Questions on car rules in Sydney

perrinsohc · Post by **perrinsohc** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:40 pm

Hi there, new to Sydney from Chrhistchurch.
I have a few questions regarding rules around the following:

Wheels spacers, these aren't a problem in NZ as long as your within certain ranges/have the right kind of spacer. What is the deal with them in Sydney? Following on from this, is a tyre with the rim wider than the wall of the tyre (as it should be :P ) allowed? i,e a mild stretch on the tyre angling the wall back towards the centre of the tyre.

How long can your car be? In NZ the general rule is no less that 100mm from the ground to chassis or something like that. A car with coil overs is what I'll be using so wondering what the deal is there also.

cheers

Perrin

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:23 pm

Minimum low is 100mm to the lowest part (usually the exhaust) with the designed load capacity although the boys in blue seem to check the ride height unloaded.
Wheel spacers are a no no UNLESS they were supplied and fitted by the manufacturers when tested for ADR's.
Stretched tyres one would think that if there fitted to rims that are outside the tyre makers specs can/would be considered unroadworthy in the event of a crash and you may not be covered by your insurance company.
IF YOU HAVE SOME SILLY EXTREME STRETCH AND THE TYRE LOSES PRESSURE IT WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY COME AWAY FROM THE WHEEL BEAD WHEN CORNERING RESULTING IN THE RIM DIGGING INTO THE ROAD AND THE CAR ROLLING .

1320ft · Post by **1320ft** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:30 pm

Wheels spacers, these aren't a problem in NZ as long as your within certain ranges/have the right kind of spacer.

Wheel spacers of any kind, ie; Hub Centric, bolt on etc, are 100% illegal.

is a tyre with the rim wider than the wall of the tyre (as it should be Razz ) allowed? i,e a mild stretch on the tyre angling the wall back towards the centre of the tyre

Nope, illegal aswell.

How long can your car be? In NZ the general rule is no less that 100mm from the ground to chassis or something like that. A car with coil overs is what I'll be using so wondering what the deal is there also.

100mm measured at the lowest point, fully loaded. Than includes, exhaust, side skirts etc

Coil Overs are technically illegal here too, unless engineered.

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:36 pm

That was fast you replied while I was adding more :o LOL

JDSTAZ45 · Post by **JDSTAZ45** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:58 pm

I think there was a hint on the forum that you bought the silver Nissan twincam widey and so it would be coming back to Sydney.
I hope you have all paperwork from when the car was engineered and regoed in NSW. Otherwise, you will need to get it re-engineered in NSW again.
If not, you may need to get in contact with Jason...Starion4me.

perrinsohc · Post by **perrinsohc** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:39 pm

JDSTAZ45 wrote:I think there was a hint on the forum that you bought the silver Nissan twincam widey and so it would be coming back to Sydney.
I hope you have all paperwork from when the car was engineered and regoed in NSW. Otherwise, you will need to get it re-engineered in NSW again.
If not, you may need to get in contact with Jason...Starion4me.

Hey there, yup quite right I sure have. Jason (NachoMan) said all paper is still with the car passed on from the engineers etc. Lets say it had no paperwork, what does "re-engineered" mean exactly?

perrinsohc · Post by **perrinsohc** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:40 pm

1320ft wrote:
Wheels spacers, these aren't a problem in NZ as long as your within certain ranges/have the right kind of spacer.
Wheel spacers of any kind, ie; Hub Centric, bolt on etc, are 100% illegal.

is a tyre with the rim wider than the wall of the tyre (as it should be Razz ) allowed? i,e a mild stretch on the tyre angling the wall back towards the centre of the tyre
Nope, illegal aswell.

How long can your car be? In NZ the general rule is no less that 100mm from the ground to chassis or something like that. A car with coil overs is what I'll be using so wondering what the deal is there also.
100mm measured at the lowest point, fully loaded. Than includes, exhaust, side skirts etc

Coil Overs are technically illegal here too, unless engineered.

Nice one appreciate the advice, seems fair and a little harsher than NZ but I did go into this realising many of these things.

1320ft · Post by **1320ft** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:39 pm

perrinsohc wrote:Lets say it had no paperwork, what does "re-engineered" mean exactly?

Bring the lube....................................

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:08 pm

Welcome to Sydney :beer

Komeuppance · Post by **Komeuppance** » Tue Dec 24, 2013 8:14 pm

100mm... my car is more than twice illegal then lol.

-Robert

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 5:15 am

Komeuppance wrote:100mm... my car is more than twice illegal then lol.

-Robert

Have you got any suspension at all :wink: LOL

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 2:28 pm

Jason (starion4me) is still around (with an R34 GTR :D)

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