a GVWR rating on the vehicles registration. Passenger vehicles have a max. bumper height of 22" |
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<4500 GVWR=24" front |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Coverage 15° in front and to at least 75° to the rear of each tire |
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31" |
31" |
3" @ seat |
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N/A |
N/A |
5" on suspension and 4" over on radius for the tires, there are no body lift laws |
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N/A |
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STATE |
BUMPER HEIGHT |
FRAME HEIGHT |
BODY LIFT |
REAR BLOCK |
SHACKLE LIFT |
NOTES |
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