removing rear seats & cargo floor?

[shoff535]

I need to pick up some plastic panels for a type of shed, the panels are shaped kinda sort like a bay window. As is they are too big to fit in the back of my 07 sr5 (w/o 3rd row of seats). I'm thinking of removing the back seats, as well as the rear cargo deck and was wondering if anyone else has done that and if so how much additional interior did they gain?
Also, I think they'll be too big to put in/the cargo carrier (the bays boxed are roughly a 50" cube (for all of them if they are "nested")

Thanks,
Steve H

 

[grave]

strap it to the roof! how far do you have to drive it?

 

[Ratubbs]

I'm thinkin trailer...


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[blackoutt]

The rear seats come out pretty easily, flip the bottoms up and take out two 14mm headed bolts on each bottom. Then remove two more 14mm headed bolts that hold the center seatbelts to the floor (only the 60/ split side should belt is really required to be removed) flip seat backs down, carefully pry straight out on the thin carpeted panels covering the seat backs to expose another 2 14 mm headed bolts per seat back near the hinge. And you're done!

This will gain you some additional length if needed, but then the double decker will be your limiting height component. Also just getting the panels in the rear hatch opening will tell you if they will fit in the larger/cavernous cargo area.

 

[shoff535]

thought about the roof, max height is ~50", width and length are ~49" each, gross weigh just short of a 100 lbs. Distance is about 315miles. So is 50" too high?

thought about a trailer, but I don't have a hitch. I got my 4runner used a couple of years ago, I do have the plug for trailer lights.. but the PO may have snagged the hitch?

 

[shoff535]

for clarity, here is a pic of what I am needing to move, I have three of these and they can "nest" to some degree into each other. The rough dimensions are 45" wide (left-right) x 48" tall (base to top), and 32" deep, when nested the 32" measurement will be close to 50". Total weight of the three will be ~100# I suppose with four straps I should be able to strap em to the roof rack...and it shouldn't be too high? correct, any thoughts, comments or considerations??
TIA
Steve

 

[alia176]

Skip the roof rack, instead buy an used hitch then a hitch rack.

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[shoff535]

many thanks to the comments. the easiest option is to go with a trailer hitch and rack. I absolutely didn't think about the rack.the curvature of the wall will fit in a rack (found a used on on craigslist), and the rest... easy-peasy.

Thanks for the help in thinking this not too difficult task through:whoo: