Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Fellows Im from the U.S. and own a small company called 4wheelunderground. I build link suspension systems for the earlier Toyota Mini trucks and 4runners. I was woundering if someone here could teach me a bit about the lift laws and vehicle requierments of street driven vehicles that also see considerable offroad use.

Thanks in advance
TacoRunner

dont know about eleswhere, but legal height in qld is 2 inch raised or lowered, but most people go for around a 4 inch if they are doing lots of offroading, some go more, some go less

I know in Victoria a 2 inch cab lift is allowed and 2 inch Suspension lift, well that's what I was told when consulting an engineer. Best thing to do would be to phone the local Authorities. Vicroads couldn't care less along as an engineer signs off on it

So whats it take to get an engineer to sign off.

TacoRunner wrote:So whats it take to get an engineer to sign off.

Every engineer is different. What one engineer signs off as good, another engineer may say is bad.

Basically the only way to be certain it won't get questioned is to have lots of money and be a mass producer. Like Toyota and Nissan and the rest of the big names. Alot of their vehicles don't pass all the rules and regulations set for people building (or modifying) individual vehicles.

Luke.

Wow, that blows. So thats why you guys build so many off road only vehicles.

So if you guys were welding on suspensio brackets and stuff what would it cost (estimate only please) for front and rear?

Pretty sure its illegal to weld to the chassis for a road reg car but other states might be different.

Zuri92 wrote:dont know about eleswhere, but legal height in qld is 2 inch raised or lowered

when lowering you have to maintain 100mm ground clearance and also maintain 2/3rds suspension travel

TacoRunner wrote:Wow, that blows. So thats why you guys build so many off road only vehicles.

So if you guys were welding on suspensio brackets and stuff what would it cost (estimate only please) for front and rear?

Not sure on cost with engineering and all.

The post saying that welding to the chassis is illegal is not exactly right. Alot of Engineered rigs have welded stuff too the chassis.

Really though you should take everything you read in this thread with a grain of salt, and my post was more cynical than anything.

Your best bet would be to speak to one of the fabricators/garages in Australia that regularly deals with Engineers. There are a number of businesses/people on this forum that do this kind of work regularly and get it engineered.

Luke.