leaglity of ride height...

[GTom]

the 100mm is measured from the centre of the vehicle (B pillar area)

On top of the above there's also a measurement from the ground to the centre of the headlights (i think from memory it's can;t be lower than 590mm)

And also a gap between the tyres and fender (the size of the gap I'm not sure but it's one of those ambiguous ones)

My car satisfies most of the above or comes very close to the standards.

[dylan8]

the 100mm is measured from the centre of the vehicle (B pillar area)

On top of the above there's also a measurement from the ground to the centre of the headlights (i think from memory it's can;t be lower than 590mm)

And also a gap between the tyres and fender (the size of the gap I'm not sure but it's one of those ambiguous ones)

My car satisfies most of the above or comes very close to the standards.

not arguing or anything, but where did you get those from? is that for NSW?

how does that work with cars with low mounted headlights? and every second car is tucking tyre, that would be a odd way to measure things.

Dont the police just have a ball 100mm in diameter on a pole, and if it jams under the car your below the limit?

[McDub]

the 100mm is measured from the centre of the vehicle (B pillar area)

i don't think that's right according to this

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...s_nov_2007.pdf

"3. Ground Clearance
A vehicle or combination must have a ground clearance of:
a. at least 100mm at any point within 1 metre of an axle; and
b. at least one-thirtieth of the distance between the centres of adjacent axles at the mid-point
between them; and
c. at any other point - at least the distance that allows the vehicle or combination to pass over
a peak in a road, the gradient on either side of which is 1:15, when the wheels of one axle
of the vehicle or combination are on the slope on one side of the peak and the wheels
of the next axle are on the slope on the other side."

seems you may have mixed up A and B

But still, makes me wonder if it matters that the plastic guard under my car counts, i wouldn't think so, but who knows.

[dylan8]

But still, makes me wonder if it matters that the plastic guard under my car counts, i wouldn't think so, but who knows.

drop it on its guts and find out.

i bet you'll do damage to your car before the law pays one bit of interest

[McDub]

drop it on its guts and find out.

i bet you'll do damage to your car before the law pays one bit of interest

probably true, but i'm more concerned with the insurance side of things rather than the defect side of things.
i'm just surprised that the lowest point on my stock height car is 110mm!
which suggests a very minor drop of just 10mm will make it illegal... though this suggests to me that it's more the solid parts of the car, and that they shouldn't care about a plastic belly/guard, which if you really wanted to you could just remove anyway!

[GTom]

i don't think that's right according to this

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...s_nov_2007.pdf

Yep you're right on the measurements. Most of the info that I got came from HWP.

There's an ADR on the headlights I'm trying to find it, It's in the vehicle lighting ADR.

[simza]

in tassie the car has to be same ride height as show room floor.. if its lower then its illegal and therefore not insurable.. which is kinda poo really.. so each state is different.

[gareth_oau]

in tassie the car has to be same ride height as show room floor.. if its lower then its illegal and therefore not insurable.. which is kinda poo really.. so each state is different.

be interesting to challenge that law.

A bog stock falcon sits higher than say an FPV equivalent, so how can putting FPV suspension in your bog stack falcon make it illegal?

[dylan8]

be interesting to challenge that law.

A bog stock falcon sits higher than say an FPV equivalent, so how can putting FPV suspension in your bog stack falcon make it illegal?

true, let alone suspension sagging over time

[Silver dub]

When i had the bora i had around 92mm clearance on the sump and had no issue's getting a roady either