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  1. 6th April 2010, 04:08 PM #1
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    Stupid tyre laws

    picked up some s/h Desert Dueler 235/85 tyres to put on my D2. managed with dificulty to get them all in the back of the D2 and took em off to the tyre place to be promptly told no, cant fit them they are illegal.
    now i have to go back down to NSW and get my spare set of wheels and have them fitted "for offroad use". pita

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  2. 7th April 2010, 09:02 AM #2
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    tyres to big for the Rims?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rosscoe68 View Post
    picked up some s/h Desert Dueler 235/85 tyres to put on my D2. managed with dificulty to get them all in the back of the D2 and took em off to the tyre place to be promptly told no, cant fit them they are illegal.
    now i have to go back down to NSW and get my spare set of wheels and have them fitted "for offroad use". pita

    ghey rules and regs
    What is illegal with your tyres ? To me tyres are just that....tyres!
    Are they to big for the wheels?
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  3. 7th April 2010, 09:34 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by mildred View Post


    What is illegal with your tyres ? To me tyres are just that....tyres!
    Are they to big for the wheels?
    Allowable tyre sizes are set by the vehicle manufacturer. Australian laws allow for only a small increase over and above the tyre size recommended by the manufacturer.

    If you fit tyres outside of these parameters then the vehicle is not legal.
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  4. 7th April 2010, 10:13 AM #4
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    It isn't just a case of what can be fitted on the vehicle.
    There is also the question of what can be fitted on the rim.

    1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
    1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.
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  5. 7th April 2010, 10:17 AM #5
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    yeah, its diameter increase only.
    going from 235/70r16 to 235/85r16

    falls oustide of the allowable increase in qld. even though its only 1 size up in profile.

    stupid laws
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  6. 7th April 2010, 10:56 AM #6
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    think you will find for nsw/qld largest legal size is 245/70/16 for the d2, anything above that is illegal....unless you get a engineer to certificate the change.

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  7. 7th April 2010, 11:21 AM #7
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    I wouldn't think a tyre shop would care. They just might have been a tad unhelpful because they weren't supplying the tyres.
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  8. 7th April 2010, 11:29 AM #8
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    they were more than happy to fit them to rims for me, off vehicle, just not to the vehicle. fair enough i guess.
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  9. 7th April 2010, 11:45 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yorkie View Post
    think you will find for nsw/qld largest legal size is 245/70/16 for the d2, anything above that is illegal....unless you get a engineer to certificate the change.

    cheers
    Anone know the legal limit in VIC??
    New bigger AT tyres going on soon.
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  10. 7th April 2010, 12:19 PM #10
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    Just going through this in Melbourne.
    Talked to the Engineer that LRAutomotive in Thomastown use - technically VicRoads still use VSI8 in which the tyres is 15mm greater in diameter. He said that he's been instructed to work to the requirements of NCOP - 50mm larger in diameter for 'off road' vehicles.
    But... he told me I still had to get an engineer's certificate for the change in tyre size. Read into that what you will...
    Tyre place is happy to fit 245/75R16's this weekend for me though - 40mm larger overall.
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