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l200goesplaces
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hi guys can someone help me????
I have a double cab 4wd and am looking at shortening the deck, am I allowed to shorten the chassis at all if so how close to the rear leafs am I allowed to go and does it need certified to any of this????
any info would be greatly appreciated :)
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i did mine nice and tidy and had no issues think i cut off about 75mm was close to the spring hangers.
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As long as it's bolted on and covers the wheels you can do as you please. :mrgreen:
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tomsoffroad wrote:As long as it's bolted on and covers the wheels you can do as you please. :mrgreen:


That goes for the deck but are you sure about the chassis shortening Tom? I haven't looked into it but would have thought you would need a cert if trimming the chassis?
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Petemcc wrote:
tomsoffroad wrote:As long as it's bolted on and covers the wheels you can do as you please. :mrgreen:


That goes for the deck but are you sure about the chassis shortening Tom? I haven't looked into it but would have thought you would need a cert if trimming the chassis?


:oops: Too early, didn't read that very well :lol: I think you'd probably be alright but probably best to check with a certifier.
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I would get the lvvta cert chap in before you start cutting the chassis otherwise you may end up with a very expensive double cab bush truck
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i just cut mine down, wof man told me it was fine as long as ya dont modify mounts and whatnot, id be interested to know what a certy says
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awesome, much appreciated for the input I will definitely be contacting a certifier before I go down this track I will let you all know what he says once I know. cheers guys
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I would look at where the chassis ends first, if you shorten the deck to the chassis its still really short. The pick added is a deck cut to the length of the chassis.
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