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Gday,

I know this gets asked a bit but I have seen quite a few conflicting veiws on this so I'm after some advice.

Just got a good deal 1990 LWB safari with low ks and a rear locker which will hopefully be a step up from my terrano.

I am looking at starting mods on it. The question I have is how much to lift it. I am tossing up between a 2" and a 3" suspension lift. If I go 3" will I need to get adjustable panhards and drop boxes etc? Initially I will be going with 33"s but may go 35"s in the future so like the idea of 3" lift so I can put 35s on latter (potentially with 1" body lift). Also do drop boxes and panhards require a cert?

Cheers

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Id read the above Info before you decide on ANY lift.

Do it properly from the start mate and you'll pass engineering to get certification. You have stepped up from the terrano and won't be dissappointed. Fit an autolokkain the front diff to complement your factory diff locker. Also visit patrol4x4.com....dedicated patrol/safari forum.
Al

I would do a 2inch (50mm lift) which will get 33' tyres under your guards no problem, then if you want to move up to 35' later on just trim your wheel arches back. This is the cheap and simple way to go and will mean no cert problems unless those 35' tyres are going to be run on the road all the time.

charo249 wrote:I would do a 2inch (50mm lift) which will get 33' tyres under your guards no problem, then if you want to move up to 35' later on just trim your wheel arches back. This is the cheap and simple way to go and will mean no cert problems unless those 35' tyres are going to be run on the road all the time.

Don't you mean you need a cert to run them at ANY time on the road?

I run two sets of tyres one set is for round town, long trips and WOF's the other are for off road. My big tyres still end up been driven on the road a bit, however I have never been stopped by the coppers to check if the truck is certed for oversize tyres. But in essence yes you are correct - if the 35' tyres are going to go on the road legally you should get certification.

It's not so much getting pulled over, it's more the insurance or liability costs should you have an accident.
Plenty of people do it, it depends on whether you believe it's worth the risk or not, as the cert plate won't show tyre size, but the paper work does, so becomes a problem if they look into it for any reason.