dude1116
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No sound issues at all. The clamps are plasti dipped and the bars are bedlined.
Of course if there were sound issues...I wouldn't hear them over my tires :rofl:
HOW TO: low profile cross bars
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No sound issues at all. The clamps are plasti dipped and the bars are bedlined.
Of course if there were sound issues...I wouldn't hear them over my tires :rofl:
That's all it took? I had to file for divorce to stop mine.
i used a pretty thick pipe for mine with the tclamp pipe fitting style clamps, had it for a while now but unfortunately will always be limited the the garbage stock roof rails...guess i should turn that pile of square tube i have into some roof rails since the only steel option i know of is RRO
uss2defiant
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hahaha nice.
how's the bedline over plastidip holding?
I take it I would still need some minor surface of scuffing up the surface before spraying plastidip?
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uss2defiant
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Yup. surprisingly. no drop in mpg either. Had a good round trip to palm springs and back.
uss2defiant
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I use IMC instead of EMT conduit so the wall thickness is more.
Definitely pretty sturdy. Wont know till I actually test with the cargo box.
There'll be a lot more dynamic forces applied to this DIY setup.
dude1116
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Plasti dip also won't last when torquing U-Bolts onto the bars.
uss2defiant
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hmmm... maybe I'll leave it as it then....
Thanks.
Thanks.
dude1116
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Spray on bedliner, however, has been lasting pretty damn good up there.
uss2defiant
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would spray on bedliner will work on zinc galvanized metal even though it has Alkyd in it?
dude1116
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I used it on my fence post and it stuck to it a lot better than the plasti dip stuck to the clamps. Just scuffed it up beforehand.
uss2defiant
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maiden voyage for a boyscout campout.
definitely not easy bolting on the box.
Thankfully I have a sunroof.
Hopefully she holds.
definitely not easy bolting on the box.
Thankfully I have a sunroof.
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Hopefully she holds.
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dude1116
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WOW that rear end is sagging!!
uss2defiant
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I knew someone was going to say that.
jeep was on an incline but yeah
old saggy suspension
jeep was on an incline but yeah
old saggy suspension
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Love that color combo, the high contrast interior is sweet. I think that one looks modern even today.
captainsam
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So I am looking to do something maybe a bit unconventional. I have some of these square Inno crossbars:
https://www.amazon.com/Finish-Square-Rooftop-Racking-Systems/dp/B004TRIIAE
I want to use them to mount a yakima load warrior permanently but have it low profile like the OP. I can cut them down to size but my issue is how to fasten them to the factory rails. I'm not aware of any kind of tee clamp that will work with a square bar. I've considered trying to mount the bars below the rails with U-bolts but I wonder what, if any, clearance from the roof that will give me.
Thoughts?
https://www.amazon.com/Finish-Square-Rooftop-Racking-Systems/dp/B004TRIIAE
I want to use them to mount a yakima load warrior permanently but have it low profile like the OP. I can cut them down to size but my issue is how to fasten them to the factory rails. I'm not aware of any kind of tee clamp that will work with a square bar. I've considered trying to mount the bars below the rails with U-bolts but I wonder what, if any, clearance from the roof that will give me.
Thoughts?
Jim McClain
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Your link is broken, so here's another (but this one isn't Canadian): Inno Finish Square Cross Bars for Rooftop Racking Systems
Pretty pricey.
Pretty pricey.
captainsam
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Yeah they were used to haul kayaks on a truck but now I'm looking to repurpose them as crossbars. They seem pretty well made and they're already painted which is nice. But I don't even think it's worth doing if they're not low profile
Found chromed chinese 'drying rack (?) tee clamps' here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Way-Al...383789?hash=item3b2adfd9ad:g:cEIAAOSwu4Zc~hpx
They're 32mm (adjustable) and the KJ rail is 35mm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Way-Al...383789?hash=item3b2adfd9ad:g:cEIAAOSwu4Zc~hpx
They're 32mm (adjustable) and the KJ rail is 35mm
