Thanks, all, for the informative responses and links! Please see some of my replies below.
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Originally Posted by weeeee
I have a picture of one running the Bajarack with a James Baroud. Not sure who the owner is but it'll give you an idea of how it looks.
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Hmmm, it looks pretty good up there, not as nice as it did on my Trooper, but still, it works! Interesting that the 4Runner has a narrower roof line than my Trooper, which is overall a bit smaller.
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Originally Posted by bjohnston115
First of all.. Welcome and i love that Trooper!
Can you get away with just crossbars for the clam shell tent and not even get a rack?
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Thanks, I love my Trooper too. So bummed about it.
And yes, I could do it with just crossbars. What I think the best option is, would be fore me to find a way to either fab, or buy some quality roof rack "towers" and then affix them to the existing tent rack that I fabbed up. Once I get my 4Runner I will be taking a look at how these racks attach to the roof with the factory crossbars removed. I would like to have 4 mounting points per side.
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Originally Posted by J-BlickPhoto
I would stay away from Bajarack. I've had mine for a few years and it's rusting everywhere.
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Shit! That looks awful! Do you live in a salty climate? I have had my all steel rack up on my Trooper for a while with just some bedliner paint on it and it's not rusting too bad, but then again, I live in the high desert. I really would like a lighter, aluminum rack. From what I understand though, the Frontrunner racks have a 1.5" or so lip around the outer edge that makes mounting a James Baroud a serious pain. I got this info first hand from Tom at Adventure-Ready where I bought my tent. I think the ideal rack would be a simple aluminum platform or I will just fab something myself.
I have a few more questions maybe you guys can help with:
1) Can someone post some good, close up photos of the Gobi rear ladder and how it is affixed to the rear hatch? This looks like something I could easily fab as well, but I still wondering how the thing is attached firmly. I like a rear ladder because then I don't have to carry the crappy tent ladder that hooks up to the side.
2) Does anyone know of a company selling roof rack "towers" or mounting hardware for the mounting points? If not, can someone post a close up photos of the rail mounting points?
Thanks!
Bart