Legal in NM, CO, UT and WY??

[JLJames77]

Guys, we are taking a trip from MS to YNP this summer. During that trip we will be driving in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. I am running 35" tires on stock wheels with 1.75 Spidertrax spacers and a 2.5" lift. My question is, will I have any issues in these states with this set-up? I do not have aftermarket mudflaps. I know Utah has a law about no spacers but I've also read that the Spidertrax are considered hub extensions and not spacers since they have a different set of lugs. Thanks for any help that anyone can offer.

 

[smritte]

From my experience, its based on the cop more then anything. At my school we have a ton of modified vehicles. Most are quasi legal by CA standards but not by Federal. My TJ was real illegal by both. It wasn't uncommon to have a cop ignore me and tag one of my students lowered cars. But, if I drive up to the local mountains the cops there would tag any Jeep or Harley they saw and ignore the lowered cars. Most of the tickets I saw given out were due to guys taking the fenders off or spacing out the wheels real far. I had a set of cheap mud flaps for my TJ I would install before driving to my local mountains. My Cruiser build is similar to your Jeep build. I added some cheap mud flaps to the rear just because. It does help keeping the muck off too. Your not "over the top" with your build. I doubt you will even get a look.
I see this question pop up in some of the forums I read. The answers seem to be similar.
Your trip looks fun. Be safe

Forgot to add. I've brought my TJ to each of those states and not had even a hard look.

 

[USStrongman]

The mountain region is FAR less uptight about that kind of stuff. They will light up vehicles with too dark a tint in the wrong area of certain cities, but that's about it. If you have out of state plates, their ability to enforce your equipment is pretty limited. The only thing I ahve ever heard someone get popped for was either running light bars that were mounted above the headlight line (hood or rooftop) or on one occasion, someone not having their roof lights covered, but that was in a metro area of Texas and I am guessing... the kid who got pulled over was a douche anyway.

I wouldnt worry at all. You'll love it out here.