gpwpat
Adventurer
Ok here is the deal. I need a roof rack to mount my newly orderd eezi awn tent on. But I don't want a gutter mount as the rain gutters on a fiberglass top I doubt would hold. I have not seen any racks that are not exterior mounted cage style. I just want to mount the rack on the hard top. If I am going topless I don't need a rack. expeditions will mostly be done with the hard top.
So here is what I am planning. Building a rack that will distribute the load to the rollbar in the front. and in the rear I will have to build a tube or a bracket that will distribute the load back to the body of the vehicle.
The rack will be built out of 1" dia tube. It needs to hold 200 lbs while moving and 600 to 800 with the tent deployed and filled with family.
any ideas? I have a mig, just don't have tubing bender. Would it be better to buy a bender, or pay to have the bends done, or buy prebent sections and cut and weld them in where I need my bends.
I am looking at a rack similar to an xterra rack or a fj cruiser rack. but scaled down.
So here is what I am planning. Building a rack that will distribute the load to the rollbar in the front. and in the rear I will have to build a tube or a bracket that will distribute the load back to the body of the vehicle.
The rack will be built out of 1" dia tube. It needs to hold 200 lbs while moving and 600 to 800 with the tent deployed and filled with family.
any ideas? I have a mig, just don't have tubing bender. Would it be better to buy a bender, or pay to have the bends done, or buy prebent sections and cut and weld them in where I need my bends.
I am looking at a rack similar to an xterra rack or a fj cruiser rack. but scaled down.