Thread: Track Width

And in NSW from the RTA

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...vsi09_rev4.pdf

An important requirement for all replacement wheels is that the wheel track must not be increased by more than
25mm beyond the maximum specified by the vehicle manufacturer for that vehicle.
Where non original axle or suspension components are fitted, the offset of the wheel in relation to the axle or stub
axle assembly used shall not be increased by more than 12.5mm each side of the vehicle based on the specifications
of the axle components used. If an axle assembly is shortened then the track width limit is taken as the axle

manufacturers original track dimension, less the amount the assembly has been narrowed, plus 25mm.

Originally Posted by wagoo

That's insane and extremely angry making!I wonder if some of these dumb stupid QLD DOT regulations are formulated by competent Engineers or lazy useless beaurocrats (Sp?)?
The considerably heavier series 2B FCs,had axles with the same spring spacing(up front),were 4'' wider and with identical steering linkage layout to Fozzy, so where is the engineering issue here? Chassis strength? I don't think so.They have identical rails,And Fozzy would have shorter spring hangers,so subject to less twisting stress.
Wagoo.

Vogons

And here is the kicker for the QLDers! The QLD Code of Practice

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/e0...tionspart2.pdf

Pg 20 +

The replacement axle must have the same WMS-WMS measurement as the factory axle.

Wheel track is to be retained.

Wheel stud patter must be retained - you can weld and drill new ones.

There is more to it including brakes etc. And mods must be approved by the axle manufacturer. Sounds like the only real option for Landys is the use of the Salisbury.

Mods not allowed under the Code:

Fitting axles which are not compatible with the original vehicles components

Mods to the axle housing other than fitting brackets

Alteration to the vehicles braking.

This also explains the benefits of Bud customs axles etc in QLD.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

And here is the kicker for the QLDers! The QLD Code of Practice

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/e0a39a3b-4e6e-4052-8e8d-1243ba61dbf3/codeofpracticelightvehiclesreductionspart2.pdf

Pg 20

Wheel stud patter must be retained - you can weld and drill new ones.

You can weld up the old stud holes and drill new ones on a cast iron hub?

Originally Posted by wagoo

You can weld up the old stud holes and drill new ones on a cast iron hub?

You'd be a braver man than me with the welding on the hub.

AS1554 standards must be used.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

You'd be a braver man than me with the welding on the hub.

AS1554 standards must be used.

I'm not that brave.I couldn't find the shaking head icon to tack onto the end of that question.
Wagoo.

Hi All

If you are looking at modifying a vehicle, then seeking registration for it. Surely, enlisting the help of a suitably qualified engineer to oversee, then to sign off on completion, would be the way to get around any bureaucratic nonsense.

To determine the correct offset of the rims, extend the line through the centre of the swivel pins, at a spot on the road under the tyre. At this point and the centre line of the tyre should coincide, but in practice these two points do often fall short, leaving a gap between the two points called a scrub radius. Changing the tyres from a small diameter to a larger diameter does close the scrub radius.

With a solid or beam axle the camber angle of the wheel is always zero degrees, making the tyre centre determination a lot easier than if the vehicle has independent suspension.

ref; Wheel options for the MGF



Cheers Arthur

Problem is Arthur, The OP and around half the contributors to this thread are from Queensland,a state with a bureaucracy dating back to the Bjelke Peterson dictatorship. And I'm not sure they are afforded the option of going down the engineering report route.
Wagoo.