Legal Lift Height

[Bob]

From what I have read most States have a Maximum Lift of 50mm (2") and yet a lot of People
seem to have 2 1/2 to 6 " Lifts.
If you go over the 2" can you get by with a Engineers Certificate or is it just illegal.??
Also what implications does it have for Insurance and if you have an accident ??

[AB]

From what I have read most States have a Maximum Lift of 50mm (2") and yet a lot of People
seem to have 2 1/2 to 6 " Lifts.
If you go over the 2" can you get by with a Engineers Certificate or is it just illegal.??
Also what implications does it have for Insurance and if you have an accident ??

Victoria = Maximum 2" lift and anything over is illegal. Even a lot of 4wd shops these days have stopped selling anything over 2" and especially will not fit anything over 2".

If you have an accident with higher then 2" and they find out then you will not be covered.

Someone else will have to get back to you Bob re engineering...

[TuffTD42]

Not 100% sure on the laws in vic but in NSW mine has a 6" lift & runs 35's & it's listed with the RTA as it is engineered. has the report number on my rego papers so it is 100% legal. With insurance the main stream insurers won't touch it so it has to be insured with the likes of shannons, Australian 4wd insurance or TCIS just to name a few.

Have a read of the link below & ask vic roads if they have implemented it yet.

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roa.../vsb_ncop.aspx

[Bob]

Not 100% sure on the laws in vic but in NSW mine has a 6" lift & runs 35's & it's listed with the RTA as it is engineered. has the report number on my rego papers so it is 100% legal. With insurance the main stream insurers won't touch it so it has to be insured with the likes of shannons, Australian 4wd insurance or TCIS just to name a few.

Have a read of the link below & ask vic roads if they have implemented it yet.

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roa.../vsb_ncop.aspx

Thank you for this information.

The reason fo me bringing this up is that I am concerned that some members could be driving vehicles that are not covered under there Insurance and there liability if the vehicle is not legal.

[MQ MAD]

Thank you for this information.

The reason fo me bringing this up is that I am concerned that some members could be driving vehicles that are not covered under there Insurance and there liability if the vehicle is not legal.

The owner of the car with illegal mods caught in accident
Will cop the whole damage bill
You dont need any excuse for an insurance company to void a payment
Each state has different rules
There is info on each states road law/codes
Some states its actually not quite 2",more so a 1/3 more travel or a % more in tyre high
Sometimes this actually falls under the 2" (50.8MM) ruling

With mention of the above GQ running 6" lift and 35" tyres
Get caught running that in QLD they will tear you a new one

[TuffTD42]

The owner of the car with illegal mods caught in accident
Will cop the whole damage bill
You dont need any excuse for an insurance company to void a payment
Each state has different rules
There is info on each states road law/codes
Some states its actually not quite 2",more so a 1/3 more travel or a % more in tyre high
Sometimes this actually falls under the 2" (50.8MM) ruling

With mention of the above GQ running 6" lift and 35" tyres
Get caught running that in QLD they will tear you a new one

Yes that's right. The engineers cert only applies to NSW. Anyhow I have driven around Brisbane/Ipswich quite a few times now & have never been hassled. Been lucky I guess.

[Timbo]

I think there will be a standard rule across Australia of 2" Lift and 33" tyres. I really can't see why we don't have this already and I would gladly accept it. I have 3" lift and 35's because when I bought the Patrol, I was ignorant about 4WD'ing and was told that it's pretty much the standard. Well you can see why.. when you go out into the bush, guys with their 37" tyres and V8's absolutely destroy tracks, and anything less than 35" and 3" lift struggles.

It would be good if everyone had to have the same lift and tyre size, then we're all on even ground. But that's just my opinion on it.

As for legalities, it's all pretty much been said.

[jaxt]

in regards to the VSB14,
i thought this gets overridden or superseded by the local state regulations/guidelines?
so if VSB14 says no more than 50mm but the code in qld says +15 then the latter applies.

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/c7..._vehicles2.pdf

[growler2058]

OK im ignorant on the subject but....if i get a 4wd's modifications engineered, would this approval meet the AS for motor vehicles, which as a national standard should be recognised in all Australian states/territories??

I got no idea on the requirements for an eng. cert.

[TuffTD42]

OK im ignorant on the subject but....if i get a 4wd's modifications engineered, would this approval meet the AS for motor vehicles, which as a national standard should be recognised in all Australian states/territories??

I got no idea on the requirements for an eng. cert.

My understanding if the NCOP was accepted by all states & territories then an engineering cert would be good australia wide. But as it stands now every state has it's own set of rules & regs which in turn is why for e.g. my engineering cert is only good in NSW.

If the NCOP comes in mine would still only be good for NSW as it was engineered pre NCOP. So I would have to get it re-engineered. But from what I've read I think I would have to drop the lift to 4" as it would only be allowed to be 150mm max lift including tyres.