15' Kayak on my 2015 LX570 roof rack?

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marcfj60

marcfj60

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I have a 2015 LX570. It has the stock, really short side rails, roof rack. I'm talking like maybe 4' long. On my '99 LC100 the stock rack was more like 6' long. I'd like to put some Yakima load bars and side rail clamps on the LX570 to carry my Native Watercraft Ultimate FX15 Tandem but I'm kind of concerned about how short the factory rack is and that I won't be able to get the Yakima bars far enough apart to adequately support the kayak. I use the Yakima Hully Roller system secured to the Yakima Load bars to hold the kayak in place. But with only ~4' between the load bars and the whole rack being biased toward the rear of the vehicle, I'm kind of concerned about the 5-6' overhang off both ends of my ~100 lbs kayak. Has anybody else had success (or failure) with these short factory roof racks? A full length roof rack like the Gamiviti I've got on my LC100 is probabaly in the future but not for a while. But I need to tow my travel trailer and haul my Kayak to the lake next month and the LC100 isn't up for the task of towing my 5K travel trailer very well.
 
marcfj60 said:
I have a 2015 LX570. It has the stock, really short side rails, roof rack. I'm talking like maybe 4' long. On my '99 LC100 the stock rack was more like 6' long. I'd like to put some Yakima load bars and side rail clamps on the LX570 to carry my Native Watercraft Ultimate FX15 Tandem but I'm kind of concerned about how short the factory rack is and that I won't be able to get the Yakima bars far enough apart to adequately support the kayak. I use the Yakima Hully Roller system secured to the Yakima Load bars to hold the kayak in place. But with only ~4' between the load bars and the whole rack being biased toward the rear of the vehicle, I'm kind of concerned about the 5-6' overhang off both ends of my ~100 lbs kayak. Has anybody else had success (or failure) with these short factory roof racks? A full length roof rack like the Gamiviti I've got on my LC100 is probabaly in the future but not for a while. But I need to tow my travel trailer and haul my Kayak to the lake next month and the LC100 isn't up for the task of towing my 5K travel trailer very well.
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Here's a picture of my two Pygmy Boats Cohos, 16.5 feet long on the stock roof rack. I have foam blocks that they rest on. They weigh about 50 pounds each, ready to put in the water - safety gear and all.

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No problems during some six-thousand miles of travel at speeds up 80 MPH. I wish I had a rear tie-down though. That would have kept them a bit more stable during high cross-winds. I don't know if this rack is the same as what is on your LX570, but hope it helps anyways. No, the rear gate does not open with them on. That is a pain. A really big one. 🤬
 
LCH21 said:
Here's a picture of my two Pygmy Boats Cohos, 16.5 feet long on the stock roof rack. I have foam blocks that they rest on. They weigh about 50 pounds each, ready to put in the water - safety gear and all.

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No problems during some six-thousand miles of travel at speeds up 80 MPH. I wish I had a rear tie-down though. That would have kept them a bit more stable during high cross-winds. I don't know if this rack is the same as what is on your LX570, but hope it helps anyways. No, the rear gate does not open with them on. That is a pain. A really big one. 🤬
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This is a good data point but a little bit of an apple to orange. The OEM rack on my '15 LX is only secured at the ends (2 support points), no center support like your LC rack, and is about 12" shorter with the front mount sitting a little aft of the B-pillar. I am hoping the extra height the Yakima load bars and Hully Roller system adds will allow me to open the rear lift gate. I'm going to do some test fits this weekend to see how it all works out. Image stolen from the internet but I have the same setup.

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