Mericas_Meuth
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Hello all,
I am a new member here, first post. Have referenced this site numerous times in the past in order to fix problems with my 2003 Tahoe... It's been very helpful.
To the point.
I am looking to fit my Tahoe with a full length (meaning from as far back on the roof line as it can go, to right behind the front windshield) roof rack. Reason being is I'm into whitewater canoeing/rafting and would love the ability to run shuttle for multiple rafts at once, and that requires a pretty sturdy/large rack [emoji6].
I'm not aware of any factory produced solutions for this, but have seen many similar type racks on Toyota 4runners.
I am am all about a DIY roof rack, but I have several mental hiccups in the design stage. Namely...
1.) How to attach such a big rack to the top without having to cut into the roof (if possible), I don't think the current railing system will be sufficient to support the frontal weight of the rack (portion from the rearmost part of sunroof to right behind front windshield)
2.) If I remove the factory rails, can I utilize the factory mounting points for the new rack? Probably some fancy fabrication needed if so...
3.) How to deal with the sunroof... Probably just make a square opening in the front part of the rack
4.) How to make a support for the front part of the rack that sits right behind the front windshield... Maybe use something similar to those door jam mounts for LED bars?
I'm wanting to keep this roof rack as streamlined and low to the factory roof as possible. I am very open to any ideas about this, and I really just wanted to see if there was anyone else who has done a project like this in the past.
I'll post a picture of a good example of what I am looking for.
Thank you all for any help.
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I am a new member here, first post. Have referenced this site numerous times in the past in order to fix problems with my 2003 Tahoe... It's been very helpful.
To the point.
I am looking to fit my Tahoe with a full length (meaning from as far back on the roof line as it can go, to right behind the front windshield) roof rack. Reason being is I'm into whitewater canoeing/rafting and would love the ability to run shuttle for multiple rafts at once, and that requires a pretty sturdy/large rack [emoji6].
I'm not aware of any factory produced solutions for this, but have seen many similar type racks on Toyota 4runners.
I am am all about a DIY roof rack, but I have several mental hiccups in the design stage. Namely...
1.) How to attach such a big rack to the top without having to cut into the roof (if possible), I don't think the current railing system will be sufficient to support the frontal weight of the rack (portion from the rearmost part of sunroof to right behind front windshield)
2.) If I remove the factory rails, can I utilize the factory mounting points for the new rack? Probably some fancy fabrication needed if so...
3.) How to deal with the sunroof... Probably just make a square opening in the front part of the rack
4.) How to make a support for the front part of the rack that sits right behind the front windshield... Maybe use something similar to those door jam mounts for LED bars?
I'm wanting to keep this roof rack as streamlined and low to the factory roof as possible. I am very open to any ideas about this, and I really just wanted to see if there was anyone else who has done a project like this in the past.
I'll post a picture of a good example of what I am looking for.
Thank you all for any help.
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
