2nd hand lift kit legalities?
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:46 pm
I bought a 2nd hand 2" subamods liftkit recently of ebay, ( sorry if i beat anyone from here 
althought there still a couple for sale in the for sale section here) and am now trying to get info the requirements of having legaly installed.
I called vic roads but they werent much help, first he said all liftkits need an engineers cert, then he checked with someone else and replied with something about if it's a third or less of the origional suspension or something, that it could be ok, and to check with subaru or a specialist shop.
Now I recived no papers or anything with just the kit, it just has manufacturers stickers on it. I have a mechanic friend who ill get to install it for me who works at a local ford dealership, is this enough or do I need some sort of paperwork?.
So what I really would like to know is:
1/ Is it ok just to have the lift installed without paperwork certificate or whatever they want seeing it's a 2" lift?
2/ Should I try the manufacturer for the paperwork saying it's approved?, or would this just be a waste of there time seeing it's 2nd hand.
3/ What have other done in regards to fitting 2nd hand kits. Of coarse all replies will be hypothetical after reading the thread about "watch what you brag about online" lol
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Cheers
althought there still a couple for sale in the for sale section here) and am now trying to get info the requirements of having legaly installed.I called vic roads but they werent much help, first he said all liftkits need an engineers cert, then he checked with someone else and replied with something about if it's a third or less of the origional suspension or something, that it could be ok, and to check with subaru or a specialist shop.
Now I recived no papers or anything with just the kit, it just has manufacturers stickers on it. I have a mechanic friend who ill get to install it for me who works at a local ford dealership, is this enough or do I need some sort of paperwork?.
So what I really would like to know is:
1/ Is it ok just to have the lift installed without paperwork certificate or whatever they want seeing it's a 2" lift?
2/ Should I try the manufacturer for the paperwork saying it's approved?, or would this just be a waste of there time seeing it's 2nd hand.
3/ What have other done in regards to fitting 2nd hand kits. Of coarse all replies will be hypothetical after reading the thread about "watch what you brag about online" lol
showthread.php?t=5369
Cheers