Anyone know the OEM bumper height of a CJ as measured from the ground to the bottom of the bumper? Could someone run out and measure theirs (assuming stock CJ)?
-- JimG
Hi Bill,
25"? I have a 2" body lift, SOA, and 35" tires and mine measures 28"JimG
I have a 2.5" lift with a Warn XD9000i winch on the front and 33's and mine measures 21.5".
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sJimG wrote:
Hi Bill (and Mike),
The reason for my question is: My local inspection station would not pass my vehicle this year (they passed it the two previous years, same combined lift) because they said I had more that 3" total lift. To make a long story short, in talking to State Police in our Capital, they asked how I could have 7-8 inches total lift and still be under the 31" max bumper height. I wanted to tell them what stock height was... I guessed something under 20".
JimG
Ditto above
On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 22:13:42 GMT, "JimG" shared the following:
I'm confused. You're not allowed to have more than 3" of total lift added to your vehicle? What state do you live in? Is your bumper higher than 31"? It seems like it would make more sense to have a maximum bumper height requirement as opposed to a maximum "extra lift" requirement to me. Maybe I'm just reading this wrong. If your bumper is just an inch or two too high, could you just let some air out of the tires to drop the height by an inch or two and go to another inpsection station? Or borrow some smaller wheels/tires from a buddy to drop it down to within limits? Or throw a few bags of dirt in the back to weight it down if they're only measuring the back bumper? ;-)
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Time to find a friend with stock tires and rims and swap them for a day maybe?
I know when I was a kid and had to have a safety inspection ever year where I lived, there were numerous tire swaps going on come everyone's birthday. ;-)
Meanwhile, I have the 2.5" lift and 33's and come in under 22", so....
Mike
JimG wrote:
OK... maybe I made the long story too short. WV state regulation for modified vehicle inspections state:
1) max body lift = 3" 2) max bumper height = 31" 3) No air, hydraulic, or electric lift over 4"My Jeep is within the law and should be passed (as in previous years). Nothing has changed in the law... we just have an interpretation problem. I have now convinced the people at the Capitol of the local inspection station error... they were just curious as to how I stayed under 31" bumper height with over 7" lift,
Read above...
Read explanation above....
Sorry, read above and below...
Meanwhile, I have the 2.5" lift and 33's and come in under 22", so....
Back to the original question..... would you think your Jeep stock would be ~16-17 inches? (should have known better to ask about dimensions of stock CJ's in this forum... everyone here has some kind of lift!) I assume no inspection stickers in CA? Would you consider sponsoring my Jeep for registration in Canada? (just kidding)
JimG
Exactly! I'm hoping this guy at the Capitol will clue the local inspector in... so I don't have to.
BTW.. To your earlier point, I agree... when I got this jeep it already had the body lift. I'd take it off if it weren't such a pain in the ars! I want to be lifted just enough to clear the 35" at max flex. Stay low = less roll.
JimG
These locals are good ol' boys... they be just a might confused!
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