western australia

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:12 pm

looking to install a lift kit in an l-series touring wagon and just wondering what the specific laws associated with this is in wa. is it a max of 2 inch without engineers certificate and if so howmuch would it cost to have say a 3 inch lift engineered approximately.

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:34 pm

My law: Any mod is legal if it complies with the intent of the law and doesn't get noticed.

The actual law: http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/licensing/1412.asp (i.e. from the authorities, not some guy on the internet).

Dane.

Post by **TOONGA** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:58 pm

do what a lot of people do here 2 inch on the body and 4 inch on the struts

(it works well)

when mr plod looks he sees 2 inch on the gearbox, engine crossmember etc he goes oh ok

and says no more

TOONGA

woody.t · Post by **woody.t** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:44 pm

how much roughly is that type lift ( 2inch body, 4 on springs) and how easy is it to do by yourself?

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:14 am

from all the pictures and kits I have seen on cars, it can be done in a day with 2 people working on it

as for the kit it will ride the same height as a 4 inch lift with a little more angle on the cv shafts as the box engine and diff will olny have 2 inches of lift

one more thing I dont know if you can custom order a kit to be 4 inch and 2 inch most of the people who have done this have fabricated the kits themselves

TOONGA

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:04 am

Note that while officially you are supposed to have things like that engineered, almost nobody actually does and it doesn't really cause issue (in WA). I know a few people who've taken 3" lifted L series over the pits. Just don't draw attention to the lift by mentioning it, and they don't mention it either. So long as your brakes and lights etc work it's fine.