Thread: Getting 33's licenced in NSW

Originally Posted by rutmutt

You know you could be right.

I've never bothered to check as it's already licensed here and we don't put our vehicles over the pits at all. But because I will need to change my rego From WA to NSW i assume it will need to be inspected. At the moment I am running 255/85/R16 on my defender 110 and can leave it in WA rego for a while but eventually i will have to get it changed.

So i take it from these comments that i do not need to have any gearing (etc) changed.. just get an automotive engineer to sign it off as safe? so the only cost would be paying the engineers fees?

thanks for the help guys.

The engineer will likely want an emergency brake test done with the front circuit out, check the overall offset and may ask lots of questions on why you need the bigger tyres. In my case a few measurements were taken of the front end as well.

Originally Posted by garrycol

I think you will find that 33s would have been not legal in WA as well without engineering.

Originally Posted by rutmutt

You know you could be right.

I've never bothered to check as it's already licensed here and we don't put our vehicles over the pits at all. But because I will need to change my rego From WA to NSW i assume it will need to be inspected. At the moment I am running 255/85/R16 on my defender 110 and can leave it in WA rego for a while but eventually i will have to get it changed.

So i take it from these comments that i do not need to have any gearing (etc) changed.. just get an automotive engineer to sign it off as safe? so the only cost would be paying the engineers fees?

thanks for the help guys.

235/85/16 = about 32"
255/85/16 = about 33.5"

In WA you are still legal as long as you have not lifted the vehicle. 2" lift is okay. Although, I think they have some "approved in principal" thing. But this is not engineering

Yeah we can do Lifts of 2" in WA without any hassle at all.. any higher and they need to be engineer certified.

My 110 is only running 1" Lift so that shouldn't be a problem in NSW either.. just the tyres.

In my eyes, 33" tyres look appropriate on a Defender, I don't know what is involved with transferring rego from another state to NSW. If it is like the annual pink slip inspection you will probably get away with your tyres. If it like a blue slip inspection, then you probably won't.

However this is going to change in NSW, I'm not sure when (I expect before end of year), but pink slips are going to change. When this change to pink slips is introduced, modifications to tyre size, lifts, etc. will have to be approved on your vehicle's registration or it will fail the annual pink slip registration inspection.

A blue slip will be ok to get lifts up to 50 mm approved, but higher lifts and tyres larger than 15mm over the largest placard size will require a certificate from an engineering signatory.

Originally Posted by rutmutt

You know you could be right.

I've never bothered to check as it's already licensed here and we don't put our vehicles over the pits at all. But because I will need to change my rego From WA to NSW i assume it will need to be inspected. At the moment I am running 255/85/R16 on my defender 110 and can leave it in WA rego for a while but eventually i will have to get it changed.

So i take it from these comments that i do not need to have any gearing (etc) changed..

just get an automotive engineer to sign it off as safe? so the only cost would be paying the engineers fees?

thanks for the help guys.

You will need a speedo check as well, and if your speedo is out you will need a correction unit fitted.

Originally Posted by Bush65

In my eyes, 33" tyres look appropriate on a Defender, I don't know what is involved with transferring rego from another state to NSW. If it is like the annual pink slip inspection you will probably get away with your tyres. If it like a blue slip inspection, then you probably won't.

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It's a blue slip inspection for interstate rego transfer.

The 15mm tyre size change is appropriate for a Civic or Fiesta, but it's a shame someone didn't have some nous and declare it a % instead, but we all know how smart some of the decisions are by the NSW RTA, eg the turbo/supercharger restrictions on P platers that apply to cars like the Kompressor Mercs that have lower specific power outputs than a 6 cylinder Falcon.......

Originally Posted by dullbird

You will need a speedo check as well, and if your speedo is out you will need a correction unit fitted.

But 255's correct a Defender speedo