Mark's Keeping the Jeep

[nwoods]

I totally agree about the need to reinforce the rear tub to handle the rack loads. My tire carrier wiggles a bit on the freeways (expansion joints are killer), and that slight movement has done this:

 

[scooter98tj]

The odd “hump” on the Congo Cage’s load bars gave me a little pause and concern for the mounting of the roof tent, and the Olympic rack was one perfect plane.

I had the same concern with the Kargo Congo, But solved the problem by turning the "hump" to the outside and re-drilling the load bars. Having the hump on the outside works great as a grab handle and still fits in the garage to boot.

Seriously, nice. But put steel corners on it before you start tearing sheet metal.

Steel corners do make a big difference in the sturdiness of the rack....

Scooter,