HOW TO: low profile cross bars

[dude1116]

I'll be taping up the clamps to see whether that's the cause but I suspect that since the front cross bar is close to the roof, the air forced underneath it is causing the howling noise.




Nah. I'd have had to buy your style online and they cost a fortune which at that point I might as well buy some decent looking ebay crossbars online.
Mine iss the same style as the OP and you did say you wanted to use the OP's version as well.
That is my concern too with this design .... will see how this goes...
No sound issue with yours?

No sound issues at all. The clamps are plasti dipped and the bars are bedlined.

Of course if there were sound issues...I wouldn't hear them over my tires :rofl:

 

[profdlp]

wrapped the front crossbar with some rope lying around. fixed the howling noise.

That's all it took? I had to file for divorce to stop mine.

 

[krisP]

i used a pretty thick pipe for mine with the tclamp pipe fitting style clamps, had it for a while now but unfortunately will always be limited the the garbage stock roof rails...guess i should turn that pile of square tube i have into some roof rails since the only steel option i know of is RRO

 

[uss2defiant]

No sound issues at all. The clamps are plasti dipped and the bars are bedlined.

Of course if there were sound issues...I wouldn't hear them over my tires :rofl:

hahaha nice.

how's the bedline over plastidip holding?
I take it I would still need some minor surface of scuffing up the surface before spraying plastidip?

 

[uss2defiant]

That's all it took? I had to file for divorce to stop mine.

Yup. surprisingly. no drop in mpg either. Had a good round trip to palm springs and back.

 

[uss2defiant]

i used a pretty thick pipe for mine with the tclamp pipe fitting style clamps, had it for a while now but unfortunately will always be limited the the garbage stock roof rails...guess i should turn that pile of square tube i have into some roof rails since the only steel option i know of is RRO

I use IMC instead of EMT conduit so the wall thickness is more.
Definitely pretty sturdy. Wont know till I actually test with the cargo box.
There'll be a lot more dynamic forces applied to this DIY setup.

 

[jeeplib05]

No need to scuff up surfaces for plasti dip

 

[dude1116]

No need to scuff up surfaces for plasti dip

Plasti dip also won't last when torquing U-Bolts onto the bars.

 

[uss2defiant]

hmmm... maybe I'll leave it as it then....
Thanks.

 

[dude1116]

hmmm... maybe I'll leave it as it then....
Thanks.

Spray on bedliner, however, has been lasting pretty damn good up there.

 

[uss2defiant]

Spray on bedliner, however, has been lasting pretty damn good up there.

would spray on bedliner will work on zinc galvanized metal even though it has Alkyd in it?

 

[dude1116]

would spray on bedliner will work on zinc galvanized metal even though it has Alkyd in it?

I used it on my fence post and it stuck to it a lot better than the plasti dip stuck to the clamps. Just scuffed it up beforehand.

 

[uss2defiant]

maiden voyage for a boyscout campout.

definitely not easy bolting on the box.
Thankfully I have a sunroof.

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Hopefully she holds.

 

[dude1116]

maiden voyage for a boyscout campout.

definitely not easy bolting on the box.
Thankfully I have a sunroof.

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WOW that rear end is sagging!!

 

[uss2defiant]

I knew someone was going to say that.
jeep was on an incline but yeah
old saggy suspension

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Love that color combo, the high contrast interior is sweet. I think that one looks modern even today.

 

[captainsam]

So I am looking to do something maybe a bit unconventional. I have some of these square Inno crossbars:

https://www.amazon.com/Finish-Square-Rooftop-Racking-Systems/dp/B004TRIIAE

I want to use them to mount a yakima load warrior permanently but have it low profile like the OP. I can cut them down to size but my issue is how to fasten them to the factory rails. I'm not aware of any kind of tee clamp that will work with a square bar. I've considered trying to mount the bars below the rails with U-bolts but I wonder what, if any, clearance from the roof that will give me.

Thoughts?

 

[Jim McClain]

Your link is broken, so here's another (but this one isn't Canadian): Inno Finish Square Cross Bars for Rooftop Racking Systems

Pretty pricey.

 

[captainsam]

Your link is broken, so here's another (but this one isn't Canadian): Inno Finish Square Cross Bars for Rooftop Racking Systems

Pretty pricey.

Yeah they were used to haul kayaks on a truck but now I'm looking to repurpose them as crossbars. They seem pretty well made and they're already painted which is nice. But I don't even think it's worth doing if they're not low profile

 

[beachkat]

Found chromed chinese 'drying rack (?) tee clamps' here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Way-Al...383789?hash=item3b2adfd9ad:g:cEIAAOSwu4Zc~hpx
They're 32mm (adjustable) and the KJ rail is 35mm