There goes your Insurance even if you are bog standard off the Showroom floor unless you have a Motor Sport Policy. (not bagging it just saying is all).
ADR's are law across all states it is the continual toing and froing of a NCOP for modifications that causes all the confusion. It will probably always be that way because Australia is a geographically diverse Commonwealth and not a single Entity so what is desireable mod in one 'area', say Tassie can be detrimental in another say, W.A.
Bottom line of that is that most of that legislation is to protect the 99% from the 1%
I have no problem with 33's and 2 inch lift as a maximum and, yes, as it stands that is marginally on the side of illegal in most instrumentalities but mermaids and coppers don't care too much over a few mm's unless you want to carry on like an rrse.
35's and 4 inch or more I do have a problem with in the general sense. I should add at this point my prev truck was those specs so feel I have at least some balance on the perspective.
Many of the problems aren't out in the Scrub it is on the public highways and byways. The road infrastructure, traffic laws, advisory's etc are not designed or constructed for Trucks modified to that extent or more and Joe Public doesn't know or chooses to ignore that a truck with 35'or 37's is harder and takes longer to stop than a bog truck.
Now, I am not about to get into any argument over brakeing efforts versus torque moments versus biasing changes versus vehicle stability etc etc
Bottom line of that is the legislation is to protect the 1% from the 99%
One thing I do agree with is tell your Insurer EVERYTHING you have, added/mod'd on your truck. If they won't insure you initially then you can be assured that they will be 100% guaranteed to drop you like a snotty rag if you don't tell them and then have a major claim... so why give them your money for nothing.
Bottom line find an Insurer who will accept your "risk" . I have had no issues with getting highly modified trucks accepted by TCIS (I believe Shannons and 1 or 2 others are good as well) and the only common exemption across all the Insurers I canvassed is 'no coverage if you are participating in any form of timed events'.





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