I love safety inspections... no really, I do

[dhinch279]

Well I'm in the middle of selling my 94 Ranger. The lady would like for it to pass Safety inspection before she pays for it. I agreed to it because it passed the safety inspection less than 6 months ago, so I knew that it would. She calls me back up to say that the Inspection place wouldn't pass it because the brake lines are too close to the Coil Springs???? they are the Skyjacker extended brake lines and I zip tied them to the out side of the coil spring like everybody does, but I did that before my last inspection and it passed with flying colors???? According to Missouri law, the brake lines have to be "secure" and they are. So Now they are saying that I need to re-run my entire brake lines to put the extended brake lines near the back of the coil mount, instead the front(which by the way is how Ford did it from the factory). Here is the best pic that I already had of how the brake line runs:

 

[BlackBII]

http://sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/11csr/11c50-2.pdf

I looked, and I couldn't find anything in there that said to reject when brake lines are in close proximity of the coil spring.

Edit:

Page 38'

"Reject when - Brake Hose is broken or restricted and if hose is not supported to prevent damage by rubbing with the frame or other components."

I imagine thats what they saw. It's 'rubbing' with the coil.

 

[pillen140]

tell them its not a brake line..... its a suspension limiting strap, lol.

 

[dhinch279]

In other words, it's a judgement call. Oh the douchebaggery is killing me. I remember when I first turned 16 and got my first car safety inspected it went something like this.
Blinkers... Check
Headlights... Check
Taillights... Check
Horn... Check
Windshield... that crack happened soon after you left here didn't it
Yes sir it did.
That'll be $12 dollars.
Here you are sir (handed him a $20), have a nice lunch on me.
Have a good day.

I guess alot can change in 9 years

 

[06RangerXLT]

take it to the place that passed you and say good riddence

 

[84stealthranger]

tell them its not a brake line..... its a suspension limiting strap, lol.

can i quote this in my sig lol

 

[adsm08]

So go get a piece of rubber, zip it in between the line and the spring, and you should be good to go.

 

[stegomon]

the best one that i like is that they failed me for my factory lift blocks on my ranger. in Maine you can not lift with blocks. and there so called ford guy said that he has never Sean block between the rear end and the leaf spring .in his whole life. after i got the part number from ford. they passed me. and he did not work there much longer

 

[gribly]

the best one that i like is that they failed me for my factory lift blocks on my ranger. in Maine you can not lift with blocks. and there so called ford guy said that he has never Sean block between the rear end and the leaf spring .in his whole life. after i got the part number from ford. they passed me. and he did not work there much longer

Where did you hear that BS about blocks? Our law states the bumper must be less than 52" from the ground and there is some BS about "factory suspension may not be disconnected" or something like that, but that definition is so loose that it doesn't really matter. As long as your brake lines are not rusty, your balljoints, tierods, and suspension bushings are all tight, your lights all work, and there is tread on your tires, you're almost guaranteed to pass. I know, there are other rules, but those are the major ones. Oh, you can't STACK blocks, maybe that's what the guy was trying to think of but was dumb and just remembered something about blocks being bad...

 

[7.5L_STX]

ahhh, im glad i dont have to pass ANY kind of inspections! just insure it, register it and GO!

 

[MountainMike]

ahhh, im glad i dont have to pass ANY kind of inspections! just insure it, register it and GO!

Lucky man, every vehicle I fix up has a copy of the inspection form in the glove box. Handy reference

 

[mywhip]

ahhh, im glad i dont have to pass ANY kind of inspections! just insure it, register it and GO!

Me too!
I think i have got one car inspected, and that was only because it came from arizona and had yet to be registered in Ohio.

 

[stegomon]

Where did you hear that BS about blocks? Our law states the bumper must be less than 52" from the ground and there is some BS about "factory suspension may not be disconnected" or something like that, but that definition is so loose that it doesn't really matter. As long as your brake lines are not rusty, your balljoints, tierods, and suspension bushings are all tight, your lights all work, and there is tread on your tires, you're almost guaranteed to pass. I know, there are other rules, but those are the major ones. Oh, you can't STACK blocks, maybe that's what the guy was trying to think of but was dumb and just remembered something about blocks being bad...

VIP and this was like 4 years ago.

 

[dhinch279]

Well I took it to a friend shop and they fabbed up some aluminum brackets that basically ran from one part of the frame around the coil spring and back to the frame and used a metal clamp to hold the line to it. It passed after that.

 

[doorgunner]

thanks for posting the FIX......wish everybody would do it like you....