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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:37 AM
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what is the local ride height in virginia
i got pulled at the beach and the cop said its 14 inches from the bottom of the bumper.he tryed to say i slammed my car 7 inches,lol

i thought it was 14 from the top of the license plate ?
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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14-22 inches from any point on the bottom of the main bumper beam.

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+cod+46.2-1063
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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yeah bumper beam not from where the lip starts ?
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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No way.
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some cop told me it was how far the bottom of your headlight to ground
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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4 feet
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by slowb20civic
some cop told me it was how far the bottom of your headlight to ground
Well, he was wrong.
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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how can they tell where the bottom of the bumper beam is without removing the bumper cover?
Old Oct 16, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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Default Re: what is the legal ride height in va

Originally Posted by jjkamikaze
how can they tell where the bottom of the bumper beam is without removing the bumper cover?
That's the point, if you get a ticket for ride hight all you have to do is have a picture of your car w/ a ruler and your license plate w/ the bumper cover off showing 14 inches from the middle of the bumper (aka bumper beam) to the ground. My 240 is pretty freaking low, but it is legal ride hight ....but illegal because it is modified suspension .
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how can they tell where the bottom of the bumper beam is without removing the bumper cover?
Today 04:22 PM
^^exactly!^^
but try arguning that with them and they will just find something to give you a ticket for.



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