Thread: Look what I have.. Muhahaha

I tried flipping my alloys but doesn't seem to work. Needs longer nuts.

you can fall foul in 3 areas.

1. remade rims... They are no longer OEM and are no longer covered by the design spec of the rim. Effectively to be used they now require an engineers cert.

2. incorrect offset if you change the wheel track then its illegal (outside of the prescribe limit) (again, you can get it engineered for legality)

3. If you fit D1 rims to a deefer you have some scope to play with but then even if they dont get you for the first point technically the rim is not up the the full GVM of a deefer. (I havent heard of anyone whose gotten away with this yet BUT you could apply to have the GVM and GCM of the vehicle lowered to suit the rims its something like 300kg difference on the gvm.)

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

going to be illegal....

dont get caught with them...

I think that you missed the entire point of the post...

Nobody said that they were going to be used on the road..

gvm defender 110 :3050

gvm discovery 89-98: 2720

Most of the good fun things in life aren't exactly legal ...enjoy the rims.

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by klappers

I think that you missed the entire point of the post...

Nobody said that they were going to be used on the road..

Nobody also never said they werent.

you would be surprised at the number of places that arent "roads" but still require full compliance to the ADR's


I'm all for this kind of stuff for play toys, comp rigs, hell even daily drivers providing its all certed and legal.

as much as I love a good "Told ya so..." it gets kind of hollow when the told you so follows you loosing your vehicle, license then job as you cant get around because of some snivelling little vogon who knows the rules as well and sneaks you out of your premiums or writes you a hefty fundraiser.

You are also assuming that disco rims aren't rated to at least 800kgs a corner.

Which would be more then enough for the Gvm on a 110.... Not a 130 but. Also, Gvm is governed by other things like braking capacity and axle strength..

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

Nobody also never said they werent.

you would be surprised at the number of places that arent "roads" but still require full compliance to the ADR's


I'm all for this kind of stuff for play toys, comp rigs, hell even daily drivers providing its all certed and legal.

as much as I love a good "Told ya so..." it gets kind of hollow when the told you so follows you loosing your vehicle, license then job as you cant get around because of some snivelling little vogon who knows the rules as well and sneaks you out of your premiums or writes you a hefty fundraiser.

Originally Posted by Rosscoe68

yep, fair comment,
interesting that in NSW and QLD very strict on lowering and raising, and wheel rim sizes, maybe we should all move to vic.
i guess the same applies to doing 105klm/h in a 100klm/h zone, everyone does it and you might get away with it, but it is breaking the law and if you are the unlucky one to get targeted by a pedantic policeman, well too bad.
each to his own i guess, the rules are there for a reason, some i don't agree with but easier to abide by the rules now than try and argue them after the fact if you are involved in an incident.
guess i am just lazy and getting old.
interesting thing is if you travel interstate, which laws apply ? can you tell me that ?

I always thought the VSI's were Australia wide.
It's the interpretation that varies.