Anybody made a cargo rack?
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Originally Posted by ranbar02
I mounted a roof rack on my hard top off of a 2 door full size tahoe with a warrior basket. Have not had any problems in over 2 years.
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Here's what I did:
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I used .065 3/4" sqaure tubing to keep the weight down. I decided to fab mounts that attached to the hardtop at the side and top of the hardtop, rather than only the top. I felt this would allow for more weight distribution and less chance of rack vibrations. For the top, where I rack items like capming gear, I used treated baltic berch plywood. I did this also to reduce the weight over using steel mesh. Also, steel mesh will always rust out over time.
Might not be what you are going for as it does not work with the soft top to, but thought I'd throw another idea your way. I will probably build another rack that mounts to the roll cage for the summer time. I don't even have or want a soft top, for me it's hard top of topless.
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[/IMG]I used .065 3/4" sqaure tubing to keep the weight down. I decided to fab mounts that attached to the hardtop at the side and top of the hardtop, rather than only the top. I felt this would allow for more weight distribution and less chance of rack vibrations. For the top, where I rack items like capming gear, I used treated baltic berch plywood. I did this also to reduce the weight over using steel mesh. Also, steel mesh will always rust out over time.
Might not be what you are going for as it does not work with the soft top to, but thought I'd throw another idea your way. I will probably build another rack that mounts to the roll cage for the summer time. I don't even have or want a soft top, for me it's hard top of topless.