How many law breakers are there in New Jersey? Or, are you curious if your non-NJ JT is illegal someone other than where you live?

[IamPro2A]

Its funny how 5% of people in this thread dont even live in the state. Ive had lifted jeeps for the last 20 years and not once have i been pulled over or had to inspect it for a “ lifted condition” .

Says the person who's profile says they live in South Carolina, not New Jersey

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[Rahkmalla]

Wrong.

Are you stating that insurance policies have no grounds to deny claims based on illegal modifications that they deem contributory to the nature or severity of an accident?

 

[punk'n]

As someone from Jersey who just recently moved out (8 months ago) these laws are still in effect.

However.

No one cares unless they get you for doing something else. All of my jeeps have been completely illegal when it comes to tires, poke, and front bumper. Never received a ticket. Inspection was always fine. No one cares unless you are doing something dumb and get pulled over, then you might get tickets for all the other shit. However only staties could give those tickets as they are the only ones that are DOT certified to do so in Jersey.

I moved to PA, and now I am not allowed to drive without my doors on ?

All police officers in NJ are certified to write N.J.S.A. Title 39 summonses for tires, poke, bumper height etc. They do not need to be DOT certified, unless enforcing the DOT laws for heavy trucks (following Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations).

Many local police departments with traffic units (especially if a highway passes through their jurisdiction) also have members certified to enforce DOT regulations. They routinely stop heavy trucks for full inspections.

I do agree that a lift, tire poke, bumper etc. is rarely enforced unless they want to add on to something else just to bust chops.

 

[WoolyKris]

PA state police definitely do. I got pulled over in my XJ once. The cop started listing everything than noticed my inspection was one week out of date. He gave me that ticket as it was easier and cheaper that the ten other things.

I do remember at the time you could pay the extra money to register an SUV as a truck to get more bumper height.

Both of my Jeeps are illegal in PA.

In Mass. cops will “add on” to the ticket if you piss them off, but pulling over just for mods not that often. Too much paperwork for them…

 

[Mjolnir]

All police officers in NJ are certified to write N.J.S.A. Title 39 summonses for tires, poke, bumper height etc. They do not need to be DOT certified, unless enforcing the DOT laws for heavy trucks (following Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations).

Many local police departments with traffic units (especially if a highway passes through their jurisdiction) also have members certified to enforce DOT regulations. They routinely stop heavy trucks for full inspections.

I do agree that a lift, tire poke, bumper etc. is rarely enforced unless they want to add on to something else just to bust chops.

That is interesting, multiple local cops have stated that to me and my jeep club. Maybe they were just trying to get us comfy before ruining our days on our runs? lol

 

[Sonoran_Mohavey]

Having done RE development in NJ- this is unsurprising. The most nanny state in the country ran by the most hot headed paper pushers on earth ??

 

[49Gramps]

That is interesting, multiple local cops have stated that to me and my jeep club. Maybe they were just trying to get us comfy before ruining our days on our runs? lol

I worked in a police department (45 years). NJ State Police came in once and did a class on what was legal and what was not, later going out in the parking lot for a more "hands on" approach. There were some 8-10 vehicles in the lot (including my LJ) that could have been ticketed for not having the lifted inspection, and a couple that would have easily failed that!

 

[punk'n]

That is interesting, multiple local cops have stated that to me and my jeep club. Maybe they were just trying to get us comfy before ruining our days on our runs? lol

Equipment violations are a very low priority unless it is something truly unsafe. Its not that they can't write for them, but they usually don't. Some cites are so busy on calls that unless you literally run into a patrol car, they won't issue a summons. Its the smaller towns that you have a better chance to get written.

There is a vehicle in my neighborhood that hasn't been inspected since 2012 and no one bats an eye. Its typically parked on a main street in plain view. The pink temporary inspection card is still in the window but now faded to almost off-white.

 

[ArmyMP]

Mine is FCC illegal lol.

 

[Almost]

As a an actual life long NJ resident I have never seen, or heard of it being enforced nor have I ever seen said inspection sticker. So I'm going to venture out on a limb and say it's not enforced. Maybe if you got pulled over and the the cop wanted to bust your balls he could, but that would most likely be in addition to whatever you were originally pulled over for. Tinted windows are also illegal in the state but that is rarely enforced as well. I think I read like only 1,200 tint tickets are issued a year. I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[Imbuere]

Cops in NJ aren't gonna care unless they're already looking for a reason to pull you over.

/16W

 

[Minty JL]

When I lived in Hawaii we had normal inspections and then a RECON inspection for anything modified........it was a money grab.

 

[tabrods]

Jeez we don't even have inspections here in MT. another good reason to avoid NJ I guess...

Tom

 

[Boston Bill]

Just ran across this:
Subchapter 37 - STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH ELEVATED CHASSIS HEIGHT | State Regulations | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute (cornell.edu)

TLDR:
1. NJ has a special inspection for lifted vehicles. This includes ANY body lift, or tire size gains over 4 inches from the maximum factory available tire size (never seen this sticker ever, and I've seen tons of lifted trucks) Therefore all you guys running 36.5 k02s on unlifted mojaves don't need special inspections. Anything bigger than 36.7 or even the tiniest .75inch leveling kit needs a special sticker.

2. While NJ has no restrictions for stubby bumpers on un-lifted vehicle, lifted vehicles cannot have stubby bumpers

3. 40s are illegal in NJ on gladiators (but legal on wranglers manufactured recently, due to the xtreme recon package). True 39s are also illegal, but 38.5 39s are fine

4. Poke is okay on un-lifted. Illegal on lifted trucks. Unless you have good mudflaps (i'm pretty sure pro-poke people are anti-mudflap people 99% of the time)

5. Might have to skid plate your fuel tank, and potentially your exhaust.

6. Caster must remain (but not required to be at factory levels)

7. No wheel spacers on lifted vehicles

8. Gladiator maximum lift is 9 inches. A 285/70r17 to a 39.5 with a 4.5 inch lift is 7.895 inches, so pretty much everyone is safe here.

Poke?

 

[Blackjeepjk]

Have a road trip planned in the next 2 weeks ending in Minnesota or possibly just over the Canadian border.
Minnesota looks questionable.
Anyone have feedback on issues?

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