maddogrc
Member
hey all,
today i called up the road departments about suspension/body lift upgrades and got forwarded to technical, but already at 12pm they've all gone home...fkn brilliant
i called up because i also checked with my insurance company what modifications were allowed for suspension, etc and was told there is no limit to anything as long as it was road legal.
after browsing i came across this site:
http://www.toyo.com.au/TechInfoPDFs/Alternative%20Wheels%20&%20Tyres%20%20-%20Regulations.pdf
which states...
TYRES
Overall Diameter
For passenger cars or passenger car derivatives, The overall diameter of the wheel and tyre combination must be no more than 15mm larger and not more than 26mm smaller than that of any tyre designated by the vehicle manufacturer for that model.
For off-road passenger or commercial vehicles , The overall diameter of the wheel and tyre combination must be no more than 50mm larger and not more than 26mm smaller than that of any tyre designated by the vehicle manufacturer for that model.
Where a vehicle has its GVM re-rated, the tyre load capacity must be capable of the carrying of the revised GVM, both in total and across individual axles.
i then called up the road department asking if my navara tray back ute was classified as a commercial vehicle. through their database against my insurance it is listed that my vehicle is a 'goods vehicle' which is also supposedly a 'commercial vehicle' which thus means i am able to increase my tyre size diameter by up to 50mm, not the standard 15mm
i will call again about the technical side as i want my car to be legal as i'm a younger driver and a crash is more likely to occur so i definitely dont want insurance denying a claim because i did something illegal to the car that voids warranty of the insurance.
hope you WA guys found this handy
today i called up the road departments about suspension/body lift upgrades and got forwarded to technical, but already at 12pm they've all gone home...fkn brilliant
i called up because i also checked with my insurance company what modifications were allowed for suspension, etc and was told there is no limit to anything as long as it was road legal.
after browsing i came across this site:
http://www.toyo.com.au/TechInfoPDFs/Alternative%20Wheels%20&%20Tyres%20%20-%20Regulations.pdf
which states...
TYRES
Overall Diameter
For passenger cars or passenger car derivatives, The overall diameter of the wheel and tyre combination must be no more than 15mm larger and not more than 26mm smaller than that of any tyre designated by the vehicle manufacturer for that model.
For off-road passenger or commercial vehicles , The overall diameter of the wheel and tyre combination must be no more than 50mm larger and not more than 26mm smaller than that of any tyre designated by the vehicle manufacturer for that model.
Where a vehicle has its GVM re-rated, the tyre load capacity must be capable of the carrying of the revised GVM, both in total and across individual axles.
i then called up the road department asking if my navara tray back ute was classified as a commercial vehicle. through their database against my insurance it is listed that my vehicle is a 'goods vehicle' which is also supposedly a 'commercial vehicle' which thus means i am able to increase my tyre size diameter by up to 50mm, not the standard 15mm
i will call again about the technical side as i want my car to be legal as i'm a younger driver and a crash is more likely to occur so i definitely dont want insurance denying a claim because i did something illegal to the car that voids warranty of the insurance.
hope you WA guys found this handy