White Unlimited Thule snowboard rack
12-11-2006, 01:00 PM
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What clip number did you have to buy?? i know you buy the load bars then the rain gutter system but then you also have to have a Clip number??? Also anyone tryed to put a hitch rack for bikes after installing a larger tire and wheel on the back gate??? my hitch rack barly clears my factory spare tire and i meen my millimeters so i was woundering what i will need to do when i get my new wheels and tires??
12-11-2006, 02:15 PM
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As you suggest, that is exactly what I am getting now. I found someone locally selling the hitch-ski new and still in the box for $40. He bought it for his jeep two years ago and sold his jeep without ever using the rack! I am getting the spare-me for Christmas.
By the way - Did you have your Jeep up in Los Alamos in Mid November? They day after I got mine I saw a white one in town in a hotel parking lot. I haven't seen another one here since.
By the way - Did you have your Jeep up in Los Alamos in Mid November? They day after I got mine I saw a white one in town in a hotel parking lot. I haven't seen another one here since.
Never had my Jeep North of ABQ. I'd like to get up there as I here there's a trail near Los Alamos.
Maybe we should have a mini JK meet somewhere in NM.
12-11-2006, 02:17 PM
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What clip number did you have to buy?? i know you buy the load bars then the rain gutter system but then you also have to have a Clip number??? Also anyone tryed to put a hitch rack for bikes after installing a larger tire and wheel on the back gate??? my hitch rack barly clears my factory spare tire and i meen my millimeters so i was woundering what i will need to do when i get my new wheels and tires??
12-11-2006, 07:46 PM
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12-12-2006, 09:46 AM
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Update: After driving at higher speeds, I encounterd some whistling. After moving the front bars forward and back, I ended up adding a fairing. No more whistling.
12-14-2006, 07:33 AM
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12-22-2006, 04:36 AM
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Thanks for the replies!
I'll get an updated pic w/ the fairing soon. Work has been crazy. ABQ received 10 inches of snow. Not as bad as Denver, but people here have not seen this much snow in a loooong time. I work in the auto insurance claims business, so not much time to take pics and such.
As for the weight limit, I'm not positive. I don't really plan on more than 4 snowboards. Thule does not recommend it b/c Jeep says the freedom top is not structural...blah...blah...blah. If you're planning on hauling some serious weight, I'd wait on a safari rack.
Hope that helps!
I'll get an updated pic w/ the fairing soon. Work has been crazy. ABQ received 10 inches of snow. Not as bad as Denver, but people here have not seen this much snow in a loooong time. I work in the auto insurance claims business, so not much time to take pics and such.
As for the weight limit, I'm not positive. I don't really plan on more than 4 snowboards. Thule does not recommend it b/c Jeep says the freedom top is not structural...blah...blah...blah. If you're planning on hauling some serious weight, I'd wait on a safari rack.
Hope that helps!
12-26-2006, 09:01 AM
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caution on hitch mounted bike carriers: I have a Yakima hitch mounted bike carrier that does not fit because the spare tire sticks out too far and the carrier doesn't align in the hitch...be warned!!!