RTA/Engineer approval,for 35inch tyres,melb????

RTA is a NSW Govt Dept' not Victoria

Tread carefully eh?

Don't like your chances in Vic. First thing you should do is to talk to an Engineer conversant with such modifciations and subsequent legal requirements. You can only register (legally) your vehicle in your State of residence. If you are pinched and it is established that you are breaching the 'rego requirements' you will dealt with by the Courts as being unregistered - probably means that you are also not covered by Third Part Accident Insurance. With 35" tyres and a 4" lift you can rest assured that you will draw plenty of attention to yourself and vehicle from Police. A hell of a chance to take. Not worh it mate.

bobthe,
I think it used to be RTA in Vic - quite some years ago I think.
I asked the same question of my mechanic just recently - in the ACT. His response was rule changes mean you can no longer do it. You can get 33's + 4" lift approved but not 35's. I have also found the all duel rear wheel carriers wont carry above 33", so for me I have decided it is not something worth pursuing any further.
He said the in NSW there is a rule about head lights being lower that 1200mm, so the 33's+4" may make it un road worthy in NSW.
Surely the status of being road worthy should be unified nationally. I recently purchase Yoda - 105 standard, Has a 2 day old NSW road worthy from the dealer and had to get an ACT road worthy to get rego !!

Paul.

Have a look on the Vic Roads site.

There is a document titled "Vehicle Standards Information - Guide to modifications for motor vehicles". This site also includes a list of the engineers who are authorised to approve specific vehicle modifications.

George

VicRoads informed all the VASS Signatory Engineers sometime ago that they must now work to the NCOP. The Engineer I am using said that he used to engineer 35's but under the new guidelines the biggest he can go is 33". Apparently it should be legislated by the end of the year in Vic with some extra regulations on top of it. Also the EPA is going to start ordering emissions tests so if you have done any engine mods be aware.

Bob

A couple of years ago I had the GVM on the Troopy re-engineered.

In very simple terms - whenever you want to change one OEM engineering spec, then others have to fit into the equation as well.

Eg. GVM includes weight ballasted up to req'd GVM, brakes (Bizarre testing of same at new weight), Wheels/tyre placard re calibrated.

When you want to increase the tyres over the OEM spec your current GVM may not fit the equation. You have to supply a very current weigh bridge cert and with all the added chit one likes to add plus an adult for every seat quite easily blows your GVM out the window.

Then the increase in size(plus maybe weight) increases the rolling lever effect on the brakes and you have a mean time trying to get the beast to stop within the computer generated monitoring specs.

Victoria:

Its Vicroads and they have a list of approved accredited engineers on their site.

If you don't or can't get a certificate from one of these dudes then don't even bother turning up to a Vicroads Office as they will just show you the door.