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New ADR's for all 4WD's
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:30 pm
by bushy555
Anyone heard what the hell is going on with these new ADR's that will be released within the next fortnight? Just rang engineer dude in Wagga less tan ten minutes ago. He went off, rang RTA and said about the following:
Height restrictions for everything will be 2" body lift and a suspension lift of 2/3 of original OEM suspension travel.... The vehicle also needs to pass a 1.64 metre lane pass at 88k per hour within 2 seconds.
Thats it. If any more than this, then the vehicle will be off the road (if RTA dudes grab ya)
Trying to get my old rig engineered before these friggin things come in to play. So... anyone heard any news?
Re: New ADR's for all 4WD's
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:01 pm
by Gribble
bushy555 wrote:Anyone heard what the hell is going on with these new ADR's that will be released within the next fortnight? Just rang engineer dude in Wagga less tan ten minutes ago. He went off, rang RTA and said about the following:
Height restrictions for everything will be 2" body lift and a suspension lift of 2/3 of original OEM suspension travel.... The vehicle also needs to pass a 1.64 metre lane pass at 88k per hour within 2 seconds.
Thats it. If any more than this, then the vehicle will be off the road (if RTA dudes grab ya)
Trying to get my old rig engineered before these friggin things come in to play. So... anyone heard any news?
Is that for everything or just anything thats not engineered?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:16 pm
by TuffRR
If it is an ADR, then wouldn't it only apply to new vehicles. I didn't think that ADR's are retrospective in application?
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:57 pm
by Busiboy
Just a guess,
everything that has to be engineered from now on....
mine is getting done next week anyway
new adrs for 4wds
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:00 pm
by LowRanger
If they make it an ADR then it can't be made retrospective.BUT an ADR takes precedence over an engineers certificate every time.It will more than likely become an RTA regulation,testable by RTA and local police.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:18 pm
by taziiy
That dont sound good
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:51 pm
by TuffRR
No great loss, body lifts over 2 inches are
anyway!
Re: New ADR's for all 4WD's
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:03 pm
by cbr
bushy555 wrote:Anyone heard what the hell is going on with these new ADR's that will be released within the next fortnight? Just rang engineer dude in Wagga less tan ten minutes ago. He went off, rang RTA and said about the following:
Height restrictions for everything will be 2" body lift and a suspension lift of 2/3 of original OEM suspension travel.... The vehicle also needs to pass a 1.64 metre lane pass at 88k per hour within 2 seconds.
Thats it. If any more than this, then the vehicle will be off the road (if RTA dudes grab ya)
Trying to get my old rig engineered before these friggin things come in to play. So... anyone heard any news?
Sounds very familar to what they are enforcing in WA. However the height restrictions is 2" max. see this post
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=33697&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
If this is the case then we in WA may be able to get higher lifts
Also looks like the lane change test is conducted at a lesser speed (110 k/h in WA)
Chris.