We recently became an authorized dealer for Rhino Rack products, and we've installed 3 of the JK Backbone systems in the last few weeks. One was on our shop JK and the others for customers. On two of them we also installed a 6.5' Rhino Rack Sunseeker awning off of the driver side, along with the rear roller for loading assist.
The shop JK is my personal ride. On my last Rubicon, I had a Front Runner Extreme full rack, and while I absolutely loved it, and it was extremely stout, you can pretty much forget taking the top off unless you're willing to invest a few hours in the project, not to mention finding a place to store the rack and the top. That was one of the main reasons I went with Rhino Rack on this build. The install is fairly straight forward, shouldn't present any issues as long as you have a basic tool compliment and pay attention to the instructions. I'm very particular about roof racks with regard to wanting something as low profile as possible, but also stout enough to stand on, haul my kayaks, etc. I was very pleased after the install with the "ride height" of the rack. I was also very pleased with seeing how easy it would be to take the top off with the rack installed. On the first drive I was also pleasantly surprised to find that the rack didn't make a noticeable difference in wind noise, which isn't the case with a lot of other racks on the market. I've had the rack on the shop JK for a couple of weeks now, including a 1500 mile or so wheeling trip, and am still extremely pleased with it. I've also used it multiple times to haul my kayaks around, if you have any type of boat I would HIGHLY recommend adding the rear roller, it makes loading my kayak MUCH easier.
Overall, I'm VERY pleased with the rack, and the feedback has been the same from the customers that we installed for. They've all been using the racks and have all been very pleased with their performance.
Don't know how close you are to us (we're in Oklahoma) but if you're looking for a rack we've got one unit left in stock. We're pretty much out of accessories but should have more in stock shortly. If you're not close to us we'd be happy to have one shipped to you as well. If I can help, just PM me or give us a call!
Heres a few pics.
EDIT: Sorry, I'm not smart enough to delete the one that is upside down.
Matt
Exploration Outfitters