80/20 with Stock Roof Rack

[Somebodyelse5]

80/20 is the name brand, here is a cheaper option for those interested:

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Another thing to note, Grainger carries 80/20 and if you pick it up at one of their locations, you wont pay shipping.

Cutting the stuff is also super easy, if it'll cut wood it'll cut Al.... you can use your miter saw, table saw, or circular saw

 

[ac911az]

innnnnn. ive been considering custom made rack to suit my need. and this is perfect.

Same here... I can see it would be somewhat straightforward to build a rack/basket type of deal with this

 

[87warrior]

My '99 rack seems to be a bit off of the recommended 44" less 1mm sizing. It is consistent front/rear.

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[WoodyCreature]

My '99 rack seems to be a bit off of the recommended 44" less 1mm sizing. It is consistent front/rear.
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[larryt]

My ‘00 is a bit under 45” as well.

My '99 rack seems to be a bit off of the recommended 44" less 1mm sizing. It is consistent front/rear.
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[rampantwolf]

Something I have been playing with for a bit. Different sizes. Different spacingView attachment 1961053View attachment 1961054View attachment 1961055View attachment 1961056. Mounts up pretty solid.

Anyone know what weight the stock mounting points and the OEM rack mounting rails handle?

 

[safetydang]

Here is a truck to take the rear caps off.

The 99 cross bars measures about 44 & 3/4th inches.

I used a miter saw attached with a carbide tipped wood cutting blade.

 

[TXLX100]

The racks on 100s can be at least 3 widths if I recall. I have a 98 LX with a 3 post rack and it's about 44.75" wide on the inside.

My '99 rack seems to be a bit off of the recommended 44" less 1mm sizing. It is consistent front/rear.
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[70 FJ40]

I'm thinking of doing this. I like. I see a lot of you guys have factory roof rails that attach in there locations on each side. Mine only have 2 attachments. Front and back. I'm thinking it would be nice to have three for more weight capacity. Is it a different year thing or just random?

 

[GRunner]

Great idea will follow suit soon. But any examples of how you mount your items onto the crossbars, especially an awning please?

 

[Natchez]

2” wide pice of 3/16 steel 8” long bent at a 90°

Great idea will follow suit soon. But any examples of how you mount your items onto the crossbars, especially an awning please?

 

[WoodyCreature]

2” wide pice of 3/16 steel 8” long bent at a 90°

Got a pic? Or maybe an artistic rendition...? Having trouble conceptualizing this.

 

[catastrofe]

Great idea will follow suit soon. But any examples of how you mount your items onto the crossbars, especially an awning please?

This looks like a robust solution.

Awn-Lock 2.0

The Awn-Lock 2.0 is the ultimate awning attachment device for slot style roof racks/cross bars. This includes Front Runner, Prinsu Designs, Rhino Rack, and Thule Aero Bars. As with our original Awn-Lock, the Awn-Lock 2.0 is designed to fit most major awnings on the market including the...

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[changingground]

Fwiw- I bought 3 8020 1” x 2” black crossbars to convert my factory rack and then decided to replace the whole rack. If anyone is interested, especially in the Colorado front range, I’m ready to get these out of the garage. They’re in the packaging from the T-nutz store, complete with fasteners.

 

[GRunner]

This looks like a robust solution.

Awn-Lock 2.0

The Awn-Lock 2.0 is the ultimate awning attachment device for slot style roof racks/cross bars. This includes Front Runner, Prinsu Designs, Rhino Rack, and Thule Aero Bars. As with our original Awn-Lock, the Awn-Lock 2.0 is designed to fit most major awnings on the market including the...

bomberproducts.com

Great recommendation, the only drawback is it costs almost as much as my awning... I'll think about it. Thanks though!

 

[bamabrock]

This looks like a robust solution.

Awn-Lock 2.0

The Awn-Lock 2.0 is the ultimate awning attachment device for slot style roof racks/cross bars. This includes Front Runner, Prinsu Designs, Rhino Rack, and Thule Aero Bars. As with our original Awn-Lock, the Awn-Lock 2.0 is designed to fit most major awnings on the market including the...

bomberproducts.com

There are a lot of robust, cheaper options discussed in the mounting to stock rack thread.

Anyone mount ARB 2500 Awning to stock roof rack?

forum.ih8mud.com

some of these would probably work well

(CB-010-K-BLACK) 10 Series 4 Hole Inside Corner Gusset – Black Anodized | TNUTZ

These parts are fully compatible with the following manufacturers of T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusions: - 80/20 – P/N 4136-BLACK

www.tnutz.com

 

[Somebodyelse5]

There are a lot of robust, cheaper options discussed in the mounting to stock rack thread.

Anyone mount ARB 2500 Awning to stock roof rack?

forum.ih8mud.com

some of these would probably work well

(CB-010-K-BLACK) 10 Series 4 Hole Inside Corner Gusset – Black Anodized | TNUTZ

These parts are fully compatible with the following manufacturers of T-Slotted Aluminum Extrusions: - 80/20 – P/N 4136-BLACK

www.tnutz.com

Another option for all the 80/20 type hardware, is to order from Misumi. MISUMI USA: Industrial Configurable Components Supply Shipping will typically take a bit longer than other options (especially mcmaster) but the prices are a lot more affordable.

Their stuff is a lot cheaper than 80/20 and is nearly identical in fit form and function.

 

[boca1]

did you drill out the rails near the roof bars so you can add mounting points as needed, or was that done by tnutz when you ordered?

Put series 10 on my 2005 lx 470. I don’t plan putting much up top so I opted the series 10 and did just standard bracket brackets. Length was 44 1/4”. Purchased from tnutz. I’m also happy to report that I only needed to remove the rear roof rack caps and slide the oem cross bars off. I like the flexibility of the slots. No noise yet.

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[socalmtbiker]

did you drill out the rails near the roof bars so you can add mounting points as needed, or was that done by tnutz when you ordered?

Tnuts- there’s an option for it.

 

[Beto Cruiser]

Looks like the MiSUMi cross bars are not much cheaper then 8020.net, but the corner brackets are almost 3 times the price. What's going on there? Seems like name brand is the better choice on this one.

MiSUMi Cross Bars (approximately equivalent to the 1530) x4 @ 1116mm = $191
MiSUMi Brackets x16 = $232
8020 Cross Bars (1530) x4 @ 1116mm = $217
8020 Brackets x16 = $100

Either way still a steal over the other racks on the market.