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Kentucky Ride Height & Lift Laws (2026)
Info: No Kentucky statute sets a bumper-height or suspension-lift limit.
No Kentucky statute sets a bumper-height or suspension-lift limit. The general size limit applies: a truck, trailer, manufactured home or vehicle may not exceed 11 1/2 feet in height or 96 inches in width, including any part of the body or load, on highways other than those the secretary of transportation designates for larger dimensions under KRS 189.222. (KRS 189.221(1).)
Official source: apps.legislature.ky.gov →
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Ride Height & Lift in states bordering Kentucky
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- IllinoisInfo
Illinois caps bumper height by weight class, but for any vehicle 9,000 lb or under the bumper can never exceed 28 in in front or 30 in in the rear. (625 ILCS 5/12-608.)
Verified Jul 20, 2026 · Source: ilga.gov · Full Illinois rule →
- IndianaInfo
In Indiana, a passenger car's bumpers must stay within 3 in of their original height. On trucks up to 11,000 lb, the front and rear bumpers can be no more than 30 in from the ground to the bottom of the bumper. (Ind. Code 9-19-4-1 & 9-19-4-2.)
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: iga.in.gov · Full Indiana rule →
- MissouriInfo
Missouri caps bumper height by weight class - 22 in on non-commercial vehicles, up to 31 in in the rear for 9,001-11,500 lb vehicles - and prohibits raising a vehicle so much that it blocks the driver's view. (RSMo 307.172.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- OhioInfo
In Ohio, the gap between the body floor and the top of the frame can't exceed 4 in, and you can't defeat the suspension or make changes that let the vehicle contact the ground. (ORC 4513.021; Ohio Admin Code 4501-43-03.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: codes.ohio.gov · Full Ohio rule →
- TennesseeInfo
Tennessee limits how high a modified vehicle may sit: a passenger vehicle other than a four-wheel-drive recreational vehicle that has been modified by altering its altitude may not have its bumpers more than 22 inches above the ground. …
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: capitol.tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
- VirginiaInfo
Virginia caps bumper height at 14-22 in on cars, and up to 28-31 in on trucks by weight class. The body can be raised no more than 3 in, and the front bumper can't sit 4 in or more above the rear (Virginia's "squatted truck" ban). (Va. Code 46.2-1063.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
- West VirginiaInfo
For vehicles up to 10,000 lb, West Virginia requires bumpers to sit 6-31 in off the ground, prohibits front lift blocks, and limits a body lift to 3 in over the factory spacer. (W. Va. Code 17C-15-48.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: code.wvlegislature.gov · Full West Virginia rule →
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