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lift kits legalities

Post by x8rules »

whats the legals to lift kits and bigger tyres on a 2004 x8 AWD how high how big can i go? thanks for any feedback .
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Speak with your local roads authority and ask them.
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Post by just cruizin' »

x8rules wrote:whats the legals to lift kits and bigger tyres on a 2004 x8 AWD how high how big can i go? thanks for any feedback .
Increase of 1/3 Bumpstop height and increase of 15mm in diameter of tyres, note this may change as of 1 January 2009 as there is talk of Queensland adopting the National Code of Practise.
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Post by alien »

WA is 2" lift including tyres and suspension... so really you cant do much at all and be legal - i'd hesitate to guess 50% of the 4wds in perth are technically illegal...
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Post by gtir300 »

alien, check out WA DPI website, I looked the other day and they do not state any maximum lift now.

HOWEVER, they do still leave it as a bit of a grey area by stating that it must handle as per manufacturer and some might say that a large lift (or anylift for that matter) fails against that statement.

Have heard from another source that only "legislation" is the height of headlights under ADR.

Just some food for thought.
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Post by alien »

yeah but over 2" combined lift you need an engineers report and to pass the lane change test, then go over the pits...

its rigged to be as difficult as possible so most wont bother.
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Post by Cheezy4x4 »

2" from bumpstop clearance ??? What is standard bumpstop clearance???
I have measured clearances of new vehicles on the lot and they vary an inch. Also for a Nissan, (Nissan) themselves, and also Vic roads cant tell me what standard bumpstop clearance is. SO, where is standard height for US to start our base height to determine the height of our suspension lift ???? (just some food for thought). ;)
Another thought is, If I was to buy a (Nissan) with a H/D tow pack #NOTE this tow pack lifts a Nissan by 1", is this now the factory standard height ????
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Cheezy4x4 wrote:2" from bumpstop clearance ??? What is standard bumpstop clearance???
I have measured clearances of new vehicles on the lot and they vary an inch. Also for a Nissan, (Nissan) themselves, and also Vic roads cant tell me what standard bumpstop clearance is. SO, where is standard height for US to start our base height to determine the height of our suspension lift ???? (just some food for thought). ;)
Another thought is, If I was to buy a (Nissan) with a H/D tow pack #NOTE this tow pack lifts a Nissan by 1", is this now the factory standard height ????
You will find the Factory heights here ;)

http://rvcs-prodweb.dot.gov.au/pls/wwws ... ify_Search
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Post by phippsey »

x8rules wrote:whats the legals to lift kits and bigger tyres on a 2004 x8 AWD how high how big can i go? thanks for any feedback .
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