Thanks. I’ve also found some stuff on Amazon that works too. I will post it after I get a chance to fully test it on my upcoming overlanding trip. That would be camping in Wisconsin lol.
Keep me posted with what you build! Would love to see it
Practice run for camping and adventures in Northern WI and the U.P. The Roller Cam overland set arrived. M6 and M8 rings from Amazon. Black rings from Front Runner. TSlot protection from Amazon. Camper weather stripping and metal edge protection from Amazon. Local hardware store provided the nylon washers, and 16mm M6 and M8 stainless steel bolts. Kayak strap T slot was from Amazon too. I ordered some straight 6ft roller cam straps to secure my box against the rail of the rack so it doesn’t shift left to right. 70-80mph testing revealed an acceptable amount of wind noise and resistance. No whistle or other annoying noises.
Nice! I really like the storage box up there. That's something similar to what I was envisioning for in front of my RTT.Practice run for camping and adventures in Northern WI and the U.P. The Roller Cam overland set arrived. M6 and M8 rings from Amazon. Black rings from Front Runner. TSlot protection from Amazon. Camper weather stripping and metal edge protection from Amazon. Local hardware store provided the nylon washers, and 16mm M6 and M8 stainless steel bolts. Kayak strap T slot was from Amazon too. I ordered some straight 6ft roller cam straps to secure my box against the rail of the rack so it doesn’t shift left to right. 70-80mph testing revealed an acceptable amount of wind noise and resistance. No whistle or other annoying noises.
I ordered the soft top version but they sent it without instructions. Does anyone have them? I'm so annoyed that they are not in the packaging and they are not posted on their website. WTAF.Hey everyone! Posted in my build thread, but figured this would be valuable to post in its own thread, too. I did a ton of looking around for roof racks and started with the DV8 rack, but the roof panels were not able to come off. Something else I didn't love was that it was more of a basket style. I'm planning on adding a rooftop tent so I'd love for the cross bars to be top-mounted.
The Hooke Road rack comes in at $475 with code "DOTY" at checkout. Disclaimer: I am a part of their affiliate program, so your purchase doesn't cost you anything, but it does help me out when you use my code, plus you get to save 5% on their site.
Ordered here: https://www.hookeroad.com/?ref=doty-bronco
Ordering experience - Easy peasy. This was a classic Shopify eCommerce checkout process. All is good here.
Shipping time - 5 days from the order being placed to delivery at my house in Sacramento, CA
Packaging - Very nice thick plastic and everything is nice and tight. No shipping damage. The hardware bag had a small hole but nothing came out.
Powder coating - Rough textured powder coating seems to be well covered on all of the edges and looks right at home on top of the bronco.
Branding - This is pretty minimal. There's a Ford-style oval logo on the front wind fairing and what looks like a CNC laser cut out on the rear fairing. You could easily wrap over the front Ford-style oval logo. Doesn't really bother me, though.
Installation - EASY EASY EASY. Take your time and you can accomplish everything with 4 tools. You'll need a 3, 4, and 5mm Allen wrenches and a 10mm to mount around the windshield. I LOVE how the extruded aluminum cross bars are already threaded. This is so much better than the DV8 where you had to have a wrench on both sides.
Styling - I really like how slim it sits to the roof line and the rear side pieces curve around the hatch. It really gives it a premium look and feel. From the rear, this gives it the illusion it's actually sitting lower than it is. The extruded aluminum cross bars look great and all fit together well. There was one with threads that wouldn't get fully tightened so I reached out to Hooke Road and they're going to be working on a replacement for me. Easy swap with an Allen key. No biggy there - they're making it right, what more could you ask for?
Overall, this seems like an amazing buy for <$500 and still being able to remove your roof panels. The steel is thicker than my DV8 rack and I fully trust this thing with my future roof top tent. I'll be putting this thing through its paces this summer up around the Sierras and Lake Tahoe so I'll keep everyone updated. Let me know if you have any questions about it. You can check out my install video on my YouTube channel below.
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I see the Amazon one, is there an assumption everyone has purchased the exact same product from Amazon?
I'd be curious to see if there's any long term wear on the underside of the roof where these new brackets are mounted after having a load bouncing around on top of it. It seems like Ford designed these tops to flex a bit and intentionally did not want them to be braced too much by the roll bar underneath.
