Approval from RTA needed to raise or lower car suspension

[TunersGroup]

Hi All,

This came up on another forum ...

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25790506-29277,00.html reads ...

July 16, 2009 12:11pm

NEW laws making it an offence to raise or lower a car's suspension without proper approval is about saving lives, New South Wales Roads Minister Michael Daley says.

From August 1, car owners will be limited to raising or lowering their suspension by no more than five centimetres, and all modifications will need approval from Roads and Traffic Authority engineers.

Currently, a car can be raised or lowered by up to five centimetres without approval and by up to 15 centimetres with approval.

Mr Daley says while drivers may think a lowered car looks "cool" it really is dangerous and any adjustment of more than five centimetres doesn't belong on the road.

"I don't want to see young hoons putting their lives or the lives of others at risk, just because they think their car looks better 15 centimetres closer to the ground," Mr Daley said.

"Raising or lowering a vehicle's height can put the driver, passengers and other road users at risk.

"It can affect handling, braking and safety features such as electronic stability control."

Any vehicle that is raised or lowered after August 1 will have to carry a certificate stating that the modifications confirm to safety standard requirements.

[DYB]

How does lowering the suspension height put lives at risk?.

Best tell the club racers at track days that they should put their cars back to stock hight or else they compromise safety. Better handling is obviously dangerous :

[Walko]

-what a load of crap as if teh cops will have height specs on every car made over the last 30 years.

i doubt they would enforce this unless the exhaust was scraping etc

my 2 cents worth

michael

[JET951]

i think thats exactly what they are doing. i believe it will have very little effect on our cars. more to do with the gemini that has no springs and is riding on its bump stops. they are dangerous cars, with dangerous drivers
Sean

[anisamy1]

I know it already. But I don't think, this is right.