Roof rack wish list

[XmikeJ]

I'm in the process of designing / building a new roof rack and I was just wondering what do you have designed in your rack that you love? Also what don't you have that you wish that you did? I finally bought my Pro-Tools 105 bender and have the dies for 1" square tube with a 6" CL radius so this is what I will base it off of. Currently I have plans for a spare tire mount, aux. back-up lights, CB antenna mount and removable adapters for my two Yakima Steelhead bike racks.

Come on guys don't hold back.

XmikeJ

[Lucas]

hi-lift

[GSequoia]

I don't have one..but if I did...

NATO Gerry Cans (because you can mount them sideways without leaks)

[XmikeJ]

Hey G, do you have a link to someone who sells the NATO gerry cans? What would be a reasonable price to pay for them?

[FarmerMatt]

Roof Rub Rails. With the amount of scaring mine have now I'd hate to see what the roof line would look without them.

Matt

http://home.earthlink.net/~pigie/_uimages/Image306.jpg

[98xjlimited]

FarmerMatt:

Diggin' the full length roofrack! Did you fab it up? If so, what are the specs on it? (height, tube size, kind of gutter mounts, etc..)

Thanks,
Ashley

[Kejtar]

NATO Cans (http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/product.asp?sku=ZBQ%2D1410&mscssid=CPE8PRFGXLUB8P28703U2XUFC1RV41D7)

Got two myself... work great :)

[GSequoia]

Also, just to show...

I've got an imitation NATO can (got it at Kragen, personlly I'd go for the real thing for peace of mind), anyway, I had it up on the roof on it's side and didn't spill a drip!

http://home.earthlink.net/~cwptx/NATO.jpg

[FarmerMatt]

Originally the rack was attached by the nutserts that the stock rack rails attach by. This lasted for a couple years until just recently I attached it to an internal cage through the same holes. The rub rails are 1.25" tube. The main rails are 1.5" square. The top rail is raised up 4" & is made of 1" tube. The floor is expanded metal & is supported be 3/4" square tube. Here's a bigger pic. Sorry for those on dial up.

Matt

http://home.earthlink.net/~pigie/_uimages/Image107.jpg

[Eagle]

Originally posted by XmikeJ
Hey G, do you have a link to someone who sells the NATO gerry cans? What would be a reasonable price to pay for them?

Gary Olen at Sportsman's Guide ( www.sportsmansguide.com ) often has them in his surplus catalog, and if he has any they'll be on his web site. And he sells them cheap. He says they are used, but I bought two and they don't look to me like they were ever used, they look like they sat on a shelf for twenty years.

[MATTVW65]

this is what mine looks like

[XmikeJ]

This is what my old roof rack looked like. I sold it in order to finance the build up of the new one. I did order some laser cut panels for the new rack today. They said that they might have them done some time in the morning. I'll post a picture when I can.

http://www.mkolsen.com/images/roof%20rack.jpg

[SeanP]

keep the weight down. My rack ended up weighing about 150# without the spare or highlift. I didn't like that extra weight up there on off camber stuff.

SeanP

[Maximus]

I finally finished most of my rack todayand put it on the Jeep. I only weigh in at about 50# without anything on it. Reall think it out because this is the tird rack I have built in the past four years. I wll try to post pics later.

[XmikeJ]

So if I add a couple of the NATO gerry cans along with a hi-lift jack mount and some roof rub bars I should have the perfect rack. Is there anything that I should avoid to keep from spoiling this excelent rack to be?

[GSequoia]

Yes there is one thing to avoid...rolling it!

[Maximus]

Hope this works, finally a pic