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Max weight in the boot?
« on: 21 January 2012, 08:26:28 »

Does anyone know what's the max weight for the estate boot to handle?
I plan to take some "rail sleepers"(i hope this is the expression for the wooden horizontal columns under the tracks) to drive a car on them for oil change and some easy works under my omega. Total weight of four is a bit less than 400 kg, they are 8 feet long (two feet too long I know). It's the cheapest solution compared to jack stands and similar. And a nice workout for my S/L suspension  8) Thanks, Stan
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #1 on: 21 January 2012, 08:34:41 »

I would've thought that's ok. It's just like hving 3 fatsos in the back seats plus s full boot, then you'll be able to put a 75kg load on the towbar. You sure they weight that much though? I had some 9ft ones and they were heavy, but nowhere near 100kg each
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #2 on: 21 January 2012, 08:40:11 »

It's 80  to 100 kg per one. Made of oak, heavy wood pieces, soaked in some anty roting toxic mixtures....Not too concerned about that, after all I smoke too.... :-X
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #3 on: 21 January 2012, 09:34:33 »

Just like carrying four bodies. Or five if you're less... festively rotund than I.

Ask your local mobsters for advice ;) :y
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #4 on: 21 January 2012, 09:47:44 »

Just like carrying four bodies. Or five if you're less... festively rotund than I.

Ask your local mobsters for advice ;) :y
Hmmm....nice idea to earn some money! Thanks, I l'll keep that in mind  ;D :y :y
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #5 on: 22 January 2012, 01:01:43 »

Does anyone know what's the max weight for the estate boot to handle?
I plan to take some "rail sleepers"(i hope this is the expression for the wooden horizontal columns under the tracks) to drive a car on them for oil change and some easy works under my omega. Total weight of four is a bit less than 400 kg, they are 8 feet long (two feet too long I know). It's the cheapest solution compared to jack stands and similar. And a nice workout for my S/L suspension  8) Thanks, Stan

In the boot of my MV6 estate with the S/L rear shocks i had 2 125kg 7ft Co2 bottles inc all my tools a pipe cutting machine 100kg of pipe on the roof full tank of fuel & i could even bounce up & down on towbar & all ok  :D

But word of warning

before you do just jack the car up on 2 jacks under rear body lifting wheels off the ground & check both S/L rear shock airbags for any kind of splits!! mainly on area you calnt see when on the ground!! if theres any signs of splits i WOULD NOT load rear too much!! as i found out the hard way about a week later when both of mine started leaking & then burst!! but at £180 each quoted by vauxhall bam exspensive if u fk them & ive been looking last 3weeks for replacements & nobody has any!!  :(

if there good should take about 400kgs on the rear but be carefull not to overload rear axel weight or ull get a heavy fine if you/someone has an accident ur involved in!! altho it will carry the weight is it worth your licence if you get stopped!!  :'(

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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #6 on: 22 January 2012, 01:31:26 »

sorry to hijack post but speak to andyc at drive vauxhall, he ordered me the s/l shocks for my estate, £98 inc postage on tc prices
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« Reply #7 on: 22 January 2012, 02:12:21 »

sorry to hijack post but speak to andyc at drive vauxhall, he ordered me the s/l shocks for my estate, £98 inc postage on tc prices

Cheers for ya info tho mate!  :y £98 each better than the £150+vat each i was quoted m8, but on mine im now fitting coilovers all round as ive found out that the s/l shocks wont work with my suspension drop of 50mm ive now fitted on car & shortened rear dampers are £220 a pair from bilstein but as ive now got a leaking front strut too i thort £400 complete for set of coilovers b a great mod  ;D
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #8 on: 22 January 2012, 02:16:06 »

ok no probs, if your new option goes pear shaped you now know
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #9 on: 06 February 2012, 18:17:54 »

ok no probs, if your new option goes pear shaped you now know

Just recieved a second hand pair of s/l rear shocks so hopefull they will work until i get the coilovers end of feb/march as they are out of stock maybe able to use the s/l shocks with the coils maybe.... i let you know  :y
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #10 on: 06 February 2012, 18:39:59 »

Max axle weights are on the sticker in the driver's door shut. Four weights shown, something to do with max train weight & towing, the two last weights are the axle weights (I think  :-\) 1145 for my saloon.  :y
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Re: Max weight in the boot?
« Reply #11 on: 06 February 2012, 20:01:10 »

I've had ~300Kg or so in the boot and the car didn't even break a sweat (an iron-block 7ltr V8 is heavy..), but 400 60x60 carpet tiles had it down on it's bump stops  :-[
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