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is that only if the castor angles arent corrected? I know you can get away without adjusting castor angles with a 2in lift, i didnt need it with mine, but when you do a 3in lift you are pushing it to far from what i a told, this might be the cause of the vibration.Quote:
Originally Posted by muddydigger
Another bloke with a defender asked a similar question the other day. As I replied to that one The new Australian Design Rules will only allow a 2inch (50mm) lift over standard. That is the maximum lift of the vehicle regardless of how you achieve it, ie suspension and/or body lift. You will have to find out if the state you are in will be enforcing there regs but in NSW I have been assured by one of the RTA advisory panel that they will be enforced. Max 50mm lift and max 35inch tyres.
Steve.
My 93 disco copped a 2 inch lift for 2 reasons...
1. after puting on the olympic steel trecks she was rubbing her guards
2. I was getting a sggy back end after exposing her to the normal rigors of what I carry.
Fortunately both reasons came to fruition at about the same time so justifying it past Home command was simple enough.
New DOTARS allows 4" in any combination of Body and Suspension...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen Price
Dont take 1 officials word for it... Check with a few....
Several states have taken to the new regs (which they are entitled to do at their discretion) already...
2+2 is legal in NSW, SA, QLD, VIC, WA
35's only with engineers report, and thats it...
However, Victoria has mandated nothing over 33's.
Has DOTARS been revised? It used to be 6" lift max with no exceptions and as a total lift including tyres, suspension and body. Also any suspension over 2" required engineering as does tyres 1" or 2" OD over factory.
OK, here is the document from DOTARS
http://www.dotars.gov.au/roads/safet...g_3Feb2006.pdf
Lifting suspension by less than 1/3 travel without approval is fine - Note, this is very different to 50mm.
Raising vehicle from 50 to 150mm combined lift requires approval
Vehicle lifts beyond 150mm are not permitted under this code.
4WD tyres can be 50mm larger max and no more than 25mm smaller than OE without approval and not more than 50% wider
Track to be no more than 25mm wider, or with beam axles F&R 50mm.
Body lifts to a max of 50mm.
Eng approval is required for alternative wheel/tyre spec on vehicle with modified axles or suspension
Headlights for ADR 13/00 complient vehicles must not be more than 1200mm from the ground.
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Originally Posted by tombraider
You can pick up a copy at vicroads of the vic rules which I should have kept, which stated clearly 50mm susp + 50mm Body and 33" tyres are the max.
I looked at it and threw it away as I was well within the regs I didnt think I would need it again.
The thing is that if you can proove it was like that before the regs changed, unless it is deemed dangerous then you will get away with it even when the new regs come in.
Insurance is the other issue that is worth thinking about but like someone else said shop around.
And instead of talking to officials go, get a copy in your hand and make your own conclusions as their interpretation may differ from what is really in writting
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Originally Posted by muddydigger
With a suspension lift on a coil sprung rover, correcting castor by offset bush or modified radius arms, will induce driveshaft vibration.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace
Rotating the swivel housing is the best way to correct castor and avoid driveshaft vibration.
Edit, castor correction using offset bushes or modified radius arms can lead to binding of the front driveshaft u-joint at full droop.
Just returning to the original question in this thread......lol
I have a 50mm lift and run 32's on my D2 and it gets me pretty much everywhere I want to go:D
Have a look at why you want to lift it. The main reason you would lift a vehicle is to fit larger tyres
On a D2 a simple 2" spring lift will fit 34" tyres while for 35's you probably need 3" and cut guards.
On a D1 you are going to need to cut guards for almost any size tyre over 31". If you don't have SRS then a 2" body and 2" spring lift with cut guards will fit everything up and over 35".
If you do have SRS then a body lift is illegal but you can probably still fit 35's with a 3-4" springlift and cut guards
Rovers tend to be unique compared to other 4WD's in that you dont need massive spring lifts to fit tyres. It is usually the width of the tyre that limits you at the fron on Landrovers more than anything.