Hi Calaisturbo! I got defected a while back for height and did a little digging about making my own tool as used by the police to measure height. The idea behind my madness was if I have the same tool VICROADS use when they test the height of my car, I can be assured my car is at a legal height which will pass their scrutineering before taking it to VicRoads. (I don't know if this article will be relevant for those outside of Victoria) So I rang TMU and VicRoads offices and here is the information I was able to get: - The legal height in Victoria is 100mm - This is measured at the lowest point of the vehicle, not the sil. - Vicroads use the same tool as the TMU use - The TMU officer i spoke to made his own tool, and this seems common practice. So here is what the tool looks like (please excuse my decoration.) it is essentially a "wheel on a stick" materials you will need: (budget - $10-15) - 1 length of wood (about 1 - 1.5m (1500mm) so you can easily roll it under the car.) - 2 wheels - 100mm in diameter (the whole way across) - 1 long bolt (long enough to pass through the width of 2 wheels, the piece of wood and still have thread to tighten the nut) - 1 nut for said bolt - 4 washers for said bolt tools needed: - drill and drill pieces. the "how to" section 1. first up all of the parts and tools i bought from bunnings, heres a tip. for the wheel make sure you get one like mine. any that have tyres (inflatable) will change their diameter with the amount of air in them due to sidewall changes. secondly, and also a blinding statement of the obious, the size of the wheel's centre hole will determine the size of the bolt, nut, washers and drillpiece needed. get anything too big and it will either not fit through the holes or not fill the holes. take the time to find the right sized bits and pieces. 2. step 1 of building the tool is to drill a hole through one end of the wooden pole. 3. get your bolt and put everything on in this order: 1. washer, 2. wheel, 3 washer, 4. length of wood, 5. washer, 6. wheel, 7. washer, 8. nut. caption - between every component is a washer so the wheels will turn freely. 4. tighten the nut up then decorate. hopefully this has been an idiot proof DIY thread brought to you by SIRoller, BTW, my friends and i have had heaps of fun with this. everyone wants to test their cars with it! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

that won't nesseseraly work wtih a vl... you can only lower a vehicle 33% of the original height (i.e if its 300mm you can lower it to 200mm only)

Quote: Originally Posted by MaD_WoG [View Post] that won't nesseseraly work wtih a vl... you can only lower a vehicle 33% of the original height (i.e if its 300mm you can lower it to 200mm only) Im pretty sure that's incorrect. You may be referring to a vehicle retaining 3/4 of it's factory suspension movement.

lol thank god I wasn't the only person to make one of these. But I just nailed one wheel to a skinnier bit of stick. It does go a bit wonky sometimes but does the job.

Quote: Originally Posted by MaD_WoG [View Post] that won't nesseseraly work wtih a vl... you can only lower a vehicle 33% of the original height (i.e if its 300mm you can lower it to 200mm only) Completely wrong.. Big Deano got his defect off at VicRoads last week and they measured it with the stick

just use a slimline numberplate,, they do at vicroads lol

Quote: Originally Posted by freEze_dK [View Post] just use a slimline numberplate,, they do at vicroads lol LOL that's dicey as

Rob you sick ****, works perfect lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Bit of 100mm PVC pipe, roll it under your car. easy

i just got a plastic ruler and cut it at the 100mm mark lol

I just got some brochure that was 100mm high and then stabbed a kebab scewer threw the middle of it lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Woggster [View Post] I just got some brochure that was 100mm high and then stabbed a kebab scewer threw the middle of it lol and the award for the biggest muztek in the thread goes to!!! lol. as i said guys. i rang both the TMU and VicRoads and both concur that the legal height is 100mm. also from my experience they measure with 1 of these wheels. glad to see i have sparked some conversation. ---------- Post added 04-06-10 at 19:51 ---------- thinking of doing a surface rust write up next. i have done my tranny tunnel and i have a few front quarters i have been working on today so i have the photographic material.