Same goes for the frontward standoff. You may have to lift up on the rack a bit to counter sag since you don’t have the top bracket tightened down yet.
Then tighten them all to a torque setting of gut’n’tight! Starting with the top #1, then #2 and #3 respectively.
Here comes the exciting part. At this point, YMMV. I had a lot of “junk in the trunk” persay, from straps and tools to bungees and rope. Beforehand, I bought a few ebay accessories that would help me get all this onto my fancy new racks. A few molle pouches, and the well-regarded paper towel holder everyone seems to like (which I’ll get into more details about later :yellowbrick:
[SAVIOR] Laser-Cut MOLLE Admin Utility EDC Pouch Tactical Outdoor Survival Bag | eBay
[2-PACK] Tactical MOLLE Pouch Multi-Purpose EDC Utility Outdoor Hiking Small Bag | eBay
NcStar CVFDP2935G OD GREEN Tactical PVC Small Utility Folding Dump Pouch 814108017347 | eBay
Kamenstein Perfect Tear Wall Mount Paper Towel Holder Black 37531037274 | eBay