GOBI Bronco Rack Released [Official Specs & Photos]

[BLMike]

They've said/offered soft top version so I suspect due to quick release option ($200) you WILL have to rotate rack up/back to retract your soft top, then once full open, reattach quick release in the front and you're set. NO rack could allow soft top retraction unless the rack sat above roof line by a HUGE amount and you'd not want that ugly rack.

Excuse my ignorance with this but can the front 3 roof panels be removed without lifting the rack? To me that would be a nice benefit with the quick release. Obviously back section of MIC roof wouldn't come out easily with the rack tilted up.

I like the look but probably overkill for my use. Not sure.

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[JediMcMuffin]

Looks great, early adopters please order and workout all the kinks I've decided that I live in San Diego, probably the best place in the USA to run a soft top year round. I'm going to run two summers before I decide to address switching into a hard top, and then a rack. As of now, only my daughter comes with me on trips and the Bronco is packed but sufficient enough space-wise.

 

[GOBI Racks]

The mounting for the towers are underneath not on the bumper, as all of our racks are non-drilling required!

The previous roller Image I shared was our Badlands Sasquatch package!

 

[Inlinejohn]

Looks great, early adopters please order and workout all the kinks I've decided that I live in San Diego, probably the best place in the USA to run a soft top year round. I'm going to run two summers before I decide to address switching into a hard top, and then a rack. As of now, only my daughter comes with me on trips and the Bronco is packed but sufficient enough space-wise.

My main purpose/usage of a rack is for a Roof Top Tent like I had on my 4Runner. The rack has many purposes and of course an individual choice but on trips/excursions you can get all the large/dirty stuff outta the vehicle. Another cool function is to climb on top, place a chair and hang out, view stuff, take pics from 8ft up

 

[broncomorrow]

Pre-ordered this morning - can’t wait to get this on my Bronco!

 

[Shim]

The mounting for the towers are underneath not on the bumper, as all of our racks are non-drilling required!

The previous roller Image I shared was our Badlands Sasquatch package!

Do you have an overall vehicle height for the Badlands w/ Sas package and stealth rack?

 

[Jornum1]

I ordered one, looks great. Being a soft top owner I'd love to see a pic with the top down and/or removed. Cant wait to get some more pictures and details. Im guessing we will be waiting a while, but I think it will be worth the wait.

 

[Inlinejohn]

Do you have an overall vehicle height for the Badlands w/ Sas package and stealth rack?

add 8" to top of whatever your rig height is for clearance to garage openings, etc. Everyone will have slightly different vehicle heights due to tires and lift. Sasquatch tires are only 33.4" but true 35s like Toyo or Nitro or BFG are closer to a full 35". If you have a perch lift on SAS that'll add 3" and so on. So safe to just add 8" to whatever you have. I understand if you don't have a vehicle like me yet, so scrounge around for people quoting heights might be good idea but GOBI used a SAS so maybe they could share as well??

 

[SwampCactus]

I was really wanting to love this thing but it's too chunky for me. I don't like how it attaches at all with all the bars coming down in the rear. Also rides too high above the roof. I understand from an engineering standpoint these things are required. But aesthetically it's not clean at all. I absolutely love how low pro and trim the 4runner Gobi racks are in and in my mind that's what I was hoping for. Hope some other cleaner options come out from other places.

 

[AZ_BRONC]

Looking forward to pics with the soft top, and as I expect to be putting the soft top up and down often (330 days of Sun per year in AZ) it would be incredible if you could get a video up demonstrating removing the Bronco soft top with the Gobi rack swinging up.

 

[Inlinejohn]

Looking forward to pics with the soft top, and as I expect to be putting the soft top up and down often (330 days of Sun per year in AZ) it would be incredible if you could get a video up demonstrating removing the Bronco soft top with the Gobi rack swinging up.

99% sure it'll operate exactly like this:

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/gobi-bronco-rack-preview.33891/post-1271964

 

[Inlinejohn]

I was really wanting to love this thing but it's too chunky for me. I don't like how it attaches at all with all the bars coming down in the rear. Also rides too high above the roof. I understand from an engineering standpoint these things are required. But aesthetically it's not clean at all. I absolutely love how low pro and trim the 4runner Gobi racks are in and in my mind that's what I was hoping for. Hope some other cleaner options come out from other places.

The GOBI rack has that "safari" type look, so if that is not what you want then Gobi probably not your choice.

 

[brnc_o_vrlndr]

The lead times are not geared to the Bronco

The lead time or checkout info in general GOBI and not Bronco! Unfortunately thats a global setting released for all orders that we are working on switching over!

Is not being geared toward the Bronco a good thing or bad thing? Are we looking at shorter or longer lead times? And will we know if we made the first 100 orders (for some of the free addons) when we receive the call from a Gobi rep to go over the order?

Thanks! Even more excited to get this thing!

 

[SubmarineNuke]

Screenshots from GOBI website

Man, I really liked the Gobi for the 4Runner and it was high on my wishlist when I had one. And I really want to like this, but all those rubber stoppers rubbing on my paint is kind of a killer. I'd hate to take the rack off and have huge round scratches where the bumpers were. Ouch.

 

[Inlinejohn]

Man, I really liked the Gobi for the 4Runner and it was high on my wishlist when I had one. And I really want to like this, but all those rubber stoppers rubbing on my paint is kind of a killer. I'd hate to take the rack off and have huge round scratches where the bumpers were. Ouch.

Put waterproof soft pad on rubber pad. If tight enough should stay clean and no grit scratches but looking at pic again the tightening rubber foot is pressing against a Gobi bracket

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