10-02-2012, 16:27
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Re: Legal Bumpers?
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Originally Posted by nitneylion452
I'm not sure. I need some clarification before I can tell you anything.
Are the bumpers 8" from the corner of the frame, or 8" total on the front and back? They must be 8" long from the corner of the frame inward to be legal, i.e. you must have ~11.25" of bumper on the front on either side.
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Unless, of course, they have it set up so that their side bumpers cover the additional ~3 inches on both the front and back.
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