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Florida laws on lift and tires

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#1 ·
I am from NJ and I am going to be moving to Sarasota, FL at the end of december and I have a 87 Wrangler with 35x12.50 Goodyear MT's and I have the renegade body kit on it. My problem is i am going to take the body kit off and cut the fenders for even more room (tires rub bad on bumps !!), what are the laws down in FL I know that thier is no Inspection and wnat to know does anyone have any problems with cops. The tires will stick out a couple inches. Any info would be great
Thanks
Corey

1987 Wrangler
350 TPI
7 inch lift and 35's
 
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None of my tire area is covered by flare or flap and nobody gives me grief here in Daytona Beach. I'm running full width 1/2 ton axles and 36" tires

'77 CJ-5: 304/T-150/D-20 F-D44 R-9" Power 4 wheel disk, 36X12.5 swampers
bigmudtire
 
#7 ·
Hey- I live in Bradenton(aka Borington)- the town above Sarasotya(aka Sorrysota). There are NO lift laws down here. You dont have to cover your tires up either. This is both a good and a bad thing. You can lift anything to fit 44" tires (Look out for the white Samuri running those, he's a little "tippy") and you can do it anyway you want to. On the bad side, some guys will go SOA, put 4" lift blocks on all four springs, and put on a 4" body lift, etc... with pretty much no steering mods to boot /wwwthreads_images/icons/crazy.gif Watch out for the sweet-looking Red and White classic Ford on 40" tires- his drag link is at about a 45 degree angle to the tie-rod. I swear if he hits a cat his truck will end up in a ditch or on its side! UM... plenty of trucks with no beds down here too. Just the bare frame and a cab! Get in touch with me when you get down here and I'll show you some places to go 'wheeling.

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Thats what I wanted to hear(not about the 4inch blocks) because when I come down I am going to live with my aunt in Venice untill I find an Apartment. The laws are bad here in NJ you are allowed a 33" tire on a jeep and it is not allowed to stick out more than an inch
Thanks
Corey

1987 Wrangler
350 TPI
7 inch lift and 35's
 

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#10 ·
I haven't checked in several years, but Fl did at one time have laws concerning max headlight, tail light (I think it was something like 56")and bumper heigh (I think it was around 28 of 29). Also tires were not supposed to stick out over a certian amount. IF you wanted to you could also get into a tire width/weight thing. The only laws that I am aware of being enforced were the head light and bumper height laws. Got to thinking that was 16 years ago. Man time flies.

Jeepjohn
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