DiamondRax Roof Rack Systems and Accessories

[76 xlc]

Originally Posted by John Donnelly

I have removed the last two posts in this thread because this is CruiserStuff's forum, and he can post as much as he likes in it.

-John

Thanks for the explanation, John, I'd just seen the post on the forums listing, had seen similar here on BP elsewhere multiple times so I didn't even note what particular forum distracted as I was by the large yellow caution icon nor does it appear on my screen if I just click on the post from the forums page, lacked a way to privately contact you (or other mods I'd randomly checked in past), and really like the Spam song by MP.

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[CruiserStuff]

Originally Posted by Greg R

I have a Kargo Master roof rack I bought several years ago for my 800. I had a lot of difficulty sourcing gutter clamps that could clear the roof's profile and crown. The factory ones didn't have enough reach to go in far enough to bolt on the rack. The rack itself is 42" wide where the clamps bolt on. I tried Thule's bolted on to bars but they weren't high enough to clear the roof in the middle. The next taller ones made the rack too high to reach without a ladder.

I hope you can get the idea of my problem.

Would any of your clamps fit this application?

Greg R (great name, BTW!) - You have a couple things going on here....for the 800's, I think the rain gutters are about 57" apart (maybe you could confirm this with a measurement). That would mean (with a 42" wide rack), you'd need to stretch from the rain gutters 7 1/2" to the edge of the rack....more to access the holes to bolt the brackets to the rack itself. That's a lot of real estate to cover and still maintain strength (so it doesn't sag or bend under load).

The other issue is the crown of the roof cap. We definitely have brackets that will work for this.....and if we don't, it is very easy for us to modify our current brackets to accomodate the curvature. No problem.....

This is what I'd suggest: We have adapters that will allow you to use 3/4" round tube (Yakima's crossbars will work as well) that bolt to our "Bulldog 2.0" rain gutter mounts. Then, you could affix your rack to the crossbars. The "Bulldogs" will give you enough vertical clearance to clear your roof cap crown and the round crossbars will allow you to mount ANY width roof rack to them. Does that all make sense?

PM me if you're interested and we can nail down the specific details. Thanks!!

[CruiserStuff]

Originally Posted by 76 xlc

Thanks for the explanation, John, I'd just seen the post on the forums listing, had seen similar here on BP elsewhere multiple times so I didn't even note what particular forum distracted as I was by the large yellow caution icon nor does it appear on my screen if I just click on the post from the forums page, lacked a way to privately contact you (or other mods I'd randomly checked in past), and really like the Spam song by MP.

"Wonderful Spam, wonderful Spam,
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My fault for putting the big yellow caution icon on the thread (is there a way I can remove it?)....just trying to attract attention to the thread, but didn't mean to put something there that would have a negative connotation....my bad.

I recently posted in a few roof rack related threads that I found here on BP (that weren't too old), but that's it....

Anyway, no worries....on with the show, right?! Thanks for the help, John!

P.S. I love that MP Spam song!!!

[76 xlc]

Originally Posted by CruiserStuff

P.S. I love that MP Spam song!!!

Spam very popular in many forms in Hawaii. Tried it?

[CruiserStuff]

Hmmmm.....no, never been too creative with it....I'll check it out, though. Thanks!

[CruiserStuff]

Hey Binder Planet Guys and Gals!

Sorry I've not posted here for a while.....life with the roof racks has been crazy-busy (and that's a good thing)!

Just wanted to stop by and show you a couple racks that we've recently done for Scout II's. Enjoy!


This rack measures 54" wide X 84" long X 4" tall and is attached to the rain gutters of the vehicles with our exclusive Bulldog 2.0 Heavy Duty Rain Gutter Clamps.


Additionally, this particular model of rack allows a rooftop tent to be mounted in it. It deploys off either side of the truck by means of the removable side panel. When the rack is NOT mounted in the rack, the panel is replaced so that the rack has all four sides to it.





Also, here's 54" wide X 60" long x 4" tall rack we did for another Scout II:

In addition to our Bulldog 2.0 clamps, this rig features our Triple Dog Gutter Supports, which spread the load of each clamp over 9" of the rain gutter.

That's the only pic of that rig I have right now.....I'm hoping he sends me some more!

Anyway, that's all for now. Thanks gang!

[markk]

Do you have any suggestions for how to (or even if you can/should) add a roof rack to a Traveler which has the fiberglass "cap" with no rain gutters. I just pruchased one (today actually) and I am plotting the build.

Thx

[CruiserStuff]

Hey Markk - Thanks for the questions and congrats on your new rig! Since the Traveler doesn't have rain gutters, the only real option for mounting a rack to the roof is our "adjustable mounts" which require drilling, of course. I'm more familiar with the strength, structure and rigidity of the FJ40 Land Crusier's fiberglass top.....maybe someone else here can chime in on how strong the Traveler's top is for something like this.

[scorp1us]

Originally Posted by CruiserStuff

Hey Markk - Thanks for the questions and congrats on your new rig! Since the Traveler doesn't have rain gutters, the only real option for mounting a rack to the roof is our "adjustable mounts" which require drilling, of course. I'm more familiar with the strength, structure and rigidity of the FJ40 Land Crusier's fiberglass top.....maybe someone else here can chime in on how strong the Traveler's top is for something like this.

AS someone whose dad canoes a lot, I wonder how I can put two canoes (the heavy Grumman aluminum ones too) on top.

[CruiserStuff]

Depending on the length of the canoes, it sounds like the Grumman's run between 60 and 70 pounds each, right? I'm sure one canoe up there would be fine, weight-wise and two would be okay if property mounted and secured. Two might be getting pretty wide across the top, wouldn't it?