SA hight regulations?

[Rotar Boy]

G'day all, I live in South Aussie & have a 1994 GQ LWB.

It has a 2 Inch lift running 33's. I am looking for a little more hight and thinking of getting a 2 inch body lift.

Dose any one from SA know if this is legal, meaning that the car would be 4 inches higher than standard? Is there a certain insurance company that people deal with?

Will the car drive much differently, will it handle like a boat? Presently it's not too bad... for a truck that is.

Bring on the mud!!

Thanks in advance.

Rotar Boy.

[Rotar Boy]

Bump!

No one can help me?

What about other states?

[Eddy]

Most of the SA boys seem to lurk on "another Forum"

here's one thread that may interest you

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/show ... =lawnmower

[bogged]

thought of contacting local authorities? RTA or who ever in SA? then you will get the facts.

[Eddy]

thought of contacting local authorities? RTA or who ever in SA? then you will get the facts.

As long as your freckle points to the ground will never get the facts from Transport SA. The way they want to go about most mods is to let you do it then ya go ask'em if it's ok. (or don't ask ... your choice) Seems to work well for them ... most would be car modders just get sick of it and forget the whole thing.

[sudso]

Not all that bad Eddy.
You call Vehicle Standards SA, they will send you the forms you fill in what mods you are doing, they will send you a letter back stating whether it is allowed or not, and if it needs to be engineered or not, you do the mods then either the engineer or your nearest Transport SA inspector will check the mods and signs it off, or not if its not done right.
(Basically almost anything is allowed here if an engineer approves it )
I found them easy to deal with, straightforward, and mine didnt need to be engineered

[oondy]

.....straightforward, and mine didnt need to be engineered

yours didn't need to be engineered.......nice now thats taks some pressure off, I though I'd have to get mine engineered to stay legal but if you didn't have to then now way i'll have to.

cheers

OONDY

[AJ]

Contact Transport SA. Have been helpful and up front when Ive discussed these things in the past. Might be all about to change IF they adopt the new National Regs.

[Eddy]

sounds like things have changed lately ... although its been a while since I did any serious mods so ...
Just remember the last V8 FJ40 I did about ten years back was sooooo much hassle yet the dozen V8 conversions before that were so straight forward

maybe I should have another go at a V8 suzy then

[AJ]

maybe I should have another go at a V8 suzy then

Register it in Mildura?

[sudso]

.....straightforward, and mine didnt need to be engineered

yours didn't need to be engineered.......nice now thats taks some pressure off, I though I'd have to get mine engineered to stay legal but if you didn't have to then now way i'll have to.

cheers

OONDY

Just make sure you dont go over 50mm wider of standard track width and factory sway bars are on. Stuff over and above that requires engineering, swerve tests etc. and costs $$$

[oondy]

all I have track wise is the 15x8 LC rims, sway bar is on the rear - DX models didn't come with front sway bar.

So they don't really worry about the body lift and suspension lift side of things much then?

cheers

OONDY

[sudso]

Yes they do.

From letter:

2) Work is carried out exactly as specified to accepted automotive engineering and trade practices

Correct angles for all steering and suspension components and serviceabilty of all steering components.

In other words there must be no binding etc. such as in tie rod ends etc. at full travel, stuff like that.