Roof rack gutter mounts cheap, anyone tried? (1 Viewer)

[php74]

Been wanting to fabricate a roof rack and ran across these on eBay. Has anyone tried these? Do you see any design issues to keep it from working with a 60 series? Thx!
UNIVERSAL GUTTER ROOF RACK MOUNT WELD ON XJ ROOFRACK GUTTER MOUNT FLAT FULLWIDTH | eBay

 

[Michael Hanson]

Hi, Personally I would use something aluminum with a rubber coating . Mike

 

[php74]

I need steel to weld/bolt to. I was thinking of plastidipping the areas that come into contact with the gutter.

 

[tmxmotorsports]

@TRAIL TAILOR makes some nice ones are pricey tho but nice

 

[IslandJ]

I used these when I built my DIY rack.
JCR Offroad Roof Rack Mounts - 6 Piece Set - Bare Steel - 84-01 Jeep Cherokee XJ | eBay
If I was to do it again I would probably order a set from Marks offroad or Rain Gutter Towers — Gamiviti. Something that is easily adjustable for the land cruiser.
The ones I got from from ebay had to be tweaked quite a bit to work right. I think that the rain gutters from land cruiser to jeep are maybe different enough to need adjusting. FWIW the time spent making things work was greater than the savings... and kinda dont look as good in my opinion.

Heres a picture of the towers with silicone tubing cut to fit as a buffer between metal pieces.

 

[php74]

Good info thank you

 

[IslandJ]

And by the way I’m in know way a fabricator.

 

[php74]

I think yours look really good actually. Those gamiviti look really nice too tho. Price dif of about $200 by the time you buy 6.

 

[89BIGBLUE]

I used some old bicycle inner tube, trimmed to fit under my gutter mounts. Not glamorous by any means, but available and sturdy.

 

[JHE4601]

The gamiviti mounts are by far the best on the market IMO. Easy to use, strong and neat design.

 

[87CRUSR]

I used some old bicycle inner tube, trimmed to fit under my gutter mounts. Not glamorous by any means, but available and sturdy.

This is my plan....

 

[gregnash]

Another vote for Jason's stuff (@TRAIL TAILOR ) Adjustable Gutter Mounts 40 55 60 70 80 Series
Note: everything is showing out of stock right now as he takes some time off after the new year. You may want to call or shoot him an email to see if he has any in stock or had another run planned.

 

[roadstr6]

I used the trail tailor mounts. Painted them black and plasti-dipped the contact points.