Thread: Confused on measuring suspension height to check if compliant (suspesion/tyres)

Originally Posted by AK83

If you check the RVD1 data on suspension height for a 'chassis' model of any type it has no data at all for the measurement in question, not front nor rear!
So how do they measure them to know if it's been raised?

I don't have any need for Defender data in general, but I have checked a few bits and bobs on their specs, like steering geometry and stuff like that similar to D1's.
And the only suspension data to the wheel arch measurements I can find are for the D2 rears only. No similar D1 or Defer data is listed.

There are plenty of defenders listed and have front and rear suspension measurement. , I haven’t checked 90’s or cab chassis, I did have a look at one HCPU and it had front and rear.

Originally Posted by weeds

.... I haven’t checked 90’s or cab chassis, I did have a look at one HCPU and it had front and rear.

Yeah, I had a look at some of the cab chassis data

Originally Posted by AK83

Yeah, I had a look at some of the cab chassis data

be interesting how they measure the rear....although most defers are raised level so if the front fails than no need to measure the rear I guess

Operation Lift by the QLD Police service is specifically targeting lifts on newer dual cabs utes with ESC - i.e. Ford Ranger, Mazda BT50, Nissan Navara, Toyota Hilux. The Police sat through a workshop and received an instruction sheet outlining the factory settings/measurements for this range of vehicles.

I understand that one of the vehicles shown on the TV had a body lift with no mod plate so that is just asking for troublel.

Other makes and models have been pulled over only due to the "look" of the vehicle. I.e an older vehicle on 35" tyres, huge suspension, spot lights everywhere etc.

The police have no idea about factory settings for Defenders and will only target standard things like wide tyres outside guards, and in your experience, a sun shade blocking your view out the back window.

Just found out a work colleague had the Prado defected last week, more the 75mm overall (as the new laws are not in yet.).

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Still begs the question that if you take your legal vehicle from another state into Qld does it get defected? Sounds like this has happened already but I'm sure you successfully defend this in court? Maybe we'll have to wait until someone does challenge a defect notice. Wonder if I'd get pulled over in the 101 because it's rolling on 36" rubber... . Would love them to try and find the specs in their little black book on a 101 - and even if they did, find it to be perfectly legal...

Maybe the Ho Hars can run around in one of theirs trolling the highway patrol...

All this talk about the QLD issues currently and i just get this email from vicroads.

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Oh dear here we go!!!!