shorten roof to increase lift? - or is it nuts?

[HangOver]

You know how when you have a couple drinks and it’s late and you think, Hey that just might work ! Well here goes, (just a thought though) so don’t laugh, too much.

The vehicle licensing judge a vehicle height or lift by it’s overall height.
It just occurred to me that the RRC roof stands proud of the gutter about 3” do you think it would be possible/legal/safe to unbolt the roof and replace it with a custom/diy roof that is about 2” lower?

That way you could have a 2” lift AND bigger tyres and still be legal !

Opinions on this harebrained scheme.

[dobbo]

Rangie roofs don't unbolt. Unless you attack it with the plasma or grinder. To chop the roof would be an absolute ***** of a job and IMO you'd be better off making a convertable or ute.

[HangOver]

Rangie roofs don't unbolt. Unless you attack it with the plasma or grinder. To chop the roof would be an absolute ***** of a job and IMO you'd be better off making a convertable or ute.

I thought the RRC roof just unbolted?
I'll have another look in the manual.
Maybe I should just stop drinking and posting :D

[lokka]

Rangie roofs don't unbolt. Unless you attack it with the plasma or grinder. To chop the roof would be an absolute ***** of a job and IMO you'd be better off making a convertable or ute.

You must have spam on the brain matt rangie roofs are held on by a ****e load of bolts i think ya could get away with a canvas top on one :D:D:D

But i cant see it increaseing ya lift hights as that comes down to tyre hight and spring hight

[Bush65]

I don't know about later rangies, but those i know of use phillip head screws.

Getting back on topic, I wouldn't go to the trouble, because my gut feel is it would not get around lift restrictions. This is the first I have heard of measuring overall height to determine lift.

[HangOver]

i phoned the VL place in WA once and they said they put the vehicle under a level beam to determine overall height
may just ahve been a case of "who ya talk to on the day"

[LandyAndy]

You must be pretty short Stevan,my head touches the roof in our Rangie,it has them flash chairs with armrests.
And yes the roofs do unbolt,ours came with a spare.
Andrew

[Slunnie]

I had heard talk of similar here in Sydney as a method to get around the height restrictions. I was thinking similar for my series Landy bubble roofed ute if it needed it - almost like a body drop. :D

[HangOver]

see andy thats coz you have those flashy chairs with arm rests and two feet of butt padding !
<- padding on the chair that is ;-)
I'm not quite as tall as you and I would so there's maybe 6" easy above my head. It's probably one of those things I just think about and never do anythink about. Like I said I was just wondering really.

[lokka]

I had heard talk of similar here in Sydney as a method to get around the height restrictions. I was thinking similar for my series Landy bubble roofed ute if it needed it - almost like a body drop. :D

I cant see a high restritcion will be on the cards as then we wont beable to have roof racks and as it stands i think the leagle hight of a veh on nsw roads is around 11 feet so lets fit some 50 in tyers hay :D:D:D:D:D:D

[Slunnie]

11ft! Holy cut the top off my pantech batman, thats lower than a teenagers pants! :p I'd heard this trick from a Jeeper who was investigating fitting mog axels. A rack may be different to a body chop though.

[HangOver]

I cant see a high restritcion will be on the cards as then we wont beable to have roof racks and as it stands i think the leagle hight of a veh on nsw roads is around 11 feet so lets fit some 50 in tyers hay :D:D:D:D:D:D

it's not a vehicle height restriction it's a restriction how much you can raise the height of your vehicle above standard. (not inc roof racks, light etc)

[jessie_xa]

Rangie roofs don't unbolt. Unless you attack it with the plasma or grinder. To chop the roof would be an absolute ***** of a job and IMO you'd be better off making a convertable or ute.

I don't know about later rangies, but those i know of use phillip head screws.
Lots of Bl#*d& screws there is cross tip that is (phillips 4 others) and no its not the height of the vehicle its the raise in suspension that counts

[rovercare]

Rangie roofs don't unbolt. Unless you attack it with the plasma or grinder. To chop the roof would be an absolute ***** of a job and IMO you'd be better off making a convertable or ute.

Your right:), they dont unbolt................they unscrew:p, nearly the easiest panel on the whole car to remove;)

[BigJon]

my head touches the roof in our Rangie,it has them flash chairs with armrests.


So did mine, until I took the factory fitted spacers out from under the seat mounts. Much better now, I can even wear a cap when driving if I so desire.