Loading of ARB Roof Rack on Toyota FJ Cruiser

Hi,

Next week I am fitting an "ARB" Aluminium 2.20 M x 1.12 M Roof Rack to our Toyota FJ Cruiser and wondering about the safe loading of camping gear onto this rack.

We are also having a weatherproof bag/cover specially made to fit the roof rack which is 300mm high.

I have laid out (on the floor) all our gear that we would like to fit on the roof rack - keeping it inside the 2.20 M long x 1.12 wide x 0.30 M high dimensions. Then I weighed this gear and the weight totals 115 Kg. With the weatherproof bag/cover I estimate the total weight in the rack would be 125 kg + thew weight of the aluminium roof rack.

Toyota only recommend 68 kg loading on their genuine roof rack which is much smaller than the ARB rack. I cannot find a specification from Toyota for the maximum loading on the actually vehicle roof.

We can lessen the weight in the roof rack by swapping things around with light bulky items we had planned to store inside the vehicle, that is if the 125 kg load on the rack is a problem. However I have currently planned our vehicle loading around getting quick access to items we might use regularly and locating these inside the vehicle instead of on the roof.

We are also having ARB fit their "Old Man Emu" shock absorber system which the guys at ARB suggested to give a more stable vehicle ride especially when loaded with our gear. We are not planning on any major off road driving and are planning to stick to bitumen or good dirt roads.

So my query is does anyone have any experience with the above issue and could give us some advise on this? We don't want to jeopardise our vehicle warranty, insurance and of course want to maintain a safe stable vehicle.

Thanks a lot.
Glenn
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