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Old 04-28-2009, 09:05 PM   #17 (permalink)
tbizzle
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Talking Re: Installing Yakima Rack

splifrover you are the MAN. I have been wanting to do this for about two years, easy (Titan Roof Rack ?), but haven't gotten the guts up to drill into my roof. i always just strap my canoe down on foam blocks, and have been wanting a rack up there, like i said, for about as long as i've had the truck.

i was doing another seemingly futile search and also just saw the video on rackattack.com and don't know how i have missed it. then i found your post here and am pumped.

you say you used the 54" track? it looks like it is just about the perfect length. if you did it again, would you get the 60" and cut it down a couple of inches? how wide are your crossbars? look like maybe they are the 58" bars?

and what was your problem with your drill bit - cheap bit, old bit, what? i would like to avoid parts of drill bits rattling around inside my frame if i can help it. even with the dual levels of metal, the plusnuts still worked out just fine for you? is the rack still nice and tight? have you had to go back and do any work on the plusnuts so far?

this has been about 5 months since you posted the install pics, any second thoughts, things you would do different?

again, you are the man for stepping up and doing this. i commend you for the cajones this took.

and for ten~39, this is why i need a rack...

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2006 4x4 LE Crew Cab, Off-Road, Radiant Silver, PRG spacers on front end, Flowmaster 80 series with dual passenger side exit and rolled chrome tips, Yakima tracks

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