Titan Roof Rack ?

Jimacapps · 02-27-2007, 08:03 PM

Anyone know of a way to mount a Roof Rack without drilling holes into the roof.?

blueridge · 02-27-2007, 08:07 PM

yakima Q towers. Go to Yakima's web sight, and it will tell you which Q clips you need for the towers. It will hook safetly between the lip of the door. You can put what ever acc. you want on it and they look good with a farring.

Jimacapps · 02-27-2007, 08:24 PM

Cool I just checked them out & It looks like it will work. Thanks

**bbomar** · 02-27-2007, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueridge

yakima Q towers. Go to Yakima's web sight, and it will tell you which Q clips you need for the towers. It will hook safetly between the lip of the door. You can put what ever acc. you want on it and they look good with a farring.

Just to let you know, this

is a double flip-off, not double thumbs up!! LOL

blueridge · 02-27-2007, 08:50 PM

wooops those are some birds aren't they. I have used it many times on here, I guess I have told alot of people to, piss off.

Any who if you like the yakima stuff pm me and I will give you a price on them cause I run an outdoor shop that carries yakima

leukus · 03-17-2007, 02:48 PM

i went to the yakima site and it says they don't have anything to fit the titan??

dklinkman · 03-17-2007, 03:20 PM

Yeah, nothing apparent for Titan. Not much for Armada either.

Titan Q clips or Q towers. Is it possible?

John Harden · 03-17-2007, 08:17 PM

I looked into this extensively and neither Yakima or Thule make anything for the Titan. If you want a "removable" look, just buy the Yakima Tracks in their 60" length. You'll still have to bolt them down to the roof, but instead of a permanent roof rack, you have the Yakima track up there that looks factory. They only stand about 1/4" up from the roof and would look and work great for a light to medium duty application.

Once you have the track, you can mount darn near anything up there. Your local REI has all the accessories for you to look at, though they typically have to order the tracks.

I needed a permanent, heavy duty setup to carry a lot of weight, so I went with the bolt down application from 4X4Parts.com

Regards,

John

leukus · 03-17-2007, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Harden

I looked into this extensively and neither Yakima or Thule make anything for the Titan. If you want a "removable" look, just buy the Yakima Tracks in their 60" length. You'll still have to bolt them down to the roof, but instead of a permanent roof rack, you have the Yakima track up there that looks factory. They only stand about 1/4" up from the roof and would look and work great for a light to medium duty application.

Once you have the track, you can mount darn near anything up there. Your local REI has all the accessories for you to look at, though they typically have to order the tracks.

John

Has anyone done this and have pics??

tbizzle · 04-08-2007, 07:52 PM

i've been looking and have yet to find any pictures of yak/thule tracks mounted (screwed) to the roof...

anyone have any, or know of anyone who has done this?

John Harden · 04-08-2007, 08:02 PM

I looked and looked and also couldn't find anyone who had done it. If you go buy a Yakima or Thule track and read up on the installation procedures, you'll see they'll fit on most any vehicle. Of course, you still have to drill down into the roof, but the benefits are what I described above.

I'd suggest buying the proper length of track and just laying it up on the roof of your truck to see what it looks like. If you don't like it, you can always return it and keep looking. If memory serves, I think you need a 60" track, though they are made to be cut to length for a perfect fit.

From what I remember, the Yakima tracks were really nicely made, beefy and nicely powdercoated. With the screw on end caps, they should look factory up there.

Give it a try and see what you think. Be the first to do it and post pics for others.

Regards,

John

tbizzle · 04-08-2007, 08:12 PM

i had a yak rack on my first car - a 1990 buick skylark. i've still got all the components and would only need to get new towers and maybe a wider fairing. i never trimmed the bars down because i liked the fact that i could fit four bikes on it when necessary.

you are right about yakima stuff - the quality is first class. do you know if the tracks will fit directly into the rain grooves on the roof, or are they too wide? i haven't yet measured the width of the grooves or scoped out the width of the tracks. if i had a cap, the tracks would be a no-brainer. and i am leaning heavily toward the tracks on the roof of the cab. and let's face it, the yak racks with the fairings just look tight.

i think i remember reading about taking care with the side curtain airbags - it might have been on your install post john - but i won't have that problem as i don't have the tip-top LE with the rear side-curtain airbags. would there be any other landmines waiting for me if i were to drill into my roof?

etalian2005 · 04-08-2007, 08:14 PM

how much weight can the roof hold though??

John Harden · 04-08-2007, 08:23 PM

If you mount the tracks outboard of the rain gutter, the roof will hold a LOT of weight. Once you get up there and start looking at it, you'll see this outboard section is a structural member of the truck. Multiple layers of steel folded inside to make it very strong. This is the section that keeps the top of the truck from collapsing if you roll the truck.

My roof rack weighs about 70 lbs. empty and is always loaded down with a 60 lb. high lift, and a shovel and axe for another 10 lbs. or so. The rack I own also has a spare tire attachment and those weight about 85 pounds with the rim.

Answer is the roof rack, if properly attached to the roof will hold at least 200-300 pounds if you distribute it evenly.

Regards,

John

red_rider_elsinore · 04-09-2007, 01:46 PM

Hey John, do you have any pics of your roof rack with the lights and the rock sliders?

-thanks
oliver