(625 ILCS 5/12-607) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-607)
Sec. 12-607.
Suspension System.
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on any highway of
this State when the suspension system has been modified from the original
manufactured design by lifting the body from the chassis in excess of 3
inches or to cause the horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper to
vary over 3 inches in height when measured from a level surface of the
highway to the lower edge of the bumper, except that
it is unlawful to operate a
street rod or custom
vehicle
when the suspension system has been modified from the original
manufactured design
so that the
horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper varies
over 7 inches in height when measured from a level surface of the
highway to the lower edge of the bumper.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the installation of
manufactured heavy duty equipment to include shock absorbers and overload
springs, nor shall anything contained in this Section prevent a person to
operate a motor vehicle on any highway of this State with normal wear of
the suspension system if normal wear does not affect the control or safe
operation of the vehicle. This Section shall not apply to motor vehicles
designed or modified primarily for off-highway racing purposes while such
vehicles are in tow or to motorcycles or motor driven cycles.
(Source: P.A. 92-668, eff. 1-1-03.)
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