ARB Awning on Factory Roof Rack/Bars (100 and 200 Series) (3 Viewers)

[SharpeCat]

Woody,
How is the ARB awning / factory roof rack holding up? My main question is whether the Awning rubs or touches the paint any?
Thanks,

Mine is holding up great with only 2 L brackets (only 2 crossbars on stock roof rack). If you have aftermarket and 3 crossbars you can do 3 L brackets but 2 is plenty for me. I have the 2500x2500.

Yes, a tiny part of the awning mounting rail touches the paint on the roof rack, so i would stick some sort of thin adhesive padding or something where I took the first picture.

2nd picture is to show bolts clearing roof rack, as well as to show that only the soft parts of the awning are touching outside of the spot I noted above.

 

[implayaz9]

Good Info

 

[Zuks10]

Posting this in both 100 and 200 forums as this is a solution that works with both rigs.
ARB 2500 Awning. Yakima Mighty Mounts.

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Thank you for posting this!

 

[kwon-offroad]

Too complicated for my taste. I like to keep things simple. Rivnuts on the OE cross bars, speed knobs, done. It takes me longer to take the awning down from the hooks I store them on to actually install them on the 100. 120seconds MAX. $10 in parts. And when removed, all you have are knobs on the crossbars IF you elect to keep them threaded on.

If you have the OE knob used to fasten/release the driver side of the crossbar as found on some OE racks(not sure when this was introduced) you’ll see that they used a...rivnut....from the factory. So why not just follow that design. So I have 4 cross bars(2 more than stock) and each has two additional rivnuts installed. I can fasten each bracket with 3 speed knobs if needed (1 OE) but that really is overkill. It’s not going anywhere with two brackets and 2 knobs each. The additional rivnuts are there for other type of mounts, etc., that can be used to fasten, hold, whatever.

It’s an Ironman but mounting will work with ARB and others.

 

[WoodyCreature]

Too complicated for my taste. I like to keep things simple. Rivnuts on the OE cross bars, speed knobs, done. It takes me longer to take the awning down from the hooks I store them on to actually install them on the 100. 120seconds MAX. $10 in parts. And when removed, all you have are knobs on the crossbars IF you elect to keep them threaded on.

If you have the OE knob used to fasten/release the driver side of the crossbar as found on some OE racks(not sure when this was introduced) you’ll see that they used a...rivnut....from the factory. So why not just follow that design. So I have 4 cross bars(2 more than stock) and each has two additional rivnuts installed. I can fasten each bracket with 3 speed knobs if needed (1 OE) but that really is overkill. It’s not going anywhere with two brackets and 2 knobs each. The additional rivnuts are there for other type of mounts, etc., that can be used to fasten, hold, whatever.

It’s an Ironman but mounting will work with ARB and others.

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Demerits for posting a pic with a Range Rover and a Jeep in it.

 

[Greenbean]

Is there a way to space it up a tad so the cover doesn’t rub against the paint?

 

[SharpeCat]

Is there a way to space it up a tad so the cover doesn’t rub against the paint?

You have enough thread left to add some sort of spacer/washer, not a bad idea!

 

[ClassyJalopy]

Well done! This is the cleanest option I have seen so far. Did those L brackets come with the Iron man awning?

Too complicated for my taste. I like to keep things simple. Rivnuts on the OE cross bars, speed knobs, done. It takes me longer to take the awning down from the hooks I store them on to actually install them on the 100. 120seconds MAX. $10 in parts. And when removed, all you have are knobs on the crossbars IF you elect to keep them threaded on.

If you have the OE knob used to fasten/release the driver side of the crossbar as found on some OE racks(not sure when this was introduced) you’ll see that they used a...rivnut....from the factory. So why not just follow that design. So I have 4 cross bars(2 more than stock) and each has two additional rivnuts installed. I can fasten each bracket with 3 speed knobs if needed (1 OE) but that really is overkill. It’s not going anywhere with two brackets and 2 knobs each. The additional rivnuts are there for other type of mounts, etc., that can be used to fasten, hold, whatever.

It’s an Ironman but mounting will work with ARB and others.

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[kwon-offroad]

@ClassyJalopy - Yes, Ironman includes 3 brackets for the 2.5m (not sure about the 2.0m).

Couple notes about the installation:
1. With rivnuts, it's critical that you come very close to the OD of the rivnut when you drill the hole. Try for a perfect slip fit otherwise the clamping force will be degraded with too large a hole. If you don't have the correct bit, don't just go over to the next size, buy the proper bit. I recommend doing it on a press or a very very steady hand, you want a perfectly straight hole for maximum hold.
2. You don't need a tool, just get grade 8 bolt and nut to set the rivnut - search google, plenty of vids on this trick.

Couple pics mounted:

 

[SharpeCat]

@ClassyJalopy - Yes, Ironman includes 3 brackets for the 2.5m (not sure about the 2.0m).

Couple notes about the installation:
1. With rivnuts, it's critical that you come very close to the OD of the rivnut when you drill the hole. Try for a perfect slip fit otherwise the clamping force will be degraded with too large a hole. If you don't have the correct bit, don't just go over to the next size, buy the proper bit. I recommend doing it on a press or a very very steady hand, you want a perfectly straight hole for maximum hold.
2. You don't need a tool, just get grade 8 bolt and nut to set the rivnut - search google, plenty of vids on this trick.

Couple pics mounted:

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My awnings already mounted but I was thinking the same thing, love the idea @ClassyJalopy. I’m going to borrow it for mounting other things in the future. I wonder how many holes I can drill before the integrity of the bars become affected.

 

[ClassyJalopy]

My awnings already mounted but I was thinking the same thing, love the idea @ClassyJalopy. I’m going to borrow it for mounting other things in the future. I wonder how many holes I can drill before the integrity of the bars become affected.

thanks @kwon-offroad
Me too, I am thinking about adding two more cross bars and then mount a cargo box, traction boards, an axe and a shovel and an awning. We'll see how that goes.

 

[kwon-offroad]

You can get away with a number of them before anything starts to break. If you look at the profile of the crossbar, the leading and trailing edges are braced, so where you are drilling is not carrying all the load, just spanning the braced edges. But yes, it is a system so there’s a limit.

Just be aware that it’s aluminum plate that is holding the rivnut. It will have a force limit. The rivnut will pop before the crossbar fails. But we’re still talking some heavy forces for that to happen.

Edit: On the braced profile, for a 2006 OE rack that has an original fastening knob on the driver side. I can’t speak to others that don’t have this knob from OE. May be the same, may not.

Edit: Interesting data. I installed SS rivnuts and the upset load is in the 3000lb range...so yeah, maybe the crossbar will fail before the rivnut

http://www.rivet-nut.com/assets/rivnut_mechanical_properties.pdf