I had to cut one of the posts on the bottom of the bracket as it didn't line up with the hole...I figured it was not ideal but the bolts seem pretty beefy and one side has the "safety" post. In a severe collision I figured it should be fine but perhaps there is an engineer on here who knows better?
I just removed the original roof rack from my cruiser. The rubber footings should probably be replaced. I damaged the right rear rubber boot on removal but they are all slightly cracked. Otherwise the rack is fully functional and the hardware is in fine shape. I'm putting on a Dissent rack...
I decided to get one from Ben at Dissent Dissent offroad modular aluminum roof rack. | IH8MUD Forum. In the meantime I have a 160lb tent on the factory rack. It was fine on a trip to AZ and back with some time on trail..a bit squeaky and some flex but I fixed that (Mostly) with some furniture...
I just looked through all the records I have and I don't see any replacement done. They may be original....I took a measurement before I put in the Kings. They were ~3/4 different from left to right ( perhaps 21 1/2 from center of the wheel to the fender on one side and 20 3/4 on the...
I just replaced my rear springs with a set of Kings. The ones on there were having a little trouble with the RTT and a full load on the trail. I'm not sure of the history of these but they may have some life left in them for someone not fully loaded...They came out of a 2000 LC...