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