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Old 10-16-2006 | 10:48 PM
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Ticket for lowering car?

Hey i remember one of my teacher told me that it was illegal to lower your car at a certain point is the true?
Old 10-16-2006 | 10:53 PM
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no its not, your car can be .5mm from the ground, but as long as the springs arent cut, and the wheels dont rub its perfectly legal.
Old 10-17-2006 | 02:38 AM
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from a stand still, if you can turn the wheels fully in each direction and the wheels dont run, youre fine.
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Don't quote me on this but I thought there was something int hte HTA that says the bumper must not be lower or higher than a certain limit for your class of vehicle. Ive seen lifted 4x4's ticketed for having bumper too high off the ground - got something to do with impacts/riding over another car/sliding under one/etc....
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Originally Posted by Kuztom Freak
Don't quote me on this but I thought there was something int hte HTA that says the bumper must not be lower or higher than a certain limit for your class of vehicle. Ive seen lifted 4x4's ticketed for having bumper too high off the ground - got something to do with impacts/riding over another car/sliding under one/etc....
sounds like that makes sense
does anyone know for sure?
Old 10-19-2006 | 12:47 AM
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no i dont think theres any limit on being low, as long as the wheels dont rub and the springs werent cut your fine. Raising your car, yes there are laws. If there werent thered be monster trucks roaming the streets!
Old 10-19-2006 | 11:10 AM
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lol monster trucks roaming the streets thats a scary thought lol
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I've seen a few jacked up pick up trucks that can easily clear a car in an accident.. I wonder wat the laws are bout those
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about 2 years ago my cousin got pulled over in downtown by cops. He has a civic that has no wheel well gap (dropped properly). Cop tells him that it's not safe blah blah. Cop showed him that he couldnt put his finger inbetween the tire and fender.... and I dont know what happened after that, but my cousin started badmouthing. So the cop ripped his plates off, and gave him a ticket for Drive unsafe vehicle.My cousin had to get it towed by a flat-bed and had to get a safety, e-test and get new plates. He fought the ticket and won because the cop never showed.

I drive around and my car's low, but I really dont think there's a law precisely against lowering springs. Just don't **** off the cop.
Old 10-29-2006 | 06:34 PM
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I've talked to a cop once in one of my classes about lowering/high cars and he said as long as the wheels dont rub (which i know has been said) and said nothing about the raising a car...i guess its all based on common sense. if ur car is too high n big then it shouldnt be one the road. and as for lowered cars do u really want ur wheels rubbing anywayz??
Old 10-30-2006 | 10:08 AM
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