Ride height regulations

[2Big4a3Series]

I have Geico and one thing I hate about them is that they are so doggone nosey about stuff that does not apply directly to my situation. They started asking me all kinds of questions about my parents, my family members, etc. Apparently this sent up a flag because I had been in the system some 12-15 years ago when I was a teenager driving under my parents' policy.

I initially decided to switch back because I got into an accident with a Geico customer and when I went to take care of the claim, they gave me twice what I was expecting and they cut me a check on the spot. They added $47 to the cost of my policy because I was foolish enough to tell them that I joined because one of their customers hit ME. As much as I didn't want to tell them, they probably would have eventually found out because they had all of my information on file from the claim.

Then they wanted the names and drivers license numbers and insurance information of all of the people living in my household. "Um, OK. Let me get back to you. CLICK" Yeah, like I was going to give them info on my alcoholic roommate with prior DUI's so they can charge me more money. I really would have told them that it was none of their business but I was afraid that hostility would make me a higher risk.

[erik325i]

Might as well be...If you have modified suspension, they can crush your car. How could you have not heard about that living in Cali??

EDIT: I might be mixing up stories, I don't know if they can crush it for that(street racing they can), but you can't modify the suspension either way.

I like how it's someone not in CA telling people what the law here is.
They can not crush your car for being lowered. It is not illegal to modify your suspension.
If I recall correctly, it is too low if your frame rails are lower than your rims, or if the bumpers are below a certain height.

-Erik

[M42Technik]

I don't drive that much but recently I have been.

I will post more info here later on the matter...

[z31maniac]

Geico=FAIL

That's retarded if they drop you or they raise your rate. Mercury knows everything about my car and they still cut me a deal. Apparently, I drive 5000 miles a year. HA. What's cool is that they are the ones that suggested I do it to save some money.

If they drop you fuck them. If they raise your rates, drop them!


E30_Fiend

Did you have to give them a mileage up front? Like when you started your policy did you have to tell them your car had (made up number) 150,000 miles on it?

If so, be careful, if something happened and your car has exceeded the annual mileage limit they may try to make your life a living hell.

Just giving you some advice from a former Claim's Adjuster perspective.;)

[M42Technik]

Here is a link to MD's code.
http://michie.lexisnexis.com/marylan...=main-h.htm&cp=

Hah that was the link I quoted.

I don't know why Geico would ask me now since they've known for ages. I'm just going to tell them its an inch lower or some bullshit. Besides, I am leaving the country for 4+ months and I won't even be with my car.

[2Big4a3Series]

I have been searching for a while now and I can't seem to find any definitive references for states and their limits on ride heights.

Frame side rails are located where exactly?

The "side rails" are the actual left and right sides of your frame.

As for the bumper, there is no minimum. The only time it becomes an issue is when the acutal height of your tail lights is below 24 inches (as listed in Section 22-203) which was violated on a regular basis in the 90's because guys with mini-pickup trucks would remove the bumper and fit a set of Corvette tail lights under the tailgate.

The state specifies a maximum bumper height due to the safety hazard of one car sliding under another and crushing (or decapitating) the occupant of the offending car. I think that this law was enacted for people who modify their trucks and suv's by doing a body lift and keeping the bumper close to the body rather than on the frame. Also in the late 70's I vaguely remember that jacking up the rear end of a car to put larger tires on it was very common. Here is a link to MD's code.



http://michie.lexisnexis.com/marylan...=main-h.htm&cp=

[cferb]

California has so many laws that I don't know anymore...I know
-no stolen parts(duh, lol)
-no racing(duh again)
-no modifying with the intention of racing

The punishments I apparently am mixing up a lot

[Lazr111]

Might as well be...If you have modified suspension, they can crush your car. How could you have not heard about that living in Cali??

EDIT: I might be mixing up stories, I don't know if they can crush it for that(street racing they can), but you can't modify the suspension either way.

I'm sure its illegal in the same way aftermarket exhausts are illegal here, no one does anything about it.

Here's exhaust/intake and tint
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1831.asp

I was under the impression that they were crushing cars that had stolen parts on the car...?

[learningcurve86]

i've heard that where i live (rhode island) you can't move a bumper more than 4 inches up or down from stock... but then you see guys in monster trucks with 35's and huge suspension kits and body lifts that put the bumper at shoulder level.... sooooo ... ignore it? (probably just ri... our gov't is a little messed up)

[cferb]

From what I've heard Cali laws = getting bent over your hood and raped and being forced to pay for it. There is a video on it somewhere on the web. The guys lights werent high enough from the ground or at the right height for viewing, some blah blah shit about stuff under his hood.

Im glad that I dont have that shit in CT!

Might as well be...If you have modified suspension, they can crush your car. How could you have not heard about that living in Cali??

EDIT: I might be mixing up stories, I don't know if they can crush it for that(street racing they can), but you can't modify the suspension either way.

I'm sure its illegal in the same way aftermarket exhausts are illegal here, no one does anything about it.

Here's exhaust/intake and tint

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/18/1831.asp

[Restoman]

Just tell them your muffler hits cause your car is old and the springs are weak. They don't need the whole story.

[Lodsin]

From what I've heard Cali laws = getting bent over your hood and raped and being forced to pay for it. There is a video on it somewhere on the web. The guys lights werent high enough from the ground or at the right height for viewing, some blah blah shit about stuff under his hood.

Im glad that I dont have that shit in CT!

[E30_fiend]

Geico=FAIL

That's retarded if they drop you or they raise your rate. Mercury knows everything about my car and they still cut me a deal. Apparently, I drive 5000 miles a year. HA. What's cool is that they are the ones that suggested I do it to save some money.

If they drop you fuck them. If they raise your rates, drop them!


E30_Fiend

[Miasma]

My USAA pwns, You give them your receipt's and they up the value of your car after an adjuster looks it over.

[nando]

geico is crap, are they seriously asking about your ride height?