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Post by bowshtr on Jun 20, 2006 18:37:21 GMT -5
So how many of yall out there have had the joys of recieving the too tall/toowide, altered suspension, improper equipment tickets??
My truck has been SAS'd for a week now and I just got my first one. Honestly small town police have nothing better to do.....I was in the store buying bread and come out to having him writing me a ticket. I hope once every cop in the county pulls me over the tickets will stop, cuase i know this is the first of many.
Are there anyways to sweet talk them into not getting a citation?
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Post by fourwd1 on Jun 20, 2006 20:06:08 GMT -5
I've only been pulled over once, by the MSP. He pulled out a tape measure and started measuring all around the frame.
The law in MD is 28" to the bottom of the frame and I was at 26", and he was slightly embarrassed.
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Post by DeadlyPeace on Jun 21, 2006 2:01:38 GMT -5
I was pulled over last year ago and got written up for being too high (27" max in CA, I'm at 29.5"), no mud flaps being too short, tires sticking out 1" too far from the fenders, and my tail pipe being above 24" and exiting at the side.
The fix was buy and put on mud flaps, reroute the exhaust out the back, and borrowed a set 31" tires from a friend. Had it signed off. The officer said that the mud flaps should go down to the center of the wheel, mine are 1.5" above, but he said they were close enough.
The sad part is that the same cop pulled over again about week later (before I had fixed it) and wanted to write me up for the same thing. I still had about three weeks before I even had to go to court for the first one. I basically showed him the ticket he already gave me and told him I don't think so.
As far as sweet talking the cop, my only advice is to get to know them before they get to know you.
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Post by bowshtr on Jun 21, 2006 23:57:40 GMT -5
Limit in va is 29 inches and my rear is 41 along with my entire tire sticks out past the truck. But oh well...i got a month to fix it with no penalty. Im just gonna run my trailer hitchwith a drop bracket and be gone with it for now until i hit the trails.
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Jun 22, 2006 0:43:24 GMT -5
§ 46.2-1063. Alteration of suspension system; bumper height limits; raising body above frame rail.
No person shall drive on a public highway any motor vehicle registered as a passenger motor vehicle if it has been modified by alteration of its altitude from the ground to the extent that its bumpers, measured to any point on the lower edge of the main horizontal bumper bar, exclusive of any bumper guards, are not within the range of fourteen inches to twenty-two inches above the ground. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the range of bumper heights for motor vehicles bearing street rod license plates issued pursuant to § 46.2-747 shall be nine to twenty-two inches.
No vehicle shall be modified to cause the vehicle body or chassis to come in contact with the ground, expose the fuel tank to damage from collision, or cause the wheels to come in contact with the body under normal operation. No part of the original suspension system of a motor vehicle shall be disconnected to defeat the safe operation of its suspension system. However, nothing contained in this section shall prevent the installation of heavy duty equipment, including shock absorbers and overload springs. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the driving on a public highway of a motor vehicle with normal wear to the suspension system if such normal wear does not adversely affect the control of the vehicle.
No person shall drive on a public highway any motor vehicle registered as a truck if it has been modified by alteration of its altitude from the ground to the extent that its bumpers, measured to any point on the lower edge of the main horizontal bumper bar, exclusive of any bumper guards, do not fall within the limits specified herein for its gross vehicle weight rating category. The front bumper height of trucks whose gross vehicle weight ratings are 4,500 pounds or less shall be no less than 14 inches and no more than 28 inches, and their rear bumper height shall be no less than 14 inches and no more than 28 inches. The front bumper height of trucks whose gross vehicle weight ratings are 4,501 pounds to 7,500 pounds shall be no less than 14 inches and no more than 29 inches, and their rear bumper height shall be no less than 14 inches and no more than 30 inches. The front bumper height of trucks whose gross vehicle weight ratings are 7,501 pounds to 15,000 pounds shall be no less than 14 inches and no more than 30 inches, and their rear bumper height shall be no less than 14 inches and no more than 31 inches. Bumper height limitations contained in this section shall not apply to trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings in excess of 15,000 pounds. For the purpose of this section, "truck" includes pickup and panel trucks, and "gross vehicle weight ratings" means manufacturer's gross vehicle weight ratings established for that vehicle as indicated by a number, plate, sticker, decal, or other device affixed to the vehicle by its manufacturer.
In the absence of bumpers, and in cases where bumper heights have been lowered, height measurements under the foregoing provisions of this section shall be made to the bottom of the frame rail. However, if bumper heights have been raised, height measurements under the foregoing provisions of this section shall be made to the bottom of the main horizontal bumper bar.
No vehicle shall be operated on a public highway if it has been modified by any means so as to raise its body more than three inches, in addition to any manufacturer's spacers and bushings, above the vehicle's frame rail or manufacturer's attachment points on the frame rail.
This section shall not apply to specially designed or modified motor vehicles when driven off the public highways in races and similar events. Such motor vehicles may be lawfully towed on the highways of the Commonwealth.
(1973, c. 498, § 46.1-282.1; 1978, c. 605; 1980, c. 342; 1986, c. 570; 1989, c. 727; 1991, c. 688; 1992, c. 864; 1993, c. 73.)
put some lame bumper at 28 inches and whatever it is in the rear and call it a day. what was the width one called cuz i havent found anything about the a width outside the body. anyway throw and orange triangle on it and laugh
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Jun 22, 2006 1:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Jun 22, 2006 1:15:47 GMT -5
oh ya if u can get the the codes they used i can usually get around them. i have a buddy who knows all about them he has the tallest street legal truck so he knows what he is doin
Drew
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Post by bowshtr on Aug 16, 2006 15:35:13 GMT -5
And they just keep piling up! I just got another 4 more tickets the other day. Starting to get to the point that im gonna part this beast out. LOL
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Post by mudwiser316 on Aug 17, 2006 3:48:30 GMT -5
bowshtr you got to love VA. that's why i live in FL. they don't mess with us as bad even when we pull up next the cops and the only thing they can see is our tires!
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