I'm 180 and I've had passengers who's weight I won't disclose, but suffice it to say my car has had well over 400 lbs. in it and I didn't notice any difference in handling. As Thoe99 said, the 400 lb. limit probably isn't as crucial as you might think, unless your car starts suffering weight related problems such as diabetes, hypertension, etc.

 

Seriously, my Rubicon is rated at 450 lb carrying capacity. My S is rated at 400 lb.

This brings to mind the two best "S2000 mods" driving school and achieving ideal personal weight.

Driving school is easier to obtain.

 

There are probably a few factors that go into that number. Because the car is so light to begin with, there doesn't have to be much more weight added to adversly affect the handling. IMO, liability drives most of these types of limits. It doesn't mean that the wheels will fall off if there is 401 lbs of load, but does mean that if a car crashes with 401 lbs of load, Honda can state that the owners manual states a 400 lb limit and they probably have studies showing how they came up with that value.

 

That 400 pound is for what you put IN THE TRUNK!

 

So, does that mean he can carry TWO DJ's around?

 

Or three if they are light!! ......

 

You people!

Funny thing is I put I think 75 pounds in the trunk of my car. 12" sub/2 amps/wires/XM/X-over(not counted) I measured the height of the wheel wells..........they were within 1/8" of each other. And dropped less than 3/8" with all the weight in the trunk. Side to side was actually OFF when stock. Though I can't remember if it was higher on the drivers or passnger.

One would think higher on the drivers to off set it when the person was in their driving position it would flatten out the car.

 

my girlfriend weighs 400 pounds

 

Pinky I am pretty sure that is 400 pounds for passengers and gear... probably has more to due with the springs than anything else. i.e. don't we have like 220 pound springs in the rear?

 

Actually, I'm pretty confident the manual says passengers and carrying capacity: 400 lbs. To determine actual carrying capacity subtract the weight of the 2 passengers from 400 lbs.

Other than 8 bags of sand or concrete mix, and perhaps a 5 gallon water jar full of coins, or a one gallon bucket of mercury, I can't think of much else that would weigh anywhere near 400 lbs, and actually fit in the trunk.