Trailrax Half Rack on 2 Door Installed - First Photos

[Mpatient1]

I wonder how it would interact with the sunrider...

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[Mtea]

@carrellslake I’m planning to put a Kuat Grip 4 ski rack up top for starters. TrailRax says it should mount right to the cross bars. The 2 door doesn’t have all that much room for skis inside.

@Rusty Sheckelford when I grab the half rack standing on a step ladder and shake the Bronco it moves the Bronco; it feels like part of the roof. I don’t know how much the back roof weighs but it wouldn’t surprise me that you could lift it when attaching to the half rack.

 

[HotLap]

Looks like the perfect rack, you can remove the front roof panels more easily and still utilize the front accessory points for lights or a visor.

How securely does the rack clamp on to the roof? I wonder if you could use the rack as a lift point for removing the rear roof?

Exactly! What I was wondering as well, that would be a great product a functional rack and lift point for overhead storage…

 

[RC Bronco]

Love this rack! Especially the straight front fairing as opposed to the curved variant they offer with the full rack

 

[Mtea]

@Rusty Sheckelford I’m adding a video showing me giving the Bronco a good shake while holding on to the half rack. I’m thinking it would work as a lift point to take the rear top off. Your decision, but I’ll probably do it when I get to taking the top off.

Snowing this morning so I ordered a Kuat Grip 6 ski rack. I’ll post photos when I get it installed.

 

[scotman623]

I like this .. Just what I was looking for.. Very nice.

 

[Big Lowery]

what the weight rating on the 2dr and the 4dr?

It is totally redone and longer designed specifically for the 2 door!

 

[TrailRax]

what the weight rating on the 2dr and the 4dr?

150 dynamic and 300 static! Evenly distributed.

 

[Big Lowery]

can you give me the link for the 4dr static?

150 dynamic and 300 static! Evenly distributed.

 

[lakesinai]

Looks good. Have you noticed any change in wind noise at hwy speeds ?

My 4-dr has increased wind noise after the install of the Trailrax Rack, but not badly so. With both the MIC top and the soft-top, the wind noise increases steadily with vehicle speed: 45mph, very little noise; 55mph, some noise; 65mph worse; 75mph, pretty bad. . . In my experience! But the rack itself is not a primary source of wind noise!

 

[buschris]

I installed this one at less than half that price. Looks to be equal or better quality. Zero noise. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BQWJ1WNN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[FFF]

@Mudlight there is a pad that adheres to the underside of all the mounting brackets keep them from scratching the top (the inside bracket bit you can see in the pic also has a pad against the top). The rear one fits a little better because of the indent in the top. Nevertheless, the front one seems to hold strong and I doubt it can move around. If I grab the top and shake the Bronco around, the top doesn’t move at all. This is a picture a front mount against the top.

Love the look. And wont interfere with removing the T-tops. How is the wind noise?

 

[ksdon]

This rack has caught my eye for a while now.
How are the tabs that grab the Bronco's roof attached to the rack?
IE: bolted on or rivets?

 

[mjcutri]

I installed this one at less than half that price. Looks to be equal or better quality. Zero noise. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BQWJ1WNN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That's for a 4DR. This is for 2DRs.

 

[Mtea]

@FFF there is some wind noise, but I don’t drive at highway speeds all that much so it isn’t much of a bother. I am thinking about taking the front fairing off just as an experiment to see if that might increase or decrease the noise.

@ksdon the tabs that grab the MIC roof are bolted to the rack. In fact the whole rack is bolted together and comes disassembled in the box. Not to hard to put it together particularly if you use your battery drill.

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