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construction, the lowest main longitudinal structural members of the <br />body of the vehicle. <br />(9) "Wheel track distance" means the distance on the ground <br />between the centers of the tire tread on one side of the vehicle and <br />the center of the tire tread on the opposite side. (OAC 4501 -43- <br />02) <br />(b) Prolabitions:Apnlication. <br />(1) No person shall operate upon a street or highway any pas- <br />senger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, or truck registered in <br />this State that does not conform to the requirements of this. sec- <br />tion. <br />(2) No person shall modify any motor vehicle registered in this <br />State in such a manner as to cause the vehicle body or chassis to <br />come in contact with the ground, expose the fuel tank to damage <br />from collision, or cause the wheels to come in contact with the body <br />under normal operation, and no person shall disconnect any part of <br />the original suspension system of the vehicle to defeat the safe op- <br />eration of that system including the installation of inverted, altered <br />or modified suspension system component parts which results in <br />(6) Elevation of the height of the vehicle bumper or frame unit <br />which is not in compliance with this section. No person shall oper- <br />ate upon a street or highway any passenger car, multipurpose pas- <br />senger vehicle or truck registered in this State without a bumper on <br />the front and rear of the vehicle if such vehicle was equipped with <br />bumpers as standard equipment by the manufacturer. <br />(7) No person shall operate upon a street or highway any pas- <br />senger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle or truck registered in <br />this State if the difference in height between the body floor and the <br />top of the frame exceeds four inches. <br />(S) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to <br />prohibit either of the following: <br />A. The installation upon a passenger car, multipurpose pas- <br />senger vehicle or truck registered in this State of heavy duty equip- <br />ment, including shock absorbers and overload springs as long as <br />such equipment does not cause the vehicle to be in violation of this <br />section; <br />B. The operation on a street or highway of a passenger car, <br />multi - purpose passenger vehicle or truck registered in this State <br />with normal wear to the suspension system if the normal wear does <br />not adversely affect the control of the vehicle. <br />(9) This section does not apply to any specially designed or <br />modified passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle or truck <br />when operated off a street or highway in races and similar events. <br />(10) A specially designed or modified passenger car, multipur- <br />pose passenger vehicle or truck which does not conform to this sec- <br />tion shall not be operated on a street or highway. <br />(OAC 4501- 43 -03) <br />(e) Specifications. <br />(1) The horizontal bumper shall be at least 4.5 inches in verti- <br />cal height , centered on the vehicle's centerline, and extend no less <br />than the width of the respective wheel track distances. Bumpers <br />shall be horizontal load bearing bumpers and attached to the vehicle <br />