After about 4 weeks of being told to go home as soon as I pulled into to any inspection station I finally got the jeep a fresh MA inspection sticker. Ended up going back to stock tires and buying 4.5" coils and making the smallest shackles I could fit (with work materials and on the clock ) just to get under height. Then when I finally made it to the insp. station the owner wasnt there and the old guy doing inspection didnt even check my height.
Some things i learned on my 4 week adventure:
1. Max height by the new MA state law is 25" to the bottom of the driver side door measured in the middle of the door.
2. With an 8" lift I measured 27" to the door on fully inflated stock tires and looked like a clown car.
3. As of Oct. 1st 2008 all MA inspection stations have cameras installed that videotape the inspection so nobody can screw around. I have heard that these are dummy cameras though but I dont know.
4. Your best bet is to go on Saturday because typically the owners arent at the gas/inspection stations and the other guys usually dont care because they arent the ones getting fined.
5. If you run an "orange" light in your XJ with an 8" lift and stock tires the statey will not only hit you with a $250 ticket (more if he didnt run out of room to write down violations) but he will laugh at how stupid you look while he is doing it.
Just a heads up for you other massholes
Some things i learned on my 4 week adventure:
1. Max height by the new MA state law is 25" to the bottom of the driver side door measured in the middle of the door.
2. With an 8" lift I measured 27" to the door on fully inflated stock tires and looked like a clown car.
3. As of Oct. 1st 2008 all MA inspection stations have cameras installed that videotape the inspection so nobody can screw around. I have heard that these are dummy cameras though but I dont know.
4. Your best bet is to go on Saturday because typically the owners arent at the gas/inspection stations and the other guys usually dont care because they arent the ones getting fined.
5. If you run an "orange" light in your XJ with an 8" lift and stock tires the statey will not only hit you with a $250 ticket (more if he didnt run out of room to write down violations) but he will laugh at how stupid you look while he is doing it.
Just a heads up for you other massholes