What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
of cargo, but now I can't find that info.
Thanks for any info.

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:44:14 GMT, JPT <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote:

||I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
||a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
||up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
||manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
||of cargo, but now I can't find that info.

I'm sure you would be fine with that. Just taking out the seat frees some load,
so figure
175# passenger
200# additonal load
375 rated load

You would be
400# load
-30# seat
370 actual load.

And the factory rating is neccessarily conservative.
I don't know that I'd take on any windy mountain roads so loaded.

Texas Parts Guy

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:44:14 GMT, JPT <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote:

||I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
||a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
||up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
||manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
||of cargo, but now I can't find that info.

I'm sure you would be fine with that. Just taking out the seat frees some load,
so figure
175# passenger
200# additonal load
375 rated load

You would be
400# load
-30# seat
370 actual load.

And the factory rating is neccessarily conservative.
I don't know that I'd take on any windy mountain roads so loaded.

Texas Parts Guy

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

"JPT" <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote
> I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
> a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
> up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
> manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
> of cargo, but now I can't find that info.
> Thanks for any info.

Just to back up at least somewhat what the others said (which all makes sense):

http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CRXManual/62SH200/3-8.pdf

It looks like there are about 1000 lbs. difference between curb weight and the
"maximum loaded weight," so I'd say the capacity is about 2 adults (at 175 lbs.
each) plus maybe 650 lbs., fairly evenly distributed.

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

"JPT" <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote
> I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
> a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
> up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
> manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
> of cargo, but now I can't find that info.
> Thanks for any info.

Just to back up at least somewhat what the others said (which all makes sense):

http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CRXManual/62SH200/3-8.pdf

It looks like there are about 1000 lbs. difference between curb weight and the
"maximum loaded weight," so I'd say the capacity is about 2 adults (at 175 lbs.
each) plus maybe 650 lbs., fairly evenly distributed.

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

Thank you for the info.

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:09:03 GMT, rex@@txol.net (Rex B) wrote:

>On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:44:14 GMT, JPT <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>||I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
>||a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
>||up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
>||manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
>||of cargo, but now I can't find that info.
>
>I'm sure you would be fine with that. Just taking out the seat frees some load,
>so figure
>175# passenger
>200# additonal load
>375 rated load
>
>You would be
>400# load
>-30# seat
>370 actual load.
>
>And the factory rating is neccessarily conservative.
>I don't know that I'd take on any windy mountain roads so loaded.
>
>Texas Parts Guy

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

Thank you for the info.

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:09:03 GMT, rex@@txol.net (Rex B) wrote:

>On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 16:44:14 GMT, JPT <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>||I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
>||a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
>||up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
>||manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
>||of cargo, but now I can't find that info.
>
>I'm sure you would be fine with that. Just taking out the seat frees some load,
>so figure
>175# passenger
>200# additonal load
>375 rated load
>
>You would be
>400# load
>-30# seat
>370 actual load.
>
>And the factory rating is neccessarily conservative.
>I don't know that I'd take on any windy mountain roads so loaded.
>
>Texas Parts Guy

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

Thank you for the info.

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:09:08 GMT, "Caroline"
<caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote:

>"JPT" <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote
>> I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
>> a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
>> up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
>> manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
>> of cargo, but now I can't find that info.
>> Thanks for any info.
>
>Just to back up at least somewhat what the others said (which all makes sense):
>
>http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CRXManual/62SH200/3-8.pdf
>
>It looks like there are about 1000 lbs. difference between curb weight and the
>"maximum loaded weight," so I'd say the capacity is about 2 adults (at 175 lbs.
>each) plus maybe 650 lbs., fairly evenly distributed.
>

Re: What's the maximum safe load capacity of an 1988 CRX DX?
 

Thank you for the info.

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 19:09:08 GMT, "Caroline"
<caroline10027remove@earthlink.net> wrote:

>"JPT" <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote
>> I need to transport myself (150 Lbs) and about 400 Lbs of supplies for
>> a distance of 975 miles. The passenger seat will be taken out to free
>> up space and reduce weight. IIRC, I vaguely remember reading in a
>> manual or a Honda brochure that the capacity is 2 adults plus 200Lbs
>> of cargo, but now I can't find that info.
>> Thanks for any info.
>
>Just to back up at least somewhat what the others said (which all makes sense):
>
>http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CRXManual/62SH200/3-8.pdf
>
>It looks like there are about 1000 lbs. difference between curb weight and the
>"maximum loaded weight," so I'd say the capacity is about 2 adults (at 175 lbs.
>each) plus maybe 650 lbs., fairly evenly distributed.
>