anyone know the lowering law for nys
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anyone know the lowering law for nys
i need to know what the law says for lowering cars in new york state. im taking someone to court and want to be sure of this. i know conn says the car must be 4" from the ground, but ive run a bunch of google searches and cant find the law for new york ..... can anyone help me out with this
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Re: anyone know the lowering law for nys (bleedblue94)
No sure on NY law, but the federal law is that you must have more ground clearance than you have sidewall. This is one of the few car laws that makes sense to me. In a blowout, you don't want to set the chassis on the pavement.
And I think most Hondas start breaking the headlight height requirements from lowering long before they get too low in terms of ground clearance. Sorry, i don't know specifics, but hopefully this will give you a few things to start googling for.
And I think most Hondas start breaking the headlight height requirements from lowering long before they get too low in terms of ground clearance. Sorry, i don't know specifics, but hopefully this will give you a few things to start googling for.
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Re: anyone know the lowering law for nys (TunerN00b)
just found it ... nys law simply states that some part of your bumper is 16" off the ground
seems ridiculous but it works for me
seems ridiculous but it works for me
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Re: anyone know the lowering law for nys (bleedblue94)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bleedblue94 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just found it ... nys law simply states that some part of your bumper is 16" off the ground
seems ridiculous but it works for me</TD></TR></TABLE>
Actually, if all vehicles had a part of their bumper 16" off the pavement, then you could always be certain that vehicle to vehicle contact will be bumper to bumper contact (as opposed to headlight to bumper, taillight to bumper, etc... You "slammed" guys know what I'm talking about here.). However, I'd bet money that the law only applies to "passenger vehicles", which would exempt all trucks and SUVs, making the law brilliant in concept but stupid in execution. Just my $0.02.
seems ridiculous but it works for me</TD></TR></TABLE>
Actually, if all vehicles had a part of their bumper 16" off the pavement, then you could always be certain that vehicle to vehicle contact will be bumper to bumper contact (as opposed to headlight to bumper, taillight to bumper, etc... You "slammed" guys know what I'm talking about here.). However, I'd bet money that the law only applies to "passenger vehicles", which would exempt all trucks and SUVs, making the law brilliant in concept but stupid in execution. Just my $0.02.
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Re: anyone know the lowering law for nys (TunerN00b)
i agree but it doesnt specify anything to say if a car only has a small part, per say a corner where the bumper connects to a fender which is 16" and then a truck has the bottom of its bumper be 26" off then youll certainly have contact that is not bumper to bumper
maybe i didnt make it clear the minimum height is 16" from the ground, the maximum height was i believe 26 or 24" cant remember for sure
maybe i didnt make it clear the minimum height is 16" from the ground, the maximum height was i believe 26 or 24" cant remember for sure
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