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Another Full-Length Roof Rack Option -PrinSu
Started the instal on the new PrinSu Design full-length 4Runner roof rack over the weekend. Here is a little teaser (cell phone pics), I'll have better quality pictures later on and a full install thread.
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03-30-2015, 12:37 PM
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Aluminum rails & lots of screws
Some Assembly Required. It's a nice looking rack. Aluminum? I see you have some of the cross rails installed. Would like to see a top view showing the platform. I'd also like to see a closer shot of the front support. It looks like you took the rubber/plastic strip out to place the front support.
It has a lot of screws to install. The design could be very stout if the cross rails brace the side rails well. It could also rattle a lot if the screws start coming loose.
Nice looking truck BTW. Looks like you have tan seat covers. Is it a trail edition? Are there lots of TE available in SLO? I may come north to look for one. I have a good friend who lives in See Canyon.
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03-30-2015, 01:41 PM
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Some Assembly Required. It's a nice looking rack. Aluminum? I see you have some of the cross rails installed. Would like to see a top view showing the platform. I'd also like to see a closer shot of the front support. It looks like you took the rubber/plastic strip out to place the front support.
It has a lot of screws to install. The design could be very stout if the cross rails brace the side rails well. It could also rattle a lot if the screws start coming loose.
Nice looking truck BTW. Looks like you have tan seat covers. Is it a trail edition? Are there lots of TE available in SLO? I may come north to look for one. I have a good friend who lives in See Canyon.
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Yes, there is assembly required, but it is very straightforward. With two people I'm sure you could have this done in a day. Power drill with a T30 bit makes it go a lot faster.
The rack is made up of steel, powder coated side rails and the cross bars are aluminum 80/20 (TSLOTS) extrusions. The cross bars are attached with two screws on each side. They have spring washers (and I'm using Loctite Threadlocker) so I have no worries that they will back out or make any noise. Great part about this rack, and the reason I went with it, is that the cross bars are very adjustable. You have a lot of options for adjustability left/right and front/back.
The rack is very sturdy when it is mounted in 6 places on the roof. You can move the whole truck with the rack and the rack stays put, no flex. Also a great feature, you can have as many or as few cross rails as you please.
As I get further along I'll post a few more pics of the weather stripping and top deck situation. Hang tight!
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03-30-2015, 02:45 PM
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Wow. I dig this rack. Can you get a picture of your truck from further away to get an idea of how the whole thing looks with that rack? It doesn't look any more difficult to assemble than the frontrunner. Only real difference is side pieces and the t slot slats seem to have more mounting options. Looks like I probably could use some of my frontrunner accessories on there as well (which is important to me). I have the baja on my runner but the frontrunner on my 4runner. I love the ease and design of the t slot alum crossbars. Don't like that frontrunner doesn't make a full length for the 4runner. This could be an easy fix!
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03-30-2015, 02:55 PM
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whats the plan for the mounting positions? thats not the finished product is it? I am diggin this so far..... so questions of the day will it work with a GOBI ladder and how much $$$$$$$????????
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03-30-2015, 03:10 PM
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whats the plan for the mounting positions? thats not the finished product is it? I am diggin this so far..... so questions of the day will it work with a GOBI ladder and how much $$$$$$$????????
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Nope, not the fished product yet. I'm working with Zach to help finalize this up for production. Price, not sure what he has settled on, you'll have to ask him.
Gobi ladder, don't see why not. You can move that last cross bar forward to one of three positions for clearance.
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Wow. I dig this rack. Can you get a picture of your truck from further away to get an idea of how the whole thing looks with that rack? It doesn't look any more difficult to assemble than the frontrunner. Only real difference is side pieces and the t slot slats seem to have more mounting options. Looks like I probably could use some of my frontrunner accessories on there as well (which is important to me). I have the baja on my runner but the frontrunner on my 4runner. I love the ease and design of the t slot alum crossbars. Don't like that frontrunner doesn't make a full length for the 4runner. This could be an easy fix!
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Hey Ben, I'll get you some pictures later on this week. Give Luke a high 5 for me next time you seem him. I need to get up there and take my stock bumper off his hands... Has there been any snow up North, I've been thinking of doing a Downieville trip soon.
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03-30-2015, 05:26 PM
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Hey Ben, I'll get you some pictures later on this week. Give Luke a high 5 for me next time you seem him. I need to get up there and take my stock bumper off his hands... Has there been any snow up North, I've been thinking of doing a Downieville trip soon.
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I will. He has my runner now doing some mods. ;) I'll see him in a couple weeks.
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I got tired of having to remove my awning every time I added, removed, or moved something on my Prinsu rack. So I took all of the cross bars to a local machine shop and had them mill access holes to drop in or remove carriage bolts.
Other folks who have done this had all four in a row, but that seemed to me like it would weaken the bar, especially right on center. So I had mine staggered and offset one inch either side of center. There are no access holes on the bottom. This ought to make it easier to work with!
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For those who have the 40” cutout, which lightbars are you using and how are you mounting them?
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I got tired of having to remove my awning every time I added, removed, or moved something on my Prinsu rack. So I took all of the cross bars to a local machine shop and had them mill access holes to drop in or remove carriage bolts.
Other folks who have done this had all four in a row, but that seemed to me like it would weaken the bar, especially right on center. So I had mine staggered and offset one inch either side of center. There are no access holes on the bottom. This ought to make it easier to work with!
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Looks nice. What size are holes?
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Also the shipping looks like it will be a solid savings over the other welded full racks.
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I am interested, where are you guys at I would like to see it
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Made a little Progress
Had a chance to get the rack back on for another test fit. Here are a few more photos on the truck for those of you who requested them.
Last photo is of the front mount - spacer is passing through the weather stripping to the plusnut.
Stay tuned for more - there is also a 3/4 length rack that I'll be fitting up as well. Again, any cost or availability questions should be directed to Zack at PrinSU.
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Had a chance to get the rack back on for another test fit. Here are a few more photos on the truck for those of you who requested them.
Last photo is of the front mount - spacer is passing through the weather stripping to the plusnut.
Stay tuned for more - there is also a 3/4 length rack that I'll be fitting up as well. Again, any cost or availability questions should be directed to Zack at PrinSU.
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Could we get some contact info for him?
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