RTT on XJ?
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Jakeleverett
Adventurer
damn straight
MCObray
Explorer
Might as well.
'99 Jeep XJ. by Obray Optics, on Flickr
'99 Jeep XJ. by Obray Optics, on Flickr
It's for S-A-L-E. (RTT)
'99 Jeep XJ. by Obray Optics, on Flickr
'99 Jeep XJ. by Obray Optics, on Flickr
It's for S-A-L-E. (RTT)
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Bbasso
Expedition goofball
I came across this Co. and spoke via email... Cheap! as in even I could afford it. But I know... you get what you pay for. Honestly I'm thinking if I could get one season out of it the learning / experience might be worth it.
tell me what you think.
http://www.rahoo4x4.com/product_show.asp?ArticleID=395
tell me what you think.
http://www.rahoo4x4.com/product_show.asp?ArticleID=395
yeha22
Observer
I'll add evidence for this since I was looking for this information back in the spring. Hopefully this will help the next person. You can easily make this work with two crossbars. I took a trip out west in June for two weeks and never had any issues. Fair warning, my wife and I combined definitely don't total 300 lbs, so I can't speak for more weight than that. I used two bars as a quick and cheap answer to needing to mount my RTT. Seems like there's never enough prep time. If I was going to do it "right", I would probably make a custom roof rack and have it be as low to the roof as possible with a third crossbar. Using the gutter mounts and bars left a lot of space under the tent, which i didn't like. It probably didn't help mileage, but then again I never expected it to be great. I also tried to keep the front mount as close to the b-pillar as I could get. Since I was loaded up with two-weeks worth of stuff, I also tried to keep the tent a little more forward since I couldn't even out the interior load at all.
Totally sturdy...
MCObray
Explorer
I'll add evidence for this since I was looking for this information back in the spring. Hopefully this will help the next person. You can easily make this work with two crossbars. I took a trip out west in June for two weeks and never had any issues. Fair warning, my wife and I combined definitely don't total 300 lbs, so I can't speak for more weight than that. I used two bars as a quick and cheap answer to needing to mount my RTT. Seems like there's never enough prep time. If I was going to do it "right", I would probably make a custom roof rack and have it be as low to the roof as possible with a third crossbar. Using the gutter mounts and bars left a lot of space under the tent, which i didn't like. It probably didn't help mileage, but then again I never expected it to be great. I also tried to keep the front mount as close to the b-pillar as I could get. Since I was loaded up with two-weeks worth of stuff, I also tried to keep the tent a little more forward since I couldn't even out the interior load at all.
Totally sturdy...
That is awesome! I also as well utilize the two bar method. My girlfriend and I combined are around 280lbs, and it worked just fine.