Steel Roof Rack

[rochjas]

All,

Wanting a steel roof rack for my trol...

Tigerz11 has one at a fair price.... Anyone got one and what are they like..... Can anyone else suggest any other brands ???

[MudRunnerTD]

Be very careful buying a cheap Chinese roof rack. I have seen some horrific pics of the Paint literally Washing off and running rust stained down a nice clean White GUIV! It was not a TigerzII but as good a quality.

Just be careful. Think about the weight of these things too (50kg+)

If you can be patient you will come across an "Oval" brand Alloy rack for a great price second hand on ebay. I see them fairly often for around the $300 to $400 mark. TJM also did a great Alloy Rack.

I have one of these on my GUIV HD-Powder-Coated-Aluminium-Roof-Rack-Cage-for-Nissan-Patrol-GQ-GU-180cm-Length- and have been pretty happy with it. It did the Madigan Line fairly well loaded, you just need to be wise when loading it up. But it weighs 25kg tops!

[MudRunnerTD]

or this one

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FULL-LENGTH-ALUMINIUM-ROOF-RACK-ROOFRACK-NISSAN-PATROL-GQ-GU-TOYOTA-LANDCRUISER

[MudRunnerTD]

If your looking for a Steel one specifically then figure out what you are actually going to put on it. do you need all that weight up there.

When comparing steel ones though take note of how many cross bars are built into the deck of the rack, (tigerz are generally a number less than others) and How many feet down each side? minimum 4 a side.

[rochjas]

Hey Muddy

Thanks for the update... I like the second link you gave me.... I wanted a rack for a awning and lights.... Also could be used when we go camping and if I need extra storage... for gear....

I love this forum... great advise at anytime :-)

[MudRunnerTD]

No Probs,

Check out this thread for some pics of my GUIV with an Alloy rack fully loaded with a 2.5m Awning on the side and a 1.2m awning across the back

MudRunnerTD-doing-the-Madigan-Line-2012

Sorry i have not got a pic of the awnings both setup but i should take one over christmas. The awnings are ARB and got them as a package at the 4x4 show last year for $500 for the two. was only a bit more than the other brands but really happy to have the ARB brand on the car versus Ironman or Tigerz to be honest and happy to pay the premium for that.

[threedogs]

One member here is just repairing his GU where a cheap roof rack split his roof off. look for his thread, and if you think he's not a happy camper your right, we are talking $$$$$ on dollars in repairs. you'll also need full gutter support to take the load and a mesh floor as well. Stay well away from the cheap brands as they'll have no back up. stick to known brands may cost more and there is a reason for it, they last. A few sturdy roof bars and a basket may be all you need, personally I'm using 3 Rhino aero bars and building my own with brackets for light bars and awnings all built in, with a low tie down rail along the side. Once again talk to ppl at servo, supermarkets you'll get real world answers not salesman BS.

[Morton]

a well built aluminium rack is better than a big heavy steel one, if you opt for steel get a full gutter support type as it will spead the weight better as suggested by Threedogs but you have to be carefull with weight, if your running steel bar, winch, steel rims, steel rack, draws etc etc you run the risk of to much weight on the vehicle all the time, the weight a vehicle is allowed to carry is governed by how many seats in the vehicle, the more seats the more weight you can carry, people often make the mistake of removing the rear seats (dickie seats) to make room for drawers, once removed you have removed your option to carry more weight legally, it is a risk most people are happy to make but you should also know the consequences of overloading a vehicle if there is a accident, I am a firm believer in quality aluminium roof racks, no need to be too top heavy, steel isnt always better

[Drewboyaus]

a well built aluminium rack is better than a big heavy steel one, if you opt for steel get a full gutter support type as it will spead the weight better as suggested by Threedogs but you have to be carefull with weight, if your running steel bar, winch, steel rims, steel rack, draws etc etc you run the risk of to much weight on the vehicle all the time, the weight a vehicle is allowed to carry is governed by how many seats in the vehicle, the more seats the more weight you can carry, people often make the mistake of removing the rear seats (dickie seats) to make room for drawers, once removed you have removed your option to carry more weight legally, it is a risk most people are happy to make but you should also know the consequences of overloading a vehicle if there is a accident, I am a firm believer in quality aluminium roof racks, no need to be too top heavy, steel isnt always better

Is that true? That doesn't sound logical to me that just because you remove seats it alters the carrying capacity of the vehicle. I would have thought it could carry 500kegs or it couldn't ......


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[Morton]

it is based on how it is registered, 7 seats allow x amount of weight due to passanger weight, 5 seats allows less weight, removing the 2 rear seats requires your vehicle to be registered accordingly, I only know this as a mate just went through it all with an engineer even though structually the vehicle didnt change, I was a bit dumbfounded by it all but it was all because of Insurance, if you remove the rear seats it is modifying the vehicle, same as fitting them into one that isnt registered as a seven seater, the vehicle has to be registered accordingly, any illegal modifications can cause you policy to become null & void, usually you only find out when you make a claim, most of the time they dont care or look or care to look but I have seen claims knocked back due to illegal modifications, if you are paying $20k plus you would want to know your covered if you hit someone or if someone hits you & they are uninsured