WK2 RTT on stock rails advise

[thesloppy1]

Hey guys, I'm considering buying a knock off Autohome Columbus tomorrow morning. All I currently have are the stock jeep cross bars for a roof rack. It worked just fine with my yakima loadwarrior and 32.5" tire/rim on top. I won't have time to change out the rails by tomorrow morning if I do pick up the tent.

Do you think it will be a problem mounting it to the stock bars? The RTT is approx. 91" long which means the front mount/ cross bar will be about two feet behind the front of the RTT. The RTT will end up hanging over the windshield a bit.

I know I can make something work in the long run but I will have to mount it up and drive it home over 250 miles.

What do you think? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks guys

 

[Smksignals]

I had a WK2 with factory crossbars on top. They are pretty wide. I would make sure the brackets under the RTT are wide enough to go over the cross bars. Also, if I remember right the factory bars have a slight curve in them. The RTT might not fit flush on top of the bars.

Just going of the top of my head on both. Good luck.

 

[thesloppy1]

Yes, they do have a curve to them and the roof curves as well. The rails will end up being about a foot narrower than the RTT. It's going to be a long trip to find out it won't work.

Seriouslly considering trading in the mall crawler for a Rubi JKU tonight. Not enought options for the WK2.

Thakns for the info!

I had a WK2 with factory crossbars on top. They are pretty wide. I would make sure the brackets under the RTT are wide enough to go over the cross bars. Also, if I remember right the factory bars have a slight curve in them. The RTT might not fit flush on top of the bars.

Just going of the top of my head on both. Good luck.

 

[Bob Freda]

I have Rocky Road HD roof rails on my WK and the work great for my RTT. They make the same ones for the WK2.
Rocky-Road.com

 

[thesloppy1]

Well, as much as I loved my murdered out WK2, the lack of aftermarket support has finally gotten to me. I decided to trade her in for a JKU Rubicon. A more capable vehicle with tons of parts to choose from. This will be my 5th jeep and 4th wrangler. Time to start modding again.