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West Virginia Ride Height & Lift Laws (2026)

Info: 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.

InfoVerified Jun 19, 2026

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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.)

Official source: code.wvlegislature.gov →

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Ride Height & Lift in states bordering West Virginia

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

KentuckyInfo
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).)
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
MarylandInfo
At Maryland safety inspection, bumper height can't exceed 20 in on a passenger car or 28 in on a light truck or multipurpose vehicle, and you can't add bumper extensions to pass after a lift. (COMAR 11.14.02.07.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: regs.maryland.gov · Full Maryland 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 →
PennsylvaniaInfo
No statutory suspension-lift limit. Bumpers are required front and rear unless the vehicle was originally designed and manufactured without them (75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 4536), and state safety inspection rejects a vehicle if no part of the main horizontal bumper bar falls within 16-20 inches above ground level on passenger vehicles, or within 16-30 inches on multipurpose passenger vehicles and light trucks (67 Pa. Code Sec. 175.80).
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: pacodeandbulletin.gov · Full Pennsylvania 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 →

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