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spring over confusion
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:09 pm
by Matt_88
ok i have always thought spring over has been illegal on fj45's in qld rite. and today i was told it isnt i dunno wat to believe! can someone please straighten this up for me cause if it isnt illegal im so doin it. okies
cheers
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:11 pm
by chimpboy
It's not legal in Queensland.
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:14 pm
by Matt_88
k thought so
nemore feed bak would be gud, oh and another question, will it be legal soon lol like in the next 6 months by any chance?
cheers
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:46 pm
by Bartso
spring over is definately not legal don't know the ins and outs like some people say that using hilux diff housings is ok but i don't think they are
i've seen a few suzi's getting around brisbane with spring over though and on the same note there are plenty of people getting around with vehicles lifted to high i can't see it being legal in 6 months so up to you which way you go
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:51 pm
by just cruizin'
In my attempt to gain info on becoming authorised to sign off on mod plates I printed out the modifications guideline from the qld transport website and it states that you can not legally do a spring over conversion. There has been talk for many years of standardising the states but that has been going on for years
spo0a
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:13 pm
by humphey
has it ever been leagle in qld
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:08 pm
by Beastmavster
Yes at one time it was legal in QLD under certain circumstances. There was a couple of loopholes which on the whole have now been closed.
soa
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:37 pm
by humphey
Beastmavster wrote:Yes at one time it was legal in QLD under certain circumstances. There was a couple of loopholes which on the whole have now been closed.
thats buddy ,i was just lookin back through some paper work on me shorty and came across the bluetag papers for the seats and some other stuff and it had all the spec's needed for the soa in qld but that was back in 2001 .
rules are made to be brokin .
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:34 pm
by HJ60_HEATHUS
I remember hearing that it was fine for axels factory engineered for soa. such as those of the hilux. Is that still true?
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:46 pm
by Beastmavster
Yes...so long as those hilux axles stay in the hilux then yes
Thats one of the loopholes that is meant to have been closed. An actual engineer on here can probably supply details if you go to him and ask him to do it but there was a special bulletin referring to this type of swap.
It's not in the normal code of practice you can buy at QLD Government bookstores (and note the bastards still sell you old versions without all the updates and additional info).
If you have a vehicle that has had a modplate fitted stating that the SPOA conversion was engineered prior to the change in the law then that is still legal as well.
If you did the mod before then and never got it engineered tough luck.
Re: spo0a
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:29 am
by oozuk
humphey wrote:has it ever been leagle in qld
my sierra was SPOA back when it was legal so it's still currentily done
so mine's still legal (one of the VERY few
)
Re: spo0a
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:19 pm
by Chucky
oozuk wrote:humphey wrote:has it ever been leagle in qld
my sierra was SPOA back when it was legal so it's still currentily done
so mine's still legal (one of the VERY few
)
Being legal won't stop the local boys in blue from giving you a hard time. They will just look for something different to get you on. They will just tell you to go over the pits anyway.
