Tein Suspension Legal Issues

[jrocket]

Hi I was wondering if coil over adjustable suspension is legal to have on your car. I have tein suspension front and back. The man stopped me lastnight and recons that the car is too stiff and cos of the suspension it should have never passed road worthy. Is this true. any info would be great. thx

Edited July 11, 2006 by jrocket

[ToF]

IMO it seems like it's a load of bs that the cops like to feed to us because they think we will accept anything from their fat mouths.

I've checked the VicRoads standards documents and what the cops usually write down for a "too stiff" defect is "Suspension does not retain 2/3 travel". Which imo is utter bs.

Firstly, the suspension most likely would have 2/3s of it's travel compared to the stock shocks, it's just the dampening rate or mainly the spring rates are higher which make it "stiff" BUT I think the travel would still have to be there! Someone please give more details about my theory - Sydneykid?

Secondly, the real law about suspension that mentions the "2/3" that cops always use doesn't refer to travel at all. It basically states that any replacement shocks you put in must have at least 2/3s of the distance between the shock and the bumpstop... Hmmm is that the same as travel?? Someone correct me or add info LOL

[jrocket]

Hey thanks for the info. yeah i was given that same story by the police. They recon it should still have 2/3 of its travel. Yeah it does still have the travel there i just cut it down to reduce roll of the car body. i think the police rather we drive around in cars that handle like shopping carts. I don't understand that if u enhance a car performance making it better handling and safer to drive why they say it is illiegal.

[garage-13]

no mods legal

[LBR33]

It wouldnt shock me if people have been defected for having non-nissan oil filters as things seem to have gotten that bad