Yowzer Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 said everyone who doesnt like stretched tyres. the biggest problem i see with this, is there are a lot of people who have spent time and money doing things as per the rules, buying wheels and tyres that comply, now all of a sudden, are going to be up for new wheels, or have to do some fairly major mods to bodywork. got off the phone just before to a guy who has the mintest S6 rx7 ive seen in a long time, with 18x9 and 18x10 works on it that he paid $4k for, had 235 falkens with the paperwork to say they were fine, the day i signed the cert off, the "rules" change, and now he has to fit 255's and roll the guards majorly, or fit another set of wheels. I cant see how falken can say, that overnight, the same 215/40/17 went from being perfectly legal and fine on a 9'' rim, is now only safe for a 8.5'' or whatever. If they are going to do that there needs to be a lead in time, or tyres made after 'x' date have the new minimum sizes. If you'd signed the paperwork off before being formally notified of the change, then doesn't that count as "To the standards relevant at time of cert"? or however it's worded? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 dunno. if it was LVVTA changing the rules then i guess that would be correct but its got nothing to do with them as far as an actual change in a rule goes, as its the manufacturer of the tyres that has changed the specs. I still havnt recieved anything more 'official' than what everyone else has seen on FB etc had anther car for a recheck that had falkens today that dont comply any more, told him to go back to the supplier and moan to them, otherwise hes $700 lighter from buying tyres to pass a cert that are no use now.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I reckon we should go knock on on Ol mate Ali baba's door and see if he can make us some piece of paper that says their tyres are legal to anything we want 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Would be interesting to see if its certified when was legit, then is currently legit. If not, then err, there's no way I'm getting 225s on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crownin round Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 So I just spend $700 on tyres that are lower profile than I wanted but I thought would solve my tire stretch issues when I had a brand new tyres that fit much better. That sucks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Cert wont mean Jack shit when the NZTA tell all wof peeps to dick punch the wof sheet of car rolling tyres outside the actual spec. Like trying to get a wof with your car 100mm below what the cert plate sez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Ive only got 5 inches and that's fully stretched. The missus seems to be happy with it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 update on the tyre issue spoke to LVVTA today. as it stands at the moment they will still accept the earlier falken size sheet, as the website still has the old sizes on it, and the only thing they have recieved contrary to that is the technical bulletin that OTR released, which as discussed on a previous page, is by the importer, not the manufacturer. However it will change in the near future, and anyone who gets or has had a car certified with the old tyre size specs, technically wont be legal any more. When it does change as far as certification is concerned, LVVTA will notify certifiers officially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 So for now they will cert a car with these tires, but afterwards they change it officially, they wont be legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 yup. i think it comes down to legal definition- LVVTA that says a certifier must follow the LVV size chart, unless a tyre manufacturers spec sheet says otherwise. Because that bulletin from OTR is written by a tyre importer/distributor not a manufacturer, it is irrelevant until Falken changes their website to the latest spec. They did say to warn people that it will change though, and probably soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Sorry to raise this again. You mentioned a while back that line locks were legal. I wish to use mine to lock the rear brakes OFF not the front brakes ON as I think is normal. Is this still going to be legal or will I need to hide the solenoid really well lol. Also, what counts as isolation? I have a toggle switch with cover as my isolation and a second pushbutton switch on my shifter. If required I could place a ballvalve in parallel with the solenoid as a manual isolation. With the manual valve open fluid can bypass the solenoid if its closed accidently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 I'm pretty sure you must have a clearly visible warning light to alert you when the line locker is armed. I would say you'd want to lock the rear brakes off for an auto, and lock the fronts on for a manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 block flow to rear is better because then you can do slow angles creep forward skids rather than sledging standstills IMO 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostchips Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 You mean hillstarts aye? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Shakotom ur exactly right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Are there reasons why nobody cuts the disk off HQ hubs and just slips on a conventional disk with longer studs? Yes will need hubcentric spacers and offset will change slightly due to top hat thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 line lock has to have a main on- off switch, with a light to tell you its is on, and a momentary switch to operate the line lock. it doesnt matter which way round it is plumbed Are there reasons why nobody cuts the disk off HQ hubs and just slips on a conventional disk with longer studs?Yes will need hubcentric spacers and offset will change slightly due to top hat thickness. if you did it correctly i cant see an issue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Thanks man. Actually have found reasonably priced billet hubs in aus (after a good long look!) Made from 2540 (from memory..that number could be way off) with material certs etc provided. They seem like a safer way to go (although who has heard of a factory hub failing, lol) Might machine up some factory hubs and sell on TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 hey almighty Oz, with regards to wof rust repairs and having them 'signed off' can anyone elaborate on what this means and what you need in order to be 'legit'? i've done lots of repairs without any issues, even some for vtnz wofs and just filled in my contact information on the sheet haha. must have made up a business name too. anyway, yeah. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Relevant to my interests lol. I got given said sheet so assumed it needed to be a legit buisness that does the work. maybe they just dont check up. Steelies Industires Ltd probably sounds good enough for them.....haha 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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