Hickey said:
make sure you go over the definition of the frame with him too. It states in the law that the fram is to be measured at the bottom of the longest straight section of the frame. He might try to get away with measuring up under the front bumper.
Actually:
(b)
"Frame" means the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of the vehicle or, for vehicles with unitized body construction, the lowest longitudinal structural member of the body of the vehicle.
(c) "Frame height" means the vertical distance between the ground and the
lowest point on the frame. The distance is measured when the vehicle is unladen and on a level surface.
This is an important point. I've had a UHP and the guy at the insp. station try to tell me that the height on my 4Runner should be measured under the driver's door. I don't see where it says "as measured under the driver's door". My frame's lowest point is just behind the front tires where the frame rails dip down and then turn up along the front tire. This spot is still part of the "longitudinal structural member". I had to fight a fix-it ticket because of this, since under the driver's door it measures 28", and at the "lowest point of the frame" it measures 26-1/4". (But if I let a little air out of the front tires it drops to 26")
I got out of the ticket, but after 15 minutes of arguing at the inspection station I pulled the 31's off my wife's 4Runner and threw them on mine so that the moron would pass it.
