Lift Laws
| STATE | BUMPER HEIGHT | FRAME HEIGHT | BODY LIFT | REAR BLOCK | SHACKLE LIFT | NOTES |
| ALABAMA | Reflectors Max Ht 60" | |||||
| ALASKA | 26" | Headlights & Taillights Max Ht 54" Min Ht 24"; also must have mud flaps | ||||
| ARIZONA | Lifted must have mudflaps no more than 8" from ground and must cover all of the tread; Max Ht of Vehicle is 13.6' | |||||
| ARKANSAS | Headlights & Taillights Max Ht 54" Min Ht 24"; Max Ht of vehicle is 13.6' | |||||
| CALIFORNIA | GVWR 4500lbs Max 27"; GVWR 4501-7500 Max 30"; GVWR 7501-10000 Max 31" | 5" | ||||
| COLORADO | Headlights Max Ht 44" Taillights Max Ht 72" | |||||
| CONNECTICUT | 30" | Can NOT lift the Vehicle more than 4" | ||||
| DELAWARE | 30" | 22" | 3" | |||
| DISTRICT of COLUMBIA | Headlights Max 54" Min 24"; Taillights Max 72" Min 15" | |||||
| FLORIDA | GVWR >2000lbs Max 24" front 26" rear; 2000-3000 27" & 29"; 3000-5000 28" & 30" | Headlight Max 54" | ||||
| GEORGIA | 2" above or below OE Ht | 27" | ||||
| HAWAII | GVWR >4500lbs Max 29"; 4501-7500 33"; 7501-10000 35" | 3" | ||||
| IDAHO | GVWR >4500lbs Front 24" Rear 26"; 4501-7500 27" & 29"; 7501-10000 28" & 30"; 4x4 & Dualie's >10000 30" & 31" | |||||
| ILLINOIS | GVWR >4500 Front 24" & Rear 26"; 4501-7500 27" & 29"; 7501-9000 28" & 30" | 3" | ||||
| INDIANA | +/- 3" from OE | Headlights Max 54" | ||||
| IOWA | Max Ht 13.6'; Max Width 8' | |||||
| KANSAS | Headlights Max 54" Min 24"; Taillights Max 72" Min 15"; Reflectors 60" & 15" | |||||
| KENTUCKY | ||||||
| LOUISIANA | Headlights Max 54"; Fog lights Max 30" | |||||
| MAINE | ILLEGAL | Headlights Max 54" | ||||
| MARYLAND | ||||||
| MASSACHUSETTS | To find out Max Ht, use Formula Max Ht=Wheelbase x Wheel Track devided by 2200; so if you came out with 2, then you are allowed a increase in 2" tire size & increase lift of 2" for a total of 4" | |||||
| MICHIGAN | GVWR >4500 Max 26", 4501-7500 28", 7501-10000 30" | GVWR >4500 Max 24", 4501-7500 24", 7501-10000 26" | Cannot exceed OE by more than 2"; Coil Spring spacers ILLEGAL | Front blocks and rear blocks over 4" ILLEGAL | ||
| MINNESOTA | Max Ht 25", If you attach something it must meat OE or SAE standards | If you do lift it, you might be required to register the vehicle as "reconstructed", meaning more road use tax | ||||
| MISSISSIPPI | Max Suspension lift is 6", with a total of vehicle Max lift of 8" | |||||
| MISSOURI | GVWR >4500lbs Max front 24" & rear 26", 4501-7500 27" & 29", 7501-9000 28" & 30" | |||||
| MONTANA | Max Headlight is 72" Min Ht 15" | |||||
| NEBRASKA | Mud flaps must cover the entire tread of tire | |||||
| NEVADA | 24" | |||||
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 20" | Max Ht 13.6' | ||||
| NEW JERSEY | Max suspension 4", more than that and it must undergo a stability test | |||||
| NEW MEXICO | Headlights Max 54", Taillights 72" | |||||
| NEW YORK | 1990 & Newer Max 24" | Headlights 54", Taillights 72", Turn Signals 83" | ||||
| NORTH CAROLINA | Max ht +6" from factory unless you have permission from Commissioner of Motor Vehicles | |||||
| NORTH DAKOTA | Max vehicle Ht 14' | |||||
| OHIO | 4" | |||||
| OKLAHOMA | Headlights Max Ht 54", Taillights Max Ht 72" | |||||
| OREGON | Headlights Max Ht 54", Max Ht of vehicle with anything on it is 14' | |||||
| PENNSYLVANIA | Mediun & Heavy duty trucks Max 30" | |||||
| RHODE ISLAND | 10000 GVW or lighter, total lift of 4" from OEM Ht | |||||
| SOUTH CAROLINA | + or - 6" from OEM Ht is all that is allowed | |||||
| SOUTH DAKOTA | Taillights Max Ht 72" | |||||
| TENNESSEE | gvw 4500 or less Max 24", 4501 - 7500 26", 7501 - 10000 28" | 4" | ||||
| TEXAS | Headlights Max 54" Min 24", Taillights Max 72" Min 15", Foglights Max 30" Min 12" | |||||
| UTAH | Illegal | Wheelbase less 100" total Max lift=wheelbase x wheel track devided by 2200, wheelbase above 100" Max lift 8" | ||||
| VERMONT | GVWR >4500 24" front 26" rear, 4501 - 7500 27" 29", 7501 - 10000 28" 31" | |||||
| VIRGINIA | GVWR >4500 Max 28", 4501 - 7500 29" Rear 30", 7501 - 10000 30" 31" | |||||
| WASHINGTON | 3" | Sky's the limit if the lift is manufactured by an aftermarket company and installed properly and designed for the make of vehicle | ||||
| WEST VIRGINIA | GVWR >10000 Max 31" | 3" | ||||
| WISCONSIN | GVWR >8000 Max lift above OE is 5", and tires can be 4" above factory size, for a total of 9" | |||||
| WYOMING | vehicle must be in "safe" working condition |