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Well it would as it's not sitting on the fiberglass hard top like the one with the 100 lb rating.It is when the OE rack dynamic rating is 110lbs.
Does this improve on that??
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Well it would as it's not sitting on the fiberglass hard top like the one with the 100 lb rating.It is when the OE rack dynamic rating is 110lbs.
Does this improve on that??
Gobi mounts to the base of the rear bumper and the wind screen so has vertices to reach there. Also has a 300# kinetic and 800# static limit. Kind of a different deal. This one has some weird top loop that seems totally unnecessary. Unless it's a basket or something?
Thanks for the education. I know I want a rack...I'm just waiting till there are more options and now I know more of what to look for!Yes and no, Watch the video and you'll notice a few things that are problematic. I had a Yakima HD rack on my Ram and realized a few things are important to think about when choosing a rack. The first issue is the hardware they've chosen. Serrated nuts are fine for a little while. But not for the long haul. Too much vibration and they'll come free and once they're slightly loose they totally gone in the next minute because there is nothing to stop them from vibrating off. Nylock is the way to go, but cost more.
The bolts they use are also too short for the application. The threads don't even come through the nuts which means they aren't even getting the best opportunity to engage all the threads and will come off even sooner.
The cross bars are another issue. How do you add a tie down to them? There are no cut outs because they've simply purchased stock 80/20 rail and not bothered to machine in openings to drop in T-bolts. So you have to disassemble the side every time you want to add something to it.
I didn't notice them installing the rear brackets to the hardtop and there are no pictures up close of that so I'm assuming here but is that a direct metal to MIC top connection without any sort of rubber or anything to avoid the heavy scuffing it will do to the roof? Looks pretty rough.
And the final thing I noticed is the front mount plate to the windscreen surround. That part looks totally flat and yet the windshield surround looks to have a curve, or radius to it. Plus once it's installed the opening gets no treatment to cover up the hardware attaching it up there? That's pretty incomplete for $1500 and the rear rack has only a 75# rating? What is that good for? Nothing in overloading.
Looks like it's been rushed to the market by a someone who's not taken the time to engineer a proper solution.
Of course I could be work and way off point. Lets see a better video debunking my assumptions and showing the areas I've pointed out to see if I'm wrong.
Well, looking at the CAD drawings, it certainly looks like it's attached to the roof. Where are you suggesting all the load bearing weight is going....? The ladder?Well it would as it's not sitting on the fiberglass hard top like the one with the 100 lb rating.
BA Tent Roof Rack both front and rear roof panels are removable with rack in place on 4dr.doesn't look like you could access the tops for removal,a nope in my book
Well, looking at the CAD drawings, it certainly looks like it's attached to the roof. Where are you suggesting all the load bearing weight is going....? The ladder?
So you're saying there is a ladder on both sides supporting the rack??The ladder and steel foot sit on top of the tub. Not the roof. Look at where the rear clam sits on the tub.
So you're saying there is a ladder on both sides supporting the rack??
That would be innovative for sure. Interesting...I would assume. Or perhaps the other side is different but still some kind of support