WHOOOOAAAH!!!! you'd think you were in Va or something!!!!! That's a
bunch of crap!! Gonna' have to go Postal if that makes it through.......
=)
-mike sykes
miggitymike@juno.com >or< mpsykes@erols.com
88, V6, LE, 3.55, AUTO-
"you never know just how you look through other peoples' eyes..."
On Tue, 19 May 1998 09:09:48 EDT VATEKHOKIE <VATEKHOKIE@AOL.COM> writes:
>Don't know how many of you folks might be on the MoparAlley mailing
>list. <if
>this is a repeat, I apologize> but thought you might find it
>interesting!
>
>GaryC
>
>__________________________________________
><<Maryland State Police get to make their own rules! The time allowed
>for
>
>>*******public response has been extended 'til mid-June*********.
>
>>
>
>>I got this info from Steve McDonald, SEMA Director for State
>Relations
>
>>202 783 6007. He can fax the full info to you or I have a condensed
>
>>version.
>
>>
>
>
>>You don't have to be a Maryland resident to be concerned. (these new
>law=
>
>s will effect people just driving through)
>
> Please get
>
>>your Club involved. Some of the changes are just ensuring good
>
>>maintenance. Others are not.
>
>>
>
>>thumbnail sketch follows:
>
>>Recap of the proposed amendment to the Maryland Vehicle Inspections
>
>>regulations, Title 11, Subtitle 14, 11.14.02, in part.
>
>>
>
>>REJECT VEHICLE IF ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS IS FOUND UPON
>
>>INSPECTION:
>
>>- An installed body lift exceeds 2 inches.
>
>>- There is a combination body lift and suspension lift.
>
>>- A body lift has been installed and an adapter kit or adjustment has
>
>>not corrected the steering shaft to the original angle.
>
>>- A body lift and adapter kit has been installed or adjustment has
>been
>
>>made which adversely affects the collapsibility of the steering
>column.
>
>>- A steering stabilizer has been installed which interferes with lock
>to=
>
>
>
>>lock steering
>
>>- The steering stabilizer, brackets or mounting locations are loose
>or
>
>>in contact with another component during turning movements.
>
>>- Vehicle is equipped with an aftermarket suspension lift kit which
>the
>
>>manufacturer recommends for off-road use.
>
>>- A suspension lift that exceeds 2 inches of lift is installed in a
>
>>vehicle.
>
>>- A suspension lift requiring relocation or modification of
>suspension
>
>>mounting locations is installed in a vehicle.
>
>>- A suspension lift kit requiring the elimination or modification on
>an
>
>>engine, transmission or transfer case mounting location is installed
>in
>
>>a vehicle.
>
>>- A modification has been made to a vehicle that affects the normal
>
>>function of the shock absorbers; for example the shock absorbers are
>
>>fully extended or compressed position when the vehicle is stationary.
>
>>- There is a modification which reduces the original turning radius
>lock=
>
>
>
>>to lock.
>
>>- There is a modification which causes wheels or tires to come in
>
>>contact with body or undercarriage components.
>
>>- A lift block which separates the front axle from the springs has
>been
>
>>installed in the front suspension.
>
>>- Multiple lift blocks have been installed in the rear suspension.
>
>>- A combination of suspension and body lift has been installed.
>
>>- A spring, shock, or other component which is incompatible with the
>
>>original mounting locations has been installed.
>
>>- There is elimination or restriction of the vehicle=92s suspension
>
>>travel.
>
>>- An original equipment component has failed.
>
>>- An original equipment component is worn to the point that it
>affects
>
>>the vehicle=92s stability.
>
>>- Vehicle equipment or a component extends below the bottom edge of
>the
>
>>wheel.
>
>>- Either of the vehicle frame rails, when measured in accordance with
>
>>the procedures under D(2)(d) of this regulation, exceeds:
>
>>- For Class A (passenger) vehicles =96 20 inches;
>
>>- For Class M (multipurpose) vehicles =96 28 inches;
>
>>- For Class E (truck) vehicles with a manufacturer=92s rating of
>10,000
>
>>pounds or less =96 28 inches; and
>
>>- For Class E (truck) vehicles with a manufacturer=92s rating of more
>
>>than 10,000, but less than 18,000 pounds =96 30 inches.
>
>>- A body mount locations has bee altered from the manufacturer=92s
>
>>original location.
>
>>- A body mount location is equipped with a hydraulic or pneumatic
>
>>lifting device, unless the device is to retrofit a truck with a dump
>
>>bed.
>
>>- Brake hoses, lines or cables are not long enough to allow lock to
>lock=
>
>
>
>>movement without interfering with other hoses, lines or cables, or
>other=
>
>
>
>>components during steering and suspension movement.
>
>>- By visual comparison, tire sizes differ significantly as follows:
>
>>- Tires of more than two graduations in size on the same axle;
>
>>- Tires are significantly smaller that manufacturer=92s specified
>minimu=
>
>m
>
>>or of such significantly larger size that required suspension
>
>>modification to prevent tire and body contact during different
>vehicle
>
>>attitudes. The size of the tire is not the size originally installed
>by=
>
>
>
>>the vehicle manufacturer, a vehicle manufacturer upgrade, or an
>
>>acceptable substitute specified by the Division.
>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Write to:
>
>
>
>Captain Joel Underwood
>
>MD State Police
>
>Automotive Saftey Enforcement Division
>
>6601 Ritchie Highway NE
>
>Glen Burnie MD 21063
>
>
>
>or Fax him at 410-760-5466
>
>
>
>And let him know which parts are bad....
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Please write or call this guy NOW, even if you live some where else. =
>
>
>
>
>
>most of these laws are aimed at trucks, but modified cars may be
>
>effected to.
>
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