U-bolt flip 70 series

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U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby notreallybevan » Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:46 am

Anyone done a u-bolt flip on a spring-under 70 series? Looking at doing it on my BJ73 using these kits

http://www.4plusproducts.com/fj60uboltflipkits.html

How would it go using off the shelf bits for cert?

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Re: U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby mudlva » Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:31 pm

dont know about cert side of it but it looks like a real tidy conversion imho

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Re: U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby oldblue » Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:33 pm

Far back in time I used to make spring plates which looked like a top hat upside down, which had the U bolt nuts positioned at the side of the springs.
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Re: U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby notreallybevan » Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:47 pm

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge with cert and a u-bolt flip, at all?

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Re: U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby mudlva » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:25 pm

Heres an idea why not contact lvvta and ask them?
Already said it looks tidy but im no inspector. Best to ask those thats going to cert it off

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Re: U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby oldblue » Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:12 pm

When I used to make spring plates I showed them to Certifier and he gave me a Certificate and all ongoing plates had to be made exactly the same.
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Re: U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby Clint » Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:41 am

mudlva wrote:Heres an idea why not contact lvvta and ask them?
Already said it looks tidy but im no inspector. Best to ask those thats going to cert it off


Always a good strategy :D

I'd be inclined to check out if it is ok, but not actually bother with the cert unless the wof man has a problem with it. I'd guess once they're covered in dust nobody would notice so why not save your $700

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Re: U-bolt flip 70 series

Postby Mehrts » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:00 pm

Things like this might not be a WOF issue, however it's the insurance that you have to worry about if for whatever reason you end up having a woopsie one day, and someone's sharp enough to spot that things aren't in their stock position from the factory.

Same goes for body lifts, or even running larger tyres. While the WOF fella may not have an issue with it (Or even notice it's there), you'd be wishing you spent the coin on a cert if the insurance company decides not to pay out if they hear about an "illegal modification". Especially if you happen to prang someone's $100K BMW in the process..

I'm not trying to be a downer, just trying to make you aware that it's not always down to whether you can slide something past the WOF man, because there may be harsher penalties to pay further down the track.
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