What material will the hardware be? I guess Stainless would be the best but we're still going to have corrosion between the dissimilar metals.

ok my man, i have a lot of questions. i can't wait to see ripcord again to really take a look at it in person.

am i understanding correctly that each of the cross bars are removable with a few nuts/bolts? so theoretically you could have just two longitudinal bars with those hand holds? it looks like the rack will come with 6 removable cross bars?

Can you show us how the awning is mounted? I see one of your rigs has an awning.

can you give us the dimensions of the cross bars? are they rectangular? i'm mostly wondering whether they are the same size to thule/yakima racks so that their boat or surfboard attachments, etc. can be used on your racks.

instead of a light bar, if i wanted to mount my round KC lights on it, is there a flat area in the front, behind the fairing, that i would be able to drill into to mount my lights?

what is the weight?

Also patiently waiting for more details .

Love the look of this rack.

Looks nice, and not too bad of a price but in CAN $ it's closer to a grand. I started building my own full length rack last month. I dislike the big tall baskets on the rear end of the roof on the stock cross bars, they sit wayyy too high and would never fit in my garage. Also it wastes the front half of the roof since I don't have a sunroof.

The only thing I don't like about the aftermarket racks that go full length is how they distribute weight on the front, usually with two feet. I just don't like the idea of two concentration points with weight pounding on that with every bump. Also I'd want something that is actually stuck to the front of the roof somehow, rather than cantilevered over. Maybe these fears are groundless, I don't know. I guess if it works it works, that's all that matters.

Instead I took two rack tracks from the wrecker and cut them about 18" long and put these down the front, to continue the existing tracks. The rack lays on these the whole length of the roof, following the contour. Right now those front tracks are held on with gorilla tape but I will put some 3M VHB double sided tape on there to hold them down tight. Also I will put one of the existing stock cross pieces that lay on the roof, across on the front just behind the wind faring under the front most cross piece of my rack. It will sit on there nicely and I'll adhere it all down with tape. That will give lots of area to distribute weight.

I was going to use rivnuts in new holes in the roof but someone pointed out that the roof is pretty thin and would probably just rip them out. I don't feel like ripping the headliner out to reinforce those holes from the inside so I'll go with 3M tape now. I can always add holes later if I want.

I have garage clearance issues if I lift the truck a few inches so mine had to be really low profile, it actually sticks up only 1.5" above the crest of the roof, this is quite a bit lower than the factory rack, and follows the roof's contour front to back. That might create some complications for attaching awnings or other things that need a straight piece, but it's steel and that's what welders are for!

Good to see different designs out there, everybody has a different idea on how a rack should look.

Stainless grade 8, no corrosion on my last rack I ran for over a year, i dont see it being a problem.

Each bar is removable, for structural purposes I would run at least 4 cross bars. The awning bolts in through carriage bolts in the track.
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The dimensions of the bars are 1"x2", I run my Yakima ski racks in the winter, had to file the plastic mounts a little to get a good fit but work totally fine after 2 minutes of filling.

Kc Lights would work totally fine, mount into the front crossbar.
Thanks for your questions, I hope this helps.

Alex

Rocky Mountain Racks

Most awnings on the market come with their own mounts! Almost all mounts should work totally fine.

Guess if I had bought my awning new I would have known. Thanks!

Just put in my order. Pretty excited for this thing. What's the typical processing time? You guys have stock or does it need to be cut first?

I'll post up some pics for everyone when it arrives.

Well looks like I need one of these. Military discount available?? Or maybe a sponsorship?? I need a rack bad bud, and I love this one.

Awesome to hear, I'll get back to you via email!

We will get a code made up for Military. Definitely, want to support the troops! Going to be 15% off with proof of service.

Awesome! I'll shoot you my .mil email

I just wanted to update everyone with additional information that can now be found on our website, we appreciate all the questions. The first round of racks will be going out before the end of the month to everyone who ordered before August 11th. We apologize for the long lead time on these first racks as we are still ordering them in small batches. Our next goal is working on building up stock so we can get them out to you guys even faster.


PRODUCT INFORMATION:

Rack Dimensions: 91”L x 43-1/2”W x 6”T
Crossbar Dimensions: 1”Tx2”Wx43”L

MOUNTING — The roof rack mounts into the OEM roof rails with four 1/4” thick aluminum brackets that are 2” tall. This height is the perfect balance of keeping your weight as low as possible while still making it easy to mount things to the rack. The front of the rack rests on two adjustable mounts that allow you to set the amount of pressure you need.

CROSSBARS — The rack itself features six aluminum extrusion crossbars that can be adjusted forwards and back. When you combine the adjustability of the bars with the versatility of the t-slot channel built into each cross bar, it makes for an endless number of ways to mount your gear.*

HAND HOLDS — Built into the side plate of each rack are hand holds that make getting to the gear on your roof a breeze.*

TIE DOWNS — More important than just getting to you gear is securing it. The built in anchor points can be used to quickly secure things to the roof without hassle of hard mounting.*

FAIRING — The front fairing includes options for mounting a single row light bar or you can go with the full-size fairing if you wanna keep it simple. The fairing can be adjusted to varying heights, ensuring proper fitment on each vehicles. Fairings include rubber stripping to prevent vehicle damage.*

DETAILS
The roof rack DOES NOT ship assembled in order to reduce the cost of shipping.*
All racks come UNPAINTED and are bare aluminum. Aluminum will not rust in wet conditions, but we do recommend painting as the bare aluminum does get micro scratches and finger prints on the surface during the manufacturing process.

Took shipment today on my new rack