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Arkansas Ride Height & Lift Laws (2026)

Info: Arkansas bans "squatted" vehicles: the front bumper can't sit 4 in or more higher than the rear (Act 492 of 2025).

InfoVerified Jun 19, 2026

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Arkansas bans "squatted" vehicles: the front bumper can't sit 4 in or more higher than the rear (Act 492 of 2025). A general overall-height limit also applies. (Ark. Code §27-35-214; §27-35-207.)

Official source: arkleg.state.ar.us →

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Ride Height & Lift in states bordering Arkansas

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

LouisianaInfo
Louisiana sets no bumper or frame-height limit, but bans "squatted" trucks: the front fender can't sit 6 in or more above the rear. (La. R.S. 32:381.1.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: legis.la.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
MississippiInfo
Mississippi sets no bumper or lift-height limit, but a 2024 "squatted truck" ban prohibits raising the front fender 4 in or more above the rear. Overall height can't exceed 13 ft 6 in. (Miss. Code Ann. 63-7-105.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us · Full Mississippi rule →
MissouriInfo
Missouri caps bumper height by weight class - 22 in on non-commercial vehicles, up to 31 in in the rear for 9,001-11,500 lb vehicles - and prohibits raising a vehicle so much that it blocks the driver's view. (RSMo 307.172.)
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
OklahomaInfo
No statutory bumper/frame/suspension-lift limit; only general max vehicle height of 13.5 ft (county roads)/14 ft (highways) under 47 O.S. §14-103.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: oklegislature.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
TennesseeInfo
Tennessee limits how high a modified vehicle may sit: a passenger vehicle other than a four-wheel-drive recreational vehicle that has been modified by altering its altitude may not have its bumpers more than 22 inches above the ground. …
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: capitol.tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
TexasInfo
Texas sets no statutory bumper-height or suspension-lift limit. The only limit is the general maximum vehicle height of 14 feet. See Tex. Transp. Code §621.207.
Verified Jun 19, 2026 · Source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →

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