Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I was talking to the workshop today thats going to get my zook engineered. I was asking about prices on putting in hilux or mq diffs (but I can't afford it). Anyhow, they mentioned that they've gotten extended shackles engineered before. That it just depends on the engineer and that once they are engineered, its legal.

Seems a bit strange to me, what do you guys think? Anyone know the legalities of it all or where i could find out. This stuffs all pretty grey to me.

yep it was on a live axle conversion on a 2001ish model hilux .

but is it legal tho? I got the impression from a bunch of other posts that extended shackles are illegal in NSW, period.

there not legal here too (qld)

I'm sure if you had the right conversation with an engineer you could get them passed. you would have to deal with all the issues though, I'e your Castor would have to be put back to standard.

I had a sierra with engineered & RTA approved extended shackels. the engineers report stated that they were needed so the diff would clear the 4AGE sump. funny, it didnt say anything about having to have extended bunp stops to stop it compressing into the sump!

Aerenandmel wrote:I had a sierra with engineered & RTA approved extended shackels. the engineers report stated that they were needed so the diff would clear the 4AGE sump. funny, it didnt say anything about having to have extended bunp stops to stop it compressing into the sump!

yep was to bring the ride height of the rear up to sit level with the front.

So if i understand this correctly, if i can find an engineer that will pass them, then they are legal?

StarkRavingSimmo wrote:So if i understand this correctly, if i can find an engineer that will pass them, then they are legal?

in NSW, Engineered & RTA approved, Depends on the guy at the RTA with the rubber stamp, My brother got his SPOA Sierra engineered with 33's but the guy from RTA would only let him go to 31's. Engineer said RTA couldnt do that but RTA said agree to it or they wouldnt aprove the SPOA..........

Oh ok, I thought that once the engineer approved everything that was that? Where does the RTA come into it?

Aerenandmel wrote:

StarkRavingSimmo wrote:So if i understand this correctly, if i can find an engineer that will pass them, then they are legal?

in NSW, Engineered & RTA approved, Depends on the guy at the RTA with the rubber stamp, My brother got his SPOA Sierra engineered with 33's but the guy from RTA would only let him go to 31's. Engineer said RTA couldnt do that but RTA said agree to it or they wouldnt aprove the SPOA..........

thats a load from the guy at the rta, probably an anti 4wd pedestrian council ban bullbars wanna shutdown the land to everyone greeny roll a bulldozer through to clear a 6m wide access track parks assoc sympethiser (sp?)

you should have walked back out and looked up the appropriate info walked back in and embarrassed the shite out of him

Not shaw about NSW but in QLD an engineers report ain worth sh!t because transport department have the final say on everything.

simcoz wrote:Not shaw about NSW but in QLD an engineers report ain worth sh!t because transport department have the final say on everything.

NSW is simillar, even if a engineer approves something, if the RTA decide its illegal, then your stuffed.
Sucks hey.

Layto....