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petern12
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 03:30 pm: | 
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According to the manual the stock cross bars are good for 150lbs, which should be more than adequate for a typical Thule/Yakima cargo box, but sales reps gave me the "factory cross bars are too weak" bit... |
Tripp Westbrook (Tripp)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 04:31 pm: |
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I've used a Yakima Rocket Box for three years now with no problems whatsoever.
Go for it.
T- |
joshua
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 04:43 pm: |
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You know the springs in the factory cross bars are so frigin hard to get compressed, im sure they are fine.
I have had numorouse peices of furniture up there, 4 mountain bikes ( 2 cross country and 2 heavy ass downhillers)
8 pair of skiis and my fat ass
all of course at different times.
Id say, they are just tryin to sell you some croassbars and feet...save yourself the cash
josh |
Mohan (Mohan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 06:54 pm: |
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I've had problems with the bars coming apart.
I didn't trust putting my heavy mountain bike up there - plus the thing is too heavy get up there!So I got some aircraft cable and a turnbuckle to make a loop, and cinched the bars together (enough that they wouldn't come apart, but not so much that I would pull the mounts outta the roof!  ) This is mostly hidden under the Thule box so it doesn't whistle. I have had lots of weight in it and have not felt concerned about it. A lot of windage though, especially felt in a crosswind. I keep the bikes on the back door.
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slider
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 08:56 pm: |
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All it took for me was one look at the way those things are mounted through the sheetmetal roof structure at the junkyard...
never, will I trust them...
I'm sure some of you have had no problems...it's just a matter of time |
Mohan (Mohan)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 10:33 pm: |
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So the points where they go thru the roof are a weak spot too? Gee whiz - I thought it was just the cross bars that were the weak points. How are they mounted up there anyway?
Has anyone ever attempted mounting a Thule box inside an Adventure rack? |
petern12
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:14 am: |
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Thanks guys. And thanks Mohan for the "cinching" idea and the pics. Slider, please tell us how the factory rack is mounted to the roof. I'd thought that in order to claim 150lbs capacity, and with liability and lateral force while cornering in mind, LR would have to reinforce it accordingly. In my case, I don't see going above 100lbs for box + cargo, since I'd like to try to minimize raising the disco's center of gravity, this is also the reason why I want to do without the additional weight of the aftermarket rack & feet. |
Slider
| | Posted on Sunday, September 08, 2002 - 09:49 pm: |
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I wish I had the pics to show you guys.
They go throught the roof, 2 forward and aft...(I think??) through the roof into a spot welded nut...I'm sure it's all grade 5...but the nuts I saw were both rusty and tacked with just a small bead!!
Dont worry bout high cntr of gravity...
With a set of Thule bars or adventure rack, you can get lots up there with no worries. |
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