Car Overloading - Harmful effects

mithun · 23rd February 2009, 10:48

Is there any other problems caused by car overloading other than suspension & tyre damage ?

What about the chassis ?

mnhegde · 23rd February 2009, 11:28

Experienced these problems in my 800 due to regularly overloading the car. ( I dont do that now)
1. Handling problems.
2. sagging of suspensions (springs).
3. damage to sidewalls of tyres.
4. Burnt clutch.

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bblost · 23rd February 2009, 11:34

Rickety wheels, commonly found on indiCABS.

Also given the state of our roads and the badly designed speed breakers. The underbody esp the silencer will get hit.

aditya.86 · 23rd February 2009, 11:47

Other than the tyres and suspension getting affected, there is a delay in braking too if the car is fully loaded.

Frequent overloading of the car will only affect the suspension whereas overloading the car once in a while is not an issue.

kutlee · 23rd February 2009, 12:05

Mainly suspension bottoming out. Braking is also a problem.
but most of all, too much noise in the back seat discussing (disgusting) uselsess stuff. i like two seaters!!

mithun · 23rd February 2009, 23:36

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Originally Posted by mnhegde

4. Burnt clutch.

Can you please explain more about the issue ?

theMAG · 23rd February 2009, 23:53

Suspension(bits) will retire quite earlier than normal.

white_vdi · 24th February 2009, 01:13

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Originally Posted by mithun

Can you please explain more about the issue ?

mithun i believe it is the normal clutch issue. engine revving and not enough power delivery at the wheels. change of clutch plates and clutch overhauling.

Rahulkool · 24th February 2009, 11:21

Our SS80 body became little wider, due to heavy loading on the roof. we had a roof pack installed. But is happened after 6-7 years of usage. we come to knew about it as the back seat locks become too far from the seat brackets lol.

dushmish · 24th February 2009, 11:27

Overloading can be of two kinds:

1. more people than the car can accomodate (or heavier people)
2. dead weight in car's boot/dikky.

I have heard from many people (specially commercial vehicles owners - taxi, Jeep, etc) that they prefer carrying extra people than dead weight. They try to tell that the mechanics of dead weight is such that it damages the suspension more than people sitting in the car (for same given weight). I have not been able to understand this.

Would anyone throw some light on this issue please?

SirAlec · 25th February 2009, 22:46

^^^ we are talking about Overloading. Loading to its capacity is always good.

KSM-Vtec · 25th February 2009, 23:37

Well i am not to sure but my guess would be that the dead weight would remain concentrated at a particular spot and passengers would obviously move/change which might make the difference. not sure..

Quote:

Originally Posted by dushmish

Overloading can be of two kinds:

1. more people than the car can accomodate (or heavier people)
2. dead weight in car's boot/dikky.

I have heard from many people (specially commercial vehicles owners - taxi, Jeep, etc) that they prefer carrying extra people than dead weight. They try to tell that the mechanics of dead weight is such that it damages the suspension more than people sitting in the car (for same given weight). I have not been able to understand this.

Would anyone throw some light on this issue please?

Shan2nu · 25th February 2009, 23:44

Quote:

Overloading can be of two kinds:

1. more people than the car can accomodate (or heavier people)
2. dead weight in car's boot/dikky.

I have heard from many people (specially commercial vehicles owners - taxi, Jeep, etc) that they prefer carrying extra people than dead weight. They try to tell that the mechanics of dead weight is such that it damages the suspension more than people sitting in the car (for same given weight). I have not been able to understand this.

Would anyone throw some light on this issue please?

Its prob bcoz when you have an equal weight of people sitting inside the vehicle, the load is more centralized and better distributed as compared to having weight in the boot (overhang). The further the weight gets from the suspension, the more load it creates.

Shan2nu

KSM-Vtec · 25th February 2009, 23:55

ya i guess thats another imp point...the overhang can be much more damaging

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Its prob bcoz when you have an equal weight of people sitting inside the vehicle, the load is more centralized and better distributed as compared to having weight in the boot (overhang). The firther the weight gets from the suspension, the more load it creates.

Shan2nu

sparkguy · 26th February 2009, 00:00

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Originally Posted by mithun

Is there any other problems caused by car overloading other than suspension & tyre damage ?

What about the chassis ?

Consumption of fuel increases exponentially. I have myself observed that Alto gave mileage of 11 km/lt when loaded with dead weight in boot.

23rd February 2009, 10:48	#1
mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	Car Overloading - Harmful effects Is there any other problems caused by car overloading other than suspension & tyre damage ? What about the chassis ?
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23rd February 2009, 11:28	#2
mnhegde BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: B E N G A L U R U Posts: 473 Thanked: 0 Times	Experienced these problems in my 800 due to regularly overloading the car. ( I dont do that now) 1. Handling problems. 2. sagging of suspensions (springs). 3. damage to sidewalls of tyres. 4. Burnt clutch. .
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23rd February 2009, 11:34	#3
bblost Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 11,008 Thanked: 15,346 Times View My Garage	Rickety wheels, commonly found on indiCABS. Also given the state of our roads and the badly designed speed breakers. The underbody esp the silencer will get hit.
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23rd February 2009, 11:47	#4
aditya.86 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Porbandar Posts: 305 Thanked: 92 Times	Other than the tyres and suspension getting affected, there is a delay in braking too if the car is fully loaded. Frequent overloading of the car will only affect the suspension whereas overloading the car once in a while is not an issue.
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23rd February 2009, 12:05	#5
kutlee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,141 Thanked: 232 Times View My Garage	Mainly suspension bottoming out. Braking is also a problem. but most of all, too much noise in the back seat discussing (disgusting) uselsess stuff. i like two seaters!!
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23rd February 2009, 23:53	#7
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	Suspension(bits) will retire quite earlier than normal.
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24th February 2009, 11:21	#9
Rahulkool Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,386 Thanked: 1,416 Times View My Garage	Our SS80 body became little wider, due to heavy loading on the roof. we had a roof pack installed. But is happened after 6-7 years of usage. we come to knew about it as the back seat locks become too far from the seat brackets lol.
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24th February 2009, 11:27	#10
dushmish BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 418 Thanked: 82 Times View My Garage	Overloading can be of two kinds: 1. more people than the car can accomodate (or heavier people) 2. dead weight in car's boot/dikky. I have heard from many people (specially commercial vehicles owners - taxi, Jeep, etc) that they prefer carrying extra people than dead weight. They try to tell that the mechanics of dead weight is such that it damages the suspension more than people sitting in the car (for same given weight). I have not been able to understand this. Would anyone throw some light on this issue please?
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25th February 2009, 22:46	#11
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	^^^ we are talking about Overloading. Loading to its capacity is always good.
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