Are there any laws on how much you can lower a car or on how high up it has to be from the ground

 

laws of physics > everything else

 

sort of... but it varies from state to state. for example, in some states, the headlights have to be a minimum of 22" inches from the ground. in others, it's higher.

personally, i think anyone who "slams" their daily driver to the ground is crazy/stupid. being able to drive over a speed bump shouldn't be a luxury.

 

all depends on the state and then it also depends if the cops want to be morons... i would say your daily driver shouldn't be any lower then an inch but i also live in minnesota....so thats my reasoning...

 

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below 1" w/ springs = springs rates are gonna be hardly aggressive, so you gain very little in the area of handeling......and the drop still looks stock.....neither form nor funcion......i say 2" max on an accord, but thats just me...me &gt; michigan roads....

as long as you dont have 13 degrees of negative camber, whilst dragging your ***, the cops wont have reasonable suspicon to pull you over anyways....

 

which state?

 

im sure you can contact your city clerk's office, and they would be more than happy to pull any local or state ordinances concerning car modifications

 

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below 1" w/ springs = springs rates are gonna be hardly aggressive, so you gain very little in the area of handeling......and the drop still looks stock.....neither form nor funcion......i say 2" max on an accord, but thats just me...me &gt; michigan roads....
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Like i said it all is based on preferance...i believe mine was 1.25 front and 1.75 rear.... mine doesnt look all that horrible at all....but another factor could be that i have 17 inch rims on there to fill some of the gap.... go with what styles you like and just check around..someone is bound to know....

 

i live in florida

 

yes there are laws prohibiting you to lower your too much or even at all...im not too sure about florida...but you can do a search on the net and you'll find something about it...

i forgot which state it was but there was one state where you could NOT alter a vehicle's height either to raise it or lower by 2' or so...

 

I have never had anyone they have gotten pulled over for being 'too low' in Fla. But the cops will pull you over for having 'hyperwhite' bulbs, I was cited for that after getting pulled over for speeding.

 

4th gen=2.2/2" can get over bumps
6th gen=1.8/1.7" can get over bumps

 

In Hawaii, headlights have to be 2 ft from the ground. Of course it's not that enforced.

 

<U>Oregon State Law</U>

The body line of the car can be no lower than the lower rim of the wheel.

or something like that.

 

I suggest a sport drop. I had a race drop on my old acura, it was too low for daily driving. Also, wheel camber from a race drop is brutal....kiss your tires goodbye unless you correct the camber.

 

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best advice so far.

 

They should make a law against all the lifts people put on trucks...IMHO thats far more dangerous than lowering a car.

 

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there is a law in cali that restricts the high level are cars

 

I don't live in Cali.

 

i know that there are not any laws on lowering at all because plently of people down here have there casr lowered, but i wanna know wuts the max you can drop it before i get it done.

 

if u get pulled over like me the cop will roll a tennis ball or soda can under ur car. if it don't make it out thats a ticket.

 

I dug out an old Sport Compact Car with state regulations and it says for Florida: permitted with maximum height limits. Here in MA we got a two inch limit up or down.

 

there is a 22 or 24 inch(forgot) center of headlight minimum from the ground. a bitch *** FHP pulled me over once just to mess with me about that. Thats the only thing they can get you for as far as lowering in FL.

I just raised it up took a picture with a ruler showing it was at the minimum and took it to court...dismissed.