Maximum Weight?

With an extraordinarily sturdy roof rack on the A and C pillars, what is the
maximum weight an SL1 should be able to carry? Well balanced of course?

My '88 Camry that just bit the dust at 212,000 miles and was replaced by the
1995 SL1 needs to see that I abuse the new kid on the block too. <grin>

Seriously, I strap anything that doesn't impede vision on my vehicles. Just
looking for the heaviest items you may have gotten away with. I've had
almost 3/4 of a ton on the Camry, but I doubt the Saturn will be able to
take that much weight. The Camry didn't like it much and since the roof
rack I was using on it was a modified 2X4 system, the roof looked like an
upside-down snow sled.

Just so you don't think I'm a troll, I assure you, I'm totally serious in
this post and can tell many a story of mattresses, lumber, sheetrock, even
furniture and a 40' ladder on that ole car.

Oh... One more thing. Is the roof Aluminum like the hood or is it a
steel-alloy or something? All the weight is going onto the rack I'm going
to use and the A/C pillars, but just in case....

Regards,
Joe - VROC #8013 - '86 VN750 - joe @ yunx .com - 973.571.1456 24/7

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http://www.i-mockery.com/goodpics/wood-car.jpg

Ahh, so this was you!

I put about 750 lbs of patio blocks inside my '94 SC2 and it was riding on
the bumpstops. Somehow I have a hard time imagining 1500 lbs ON THE ROOF of
a Camry? To me that seems a bit unsafe to have all that weight over my head
ready to crush me at any instant... but that's just me, I guess.

The Saturn hood is not aluminum, it is steel. The roof on all Saturns
(except for early wagons) is also steel.

Lane

 

http://www.i-mockery.com/goodpics/wood-car.jpg

No, but if that car is driveable, they are my heros!

My Camry had angled A and C pillars which held the weight very well. That
and the fact that it was an '88 made it a bit more sturdy than most of the
newer cars. I doubt I'd ever put anything over 700 lbs on my Saturn's roof,
but if someone says they put 1000, then I know where my limit would be
extended to.

What I'm worried about are those wrap-around windshield and back window
elements. Any little bit of flex (and the back C pillars are straight up
and down, not angled) will cuase those to crack.

Really? Hmmm... Good news for some things, but bad news for my dings. I
gotta do some touch up tomorrow or risk rust...

Thanks for the (only) reply.

Regards,
Joe - VROC #8013 - '86 VN750 - joe @ yunx .com - 973.571.1456 24/7

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A reply by Lane is normally informative enough that no one else really
needs to reply! Best Wishes to Lane.

Best Wishes to you, too.

Ken