Originally Posted by
Speed-O
You're right. It has to do with the vehicles weight, but you can get a couple extra legal inches out of truck tags.
not really the law states the bumper height is by gross vehicle weight on the factory door sticker .. . nothing about truck tags or what you have it registered as . . .
46.2-1063. Alteration of suspension system; bumper height limits; raising body above frame rail.
For the purpose of this section, "truck" includes pickup and panel trucks, and "gross vehicle weight ratings" means manufacturer's gross vehicle weight ratings established for that vehicle as indicated by a number, plate, sticker, decal, or other device affixed to the vehicle by its manufacturer.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp...+cod+46.2-1063