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prob a stupid question

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prob a stupid question

Post by My Lil Lux »

was reading the guidelines for light vechile mods, it says under suspension,

"However, the following suspension modifications are not acceptable:

b) fitting longer, non standard shackles to leaf springs; and"

does this meam that an engineer will not pass shackles either, or is it only for rego
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Post by RUFF »

As far as QLD goes extended shackles are illegal and an engineer will not aprove them. I beleive NSW is the same.
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Post by Tazz »

i had a hilux engineered with extended shackles in nsw, that was about 4/5 yrs ago tho and the engineer has since past away. not sure what the story is now.
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Post by L,C 60 »

they are illeagl in vic to i belive
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Post by slosh »

So.... who knows what vehicles came with longish shackles from factory?

Just wondering if you changed the leafs on a truck for longer ones off another truck which just happened to have longer shackles as well- could you legally fit the longer shackles on the basis it is a complete suspension "transplant".
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Post by 4sum4 »

slosh wrote:So.... who knows what vehicles came with longish shackles from factory?

Just wondering if you changed the leafs on a truck for longer ones off another truck which just happened to have longer shackles as well- could you legally fit the longer shackles on the basis it is a complete suspension "transplant".

OKA`s are nearly a foot long :shock:

and also I think Adam/"MY45" got his shackles engineered in N.S.W
[url=http://downunder4x4.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1650]86 Hilux[/url]
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Post by MY45 »

yep sure did :cool: And that was about 3 months ago :armsup:
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Post by ORSM45 »

L,C 60 wrote:they are illeagl in vic to i belive


says on vicroads website that extended shackles are illegal on the rear leaf springs. doesnt say anything about the fronts.

if in doubt ask an engineer. as he is the one signing his insurance away.
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Post by L,C 60 »

383FJ45 wrote:
L,C 60 wrote:they are illeagl in vic to i belive


says on vicroads website that extended shackles are illegal on the rear leaf springs. doesnt say anything about the fronts.

if in doubt ask an engineer. as he is the one signing his insurance away.


didn't know that, will remember
couldn't see that there would be much differance between front & rear but t comes done to vic roads & the enginer as you said
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Post by HUNTERLUX »

mate just had front & rear passed 1 week ago at sutherland
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Post by MissDrew »

You could look at it like this.

extended is just that, something that has been extended.
After market shackels that are MADE longer are not extended as they have been made to that length and have not been extended.
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Post by MissDrew »

dumb thing doulbe posted on me :roll:
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Post by Shadow »

Guts wrote:You could look at it like this.

extended is just that, something that has been extended.
After market shackels that are MADE longer are not extended as they have been made to that length and have not been extended.



b) fitting longer, non standard shackles to leaf springs; and"
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Post by Shadow »

:/ double post

stupid thing, rekons it couldnt find an email topic_notify template O_O
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