New Massachusetts Inspection Rules

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Has anyone heard the rumors that you will be rejected for oversized tires when Massachusetts changes their inspection rules later this year?

I know currently you can have oversized tires and you are allowed to have your tires exposed if the vehicle is equipped with 4 wheel drive, but that it will be "illegal" to have oversized tires, a lift (there's a mathematical equation now) and/or tires exposed in the future.

 

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I certainly hope this isn't true

 

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I certainly hope this isn't true

I will move out of MA if it is true, enough is enough.

 

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I have not heard about this for trucks/rigs but I know for people in the sports car community, there is concern about undercarriage videos, cat inspections, and a full ban on aftermarket parts. I will be waiting to see what happens, and if I get rejected or sent to a MAC center, I will deal with it then.

 

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What constitutes oversize?


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Not sure about tires yet, but the lift math is: wheel base x wheel track / 2200. I have a Jeep JKU (116” x 61.9” / 2200) = 3.26” of allowed lift on my Jeep. I have a 3” lift, I’m curious if they are including any lift you may gather from larger tires. I’m trying to find info on the updated tire law.

There’s also a petition floating around, here is a link to it: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/478/014/506/dont-let-massachusetts-kill-car-and-truck-culture/?taf_id=41505846&cid=fb_na#bbfb=458363597


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Not sure about tires yet, but the lift math is: wheel base x wheel track / 2200. I have a Jeep JKU (116” x 61.9” / 2200) = 3.26” of allowed lift on my Jeep. I have a 3” lift, I’m curious if they are including any lift you may gather from larger tires. I’m trying to find info on the updated tire law.

There’s also a petition floating around, here is a link to it: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/478/014/506/dont-let-massachusetts-kill-car-and-truck-culture/?taf_id=41505846&cid=fb_na#bbfb=458363597


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That lift math looks like a proposed change to the law that will be put into place in October, not the law itself. I doubt they would allow for any lift at all, considering their stance on other modifications.

 

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That lift math looks like a proposed change to the law that will be put into place in October, not the law itself. I doubt they would allow for any lift at all, considering their stance on other modifications.

The proposed change is from 2200 to 1400 allowing 5 inches of lift (using my vehicles features).

Looks like Maine might have a surge in out of state registrations if this all goes through :)


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If anyone is curious, here is the link to the actual lift portion of the changes: http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/lawlib/500-599cmr/540cmr6.pdf

Good news is under section 6.06 “violations” - you are given a 1” tolerance due to variances.

I am still looking for the wheel/tire changes, if any


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