LFD Bars too long?

[BurghRunner]

Hey all,

I ordered a full set of LFD roof bars for my 2017 4Runner and they seem to be too long to fit the factory roof rails.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[BurghRunner]

With one end in, I’m not even close.

 

[Saker]

With one end in, I’m not even close.

Are they all the same length?

 

[BurghRunner]

Yes, all rails are 40 and 1/2”. The distance between my rails is 40 and 3/8”.

I’m not an engineer. Please tell me what I’m missing?

 

[kwill]

That's surprising. They work perfectly on my 2021. Have you contacted LFD?

 

[BurghRunner]

Not yet. I just tried putting them on tonight.

 

[BurghRunner]

LFD picked up the phone!

Some stock rails, in rare cases, move from use, or were not placed precisely apart at the factory.

I’m going to pop the end caps, loosen the rails and see what’s going on.

 

[Unretired]

LFD picked up the phone!

Some stock rails, in rare cases, move from use, or were not placed a precisely apart at the factory.

I’m going to pop the end caps, loosen the rails and see what’s going on.

I just measured mine - 40.5 and they work just fine.
Never occured to me that some trucks would be off just off a bit.
Hopefully loosen and re-tighten works.

 

[BurghRunner]

Loosening the rails worked. If you need to do this, don’t be intimidated. I do recommend plastic automotive trim tools when popping off the end caps.

I loosened all four corners (to be even) and laid the bars in. I tightened the bars in position, then tightened the rails back down. I only needed to move the rails enough to expose a little dirt that had collected under the caps. I’ll include some pics. Already added eyelets.

Once again, LFD picked up the phone and were very helpful.

Cheers!

 

[BurghRunner]

PS: Hi-jacking my own thread to show off my Ivan Stewart peg board for my go to stuff.

I’m in a good mood now.

 

[TBTally]

Glad you got it figured out!

 

[Bmnorm2]

PS: Hi-jacking my own thread to show off my Ivan Stewart peg board for my go to stuff.

I’m in a good mood now.

Nice board! Glad you figured it out, and more so that you shared your experience. Others who run into the same issues will greatly benefit from your generosity.

Pics of the German Shep??

 

[08TxRunner]

Glad you got it figured out!

That is an incredibly impressive set of tools.

 

[BurghRunner]

Ha! Those tools are just the quick grab stuff, currently scattered due to some projects.

The dog:

 

[Humble Leader]

I feel like popping off those end caps is one of those tasks where there is a very fine line between success and destruction

 

[Bmnorm2]

Beautiful Pup, thanks! Considering getting one myself.

 

[HanginInUtah]

I have 5 of those crossbars on mine, with the front one being the air deflector. Love them. And, I'm not surprised they picked up the phone. LFD rocks! I haven't bought very much from them, or spent a lot of money, and yet they treat me like their top customer!
Glad you got that figured out!

 

[DallasTRDPro]

Loosening the rails worked. If you need to do this, don’t be intimidated. I do recommend plastic automotive trim tools when popping off the end caps.

I loosened all four corners (to be even) and laid the bars in. I tightened the bars in position, then tightened the rails back down. I only needed to move the rails enough to expose a little dirt that had collected under the caps. I’ll include some pics. Already added eyelets.

Once again, LFD picked up the phone and were very helpful.

Cheers!

Thank you for this post. I have been trying to put my stock crossbars back on, but they wouldn't fit. I bet when I switched from the silver rails to black ones they are slightly off. I think I will just loosen the stock rails and see if that helps me reinstall the stock crossbars. I would have never thought they could be slightly off. Thought I was just a moron and F'ed something up.

 

[John in NC]

This may have been said already, but seal up the roof rack mounting locations really good if you loosen them up to get crossbars on. There are several threads on here about gaskets and sealants to use.

 

[Nick B]

I feel like popping off those end caps is one of those tasks where there is a very fine line between success and destruction

For sure . The end caps on my 2010 have never been off so I don’t dare touch them now . Probably crumble as soon as I started prying.