1991 dodge ram b250 boxy van legality of buckminister type teardrop total wraparound?

[Geoeco]

So i have the box on wheels dodge ram b250 1991.

Was looking at all possible incremental mods to fix wheel etc and then it hit me.

Would it be legal to simply wrap a new larger skin right around the box shape using spacers etc?

I would go a for a buckminister fuller Dynamaxion type teardrop shape.

If i make lights visible or do new ones are there any legal restrictions on the necessary increase in lenght and width Ii would add to the external dimensions?
Is there a max width for vans and max length?

Would need long rear taper, wider sides at mid point and extension of front to near parabola.

Thanks.

[Fat Charlie]

That would depend on your state.

[elhigh]

Disclaimer: your mileage may vary.

I used to drive a B3500 for work, covering over 25,000 miles per year, all city miles, picking up food donations. Boss: "Why do you need new brakes every single year?" Me: "25,000 city miles. I just do." It's hard to hypermile in a situation like that, and you can't do EOC either, not with an automatic.

Full-on commercial vehicles like box trucks are usually permitted to go up to 96" width, 102" for some but I don't know the licensing on that. Those full-size Dodge vans are in a class that I think is held to 84" maximum width, and I'm pretty sure your unmodified Dajiban is well inside that.

Maximum length for unarticulated two-axle vehicles varies from state to state, you should be able to look up the limits for yours online with no difficulty.

Don't forget how much the tail swings in tight turns, you could wind up poking someone's eye out - or his side view mirror - in a close righthander if you're not careful. The taper of the tail should minimize that however and make that a marginal hazard. If yours is the shorter body length, you don't have a lot of tail already, so you won't pick up an extraneous amount of length by adding your tail.