Roof Racks

[vamc]

I would have to agree with bayouwolf on this one. i always shop from there. they have the good sh**.

[Sweet William]

I built my own after seeing the prices in catalogs, friggin outragouse for what they are.
Bent 1.5" flat stock to fit the profile of the roof rails and stick up to weld to frame for mounting bracket. Used 5/16 bolts with a small peice of stock welded to the head that fits into the slot on the inside of the stock roof rail. Bolt goes thru the bracket, and the flat sock is pulled tight into slot. Took a little messing around to get this right. Not hard, just trial and error.
Made the frame out of .5" sqaure stock. Two cross braces and two 4" tall peices on each side of rack attaching top rail. Made two light tabs for front and back(flat stock with a hole).
The floor is expanded steel, like a heavy mesh. That was the most expensive part, $35.
I used the stock mounting bolt and plastic nut to mount the spare. Just welded bolt to cross brace.
When it was done I took it to a place that does spray on bed liners and had them shoot the whole thing for $70.
Wish I would have it longer. It is the about the same length as the roof rails. When I get the rear bumper done I think I will make one that goes to the front of the roof.
I use the thing all the time for hauling stuff, lumber, gas cans, camping gear, and dirt bike gear. Plus I have more room inside with the spare gone.
I will put a link to some pics tonight.
Here's a link to the pics, http://thespool48895.tripod.com/My%2...%20gallery.htm

[jsmiddleton4]

Ouch!

[IdahoJeeper]

here's mine, built myself...



3/4" EMT and a wire feed, black powder coat. has mounts for lights front and back, been too busy to put them on...

[vamc]

Part #-12138.300 for quadratec. hope this helps.

[4x4grey88]

I purchased my roof rack from a post site called "craigslist.org" (which has post lines in many different cities and states.

Looking on E-bay is also a good place to find one.

I just posted a line on AF concerning the same thing though, about mounting it on the factory mounting. I hope to get some good input.

[dnhillracer]

I bought a new bike rack from this company called Rocky Mounts for my 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 and it works great. It was really easy to put on my factory racks and it didn’t require any special help. I highly suggest The Noose bike rack that they offer since it was only $85 - works awesome and looks great in a variety of colors to match your ride. It was the only rack that actually fit on with no problems at all! Their website is rockymounts.com. I believe they have racks for Jeeps and a number of other vehicles too since their racks are universal.