Has anyone raised a T5.1 in Queensland and put AT tyres on (all legally).

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I've posted in another thread about prices I was quoted for a Seikel lift kit (30mm) from the manufacturer and from Trakka. From Seikel, and based on my VIN, including postage 1716Euro or about $2529 landed. Not sure what duty there may be yet. There would be fitting/alignment on top of that, of course. This includes spacers for the diff and a "distance plate" for steering gear. From Trakka, apparently the same (Desert) kit was quoted as $3,750 including fitting and wheel alignment or $3,000 supply only. Trakka is a long way from where I live.

I ran out of time to do anything about the lift though I had a helpful local fellow in Brendale who would have done a King Springs and Bilstein shocks lift similar to the Seikel one for $2992.6 fitted but excluding diff spacers and steering spacer. Again, about 30mm lift.

In the end, and after a LOT of searching, I have found that I CAN alter the Distance Impulse Number on my T5.1 and so "re-calibrate" the speedometer and odometer. VCDS is the way to go there.

Given that in Queensland the maximum "self assessed" lift due to tyres is 50mm DIAMETER or 25mm radius, I have finally put on a set of Pirelli Scorpion ATR 235/65/R17s. These are 108H rated. This gives 23.5mm lift and whilst my speedo read 4kph high on standard tyres at 100kph, it now reads about 1kph low at 70kph (don't have a 100kph road close to home). I'm satisfied with that for the moment.

The tyres look good. They come a little close to the plastic shroud behind the rear wheels, but I don't see this as a big problem.

I'll report back on the tyres after a trip from Brisbane to Darwin, Perth and home (including quite a few gravel roads).