midwestoffroad
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ARB provides a rubber seal and washer. I contemplated keeping the original seal and putting ARB's provided rubber seal on top of the original one. They are nearly identical.
ARB Base Rack
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ARB provides a rubber seal and washer. I contemplated keeping the original seal and putting ARB's provided rubber seal on top of the original one. They are nearly identical.
midwestoffroad
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In comparison to the Yakima lockNload that I had on prior to the base rack, this is silent. There is a wind noise that you are going to hear on any platform rack but it isn’t a whistle or anything that annoys me!
YellowSnow
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What exactly are you mounting? Looks clean though. I wish more rack companies would have maxtrax/rotopax specific cutouts already drilled so you don’t have to purchase proprietary mounting hardware.
midwestoffroad
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We are going to be mounting our roof top tent to it mainly, but it will also come in handy for our IKEA trips
canadian bum
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Can you get a picture of the racks clearance to the shark fin antenna? Can't really see how that fits with the new rack. Looks awesome though.
midwestoffroad
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justanothereric
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Which tie down straps or bungee cords would you be using for let's say a dining table that's 80lbs from Ikea? I've always wondered how I could strap something down like a large flat box on top of my rack..
midwestoffroad
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I would tie my ratchet straps to the eye bolts. I would not trust anything other than ratchet straps for something of that weight!
nonuniform
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Thanks for posting pics, this is the exact rack I'm looking at. Can you tell me what the total height of the rack is, from base of the mount to top surface of the rack? Need to calculate garage fit!
Also, does it interfere with the moonroof at all? I measured the 61" on my roof and it's hard to tell if you can still flip up the moon roof.
Thanks again!
oregon_dork
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Any idea what the weight limit is on this rack? Can't seem to find it on the ARB Website. I really like how clean it looks and that it's a no drill option. If the weight limit is sufficient, I'll likely pull the trigger on this!
midwestoffroad
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The 4Runner carries a net payload of 220 lbs on the roof. Given the rack is 60 lbs. the support of the rack from a net load standpoint is 160 lbs. per the installation instructions on the Base Rack. Which seems sufficient in most cases! Hope this helps.
IrishRover
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Per Expedition Mule's website, the weight per cross beam is 55lbs and the total weight is 160lbs. Per ARB's website, the rack itself is rated at 330.7lbs.
Let me just start off by saying this might be the best rack on the market right now.... I am EXTREMELY happy with it! The install was fairly easy. The initial m8 bolts were tough to put in where the side rails are mounted on the 4Runner but other than that the install was a breeze. From unboxing to install it probably took 2.5 hours. As mentioned, the rack is a sold 1 piece rack with welded cross members instead of the traditional nuts and bolts fasteners on other racks. I have zero complaints with the ARB Base Rack. I am attaching a few photos of it mounted to my wife's 4Runner.
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[MENTION=172122]midwestoffroad[/MENTION] are you still happy with the rack? Any complaints after almost a year?
Dang that stinks. And that is just the bare rack making the vibration?
