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How did you mount your roof rack
- Thread starter LS1Jeeper
- Start date
Roxtar
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- NW Indiana-Chicago area
Then I suppose pulling the headliner, drilling sixteen 3/8" holes though the roof, and bolting the rack to steel threaded strips is completely out of the question, huh.LS1Jeep said:
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
LS1Jeep said:
Gutter mount is about your best choice. Otherwise you can drill holes through the roof, or use giant magnets.
There is also the exocage/halo/rack option..
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
LS1Jeep said:
Looks like you're out of luck.
If you don't have a factory rack you mount it to the gutter rails. Or..........start drilling holes in your roof.
:dunno:
riverfever
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Woodland Park, Colorado
I did not want to use the gutter mounts when I put a Surco on my 96. Not sure why...I just like to be a PITA. I wanted to use the factory rack. Surco didn't offer a way for me to do that. I looked at using small U bolts and securing it that way. In the end I just went with the gutter mounts and I've been very happy.
Larsdeltanu194
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- State College, PA
Here is a pretty general shot of what the confer bull-dog clamps look like. They don't look too awful and I'm really happy with how they have held up under stress. I've had quite a variety of crap up there and the rack refuses to budge!
FarmerMatt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Down on the Farm
Nutserts...
vetteboy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- morganville, nj
FarmerMatt's got it going on.
I made my own gutter mounts similar to the ConFerr ones, and they lasted a while, but eventually I had too many run-ins with trees and stuff and they just ripped the whole gutter apart. I had two runs where I had to ratchet-strap the rack to my roof to make it home without it falling off. If I ever put a roof rack on again (which isn't really that likely), I'll do the inserts like Matt did to keep the mounting and rack itself a little more inboard.
I made my own gutter mounts similar to the ConFerr ones, and they lasted a while, but eventually I had too many run-ins with trees and stuff and they just ripped the whole gutter apart. I had two runs where I had to ratchet-strap the rack to my roof to make it home without it falling off. If I ever put a roof rack on again (which isn't really that likely), I'll do the inserts like Matt did to keep the mounting and rack itself a little more inboard.
Fergie
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Flagstaff, AZ
Yakima 1A mounts
old_man
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Loveland, Colorado
I made my first rack to mount to the factory rails. I even replaced the factory anchors with new ones first. They started pulling out in less than a year. Unless you actually bolt it to the sheetmetal of the roof, gutter mounts are way stronger. The strongest point on the roof is the gutter.
ChuckD
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kerman, CA
FarmerMatt said:Nutserts...
That looks kinda familiar!
opracer315
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Spokane, Wa.
I vote for no rack. If you have 33" or smaller tires the spare will fit behind the rear seat.
ladywolf
UH-60L Jeep Chick
- Location
- Clarksville TN
how in the world did you do that and where? i dont remember you having a roof rack at NWfest?
opracer315
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Spokane, Wa.
That was at Liberty in May before NWFest. A low tree limb took it off.ladywolf said:
