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[danzigfan]

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  Thanks, Stan

[geoffr70]

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

[danzigfan]

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....

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

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

Ask your local mobsters for advice

[danzigfan]

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

Ask your local mobsters for advice

Hmmm....nice idea to earn some money! Thanks, I l'll keep that in mind 

[Zippy2012]

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  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 

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!! 

[adey2]

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

[Zippy2012]

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!  £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 

[adey2]

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

[Zippy2012]

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 

[Andy B]

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. 

[aaronjb]

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