driveshaft loops for certification

[mercutio]

does anyone know exactly what the story is with these
i got told 150mm away from the universal of the front driveshaft i assume that is the universal on the output of the transfer case can someone confirm or deny this for me

[Sadam_Husain]

You should be able to download the exact reg's straight from the horses mouth from the low volume stuff on the ltsa site

[Jerry]

www.lvvta.org.nz

[mercutio]

bugger looks like it has to be on the front universal of the front driveshaft great so that is something else to get caught on stuff when off road

[Sadam_Husain]

I would never suggest you take it off again after its been through the cert

[mercutio]

i would never think of it

[gimmemud]

I had to put mine at the front of the rear driveshaft not on the front driveshaft. just used a 100mm electrical duct saddle which he was happy with. you can get some beefier ones from unistrut or multistrut if it was required but my guy was happy with mine

[mercutio]

okay i am confused now
just reread the bit i found and it refers to a front engine rear drive vehicle but doesn't mention anything about 4wds

[gimmemud]

The cert man told me where to put mine. Just take it without it on and he'll let ya know. My cert guy said he hadn't passed a 4wd first time yet anyway.

[mercutio]

well the guy i saw was only really worried about the engine brackets and the driveshaft loop
but it does help that my engine bolted directly to the old transmission

[philux]

if it was full time 4wd you would have to put one on the front too, but because its a secondry/selectable you dont...... well thats what i was told, i got a wof with a box section drive shaft in up the front, mite take it out for cert thou

[mudlva]

hi there i made my hoop in two sections ie a upper 'u' section and then a lower 'u' section. then i replaced the lower section with some 9mm chain that i cut off my mate chain that he uses for tieing stuff down on his truck. i use a shackle on either end to conect to the upper section. this means that as you belly slide over stuff that the chain moves and drops down afterwards. the warrant guy seemed happy as well so that was a bonus

[Madaz]

When they did my cert this issue came up,but surprisingly enough theres a way around it......
If you can show the certifier that the engine you have transplanted used smaller or the same size driveshaft components as what you have in your vechicle (i.e. uni crosses) apparently there is no need for the driveshaft loop

[mercutio]

When they did my cert this issue came up,but surprisingly enough theres a way around it......
If you can show the certifier that the engine you have transplanted used smaller or the same size driveshaft components as what you have in your vechicle (i.e. uni crosses) apparently there is no need for the driveshaft loop

i'm using the original driveshafts throughout and they were what was used on the 2.8 litre petrol g wagens

[Madaz]

What size engine are you putting in?

[mercutio]

What size engine are you putting in?

2.8l petrol 175 hp up from 3l diesel producing 88hp

[Madaz]

In that case if both vechicles used the same size driveshafts and you can prove that to you certifier you shouldnt have a issue.