How does it attach to the roof cross rails? And, does it matter how far apart the cross rails are? Mine have about a 25 inch space between them and are set about as far apart as possible. I have a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the standard Jeep cross rails. How does it attach to the roof cross rails? And, does it matter how far apart the cross rails are? Mine have about a 25 inch space between them and are set about as far apart as possible. I... » Read More How does it attach to the roof cross rails? And, does it matter how far apart the cross rails are? Mine have about a 25 inch space between them and are set about as far apart as possible. I have a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the standard Jeep cross rails. « Show Less
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I can't remember exactly how we attached it. I seem to remember black U-bolts that come through pre-drilled holes in the rack. I don't remember the front to back dimension. I remember it was quite secure. It was installed on a 2003 BMW 325i sedan with OEM rails. We don't have that car anymore, and the rack is in a storage facility, out-of-state (consequence of having 3 kids all over the world.) I remember being impressed with the design, both before and after our 2000-mile trip. At the time, it was the only structured car-top case you could get that was compactable. We didn't have any problems. I can't remember exactly how we attached it. I seem to remember black U-bolts that come through pre-drilled holes in the rack. I don't remember the front to back dimension. I remember it was quite secure. It was installed on a 2003 BMW 325i sedan with OEM rails. We don't have that car anymore, and the rack is in a storage facility, out-of-state (consequence of having 3 kids all over the world.) I remember being impressed with the design, both before and after our 2000-mile trip. At the time, it was the only structured car-top case you could get that was compactable. We didn't have any... » Read More I can't remember exactly how we attached it. I seem to remember black U-bolts that come through pre-drilled holes in the rack. I don't remember the front to back dimension. I remember it was quite secure. It was installed on a 2003 BMW 325i sedan with OEM rails. We don't have that car anymore, and the rack is in a storage facility, out-of-state (consequence of having 3 kids all over the world.) I remember being impressed with the design, both before and after our 2000-mile trip. At the time, it was the only structured car-top case you could get that was compactable. We didn't have any problems. « Show Less
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Do a search based on you make, model and year. I set mine about 27 inches and it worked fine.
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We have a Hyundai Santa Fe and it worked great. You have to use the mounting hardware that comes with the Rola. We drove from Girdwood,Ak. to Spokane, Wash. and we stopped at Jasper NP and all through Montana.
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Mostly the limiting factor is what it's mounted to, so the rack or rail system its mounted to will probably be the limiting factor. If its a factory roof rack it's probably in the vehicle owners manual, if it's a Yakima rack it should be listed in the rack specs.
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The top of the cross bars are just under three inches from the top of the car. So added three inches. The side bar were already on the subie, the cross bars only added about a 1/2 inch to the side bars make a total of less then three inches
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These cross bars require the vehicle has longitudinal bars (I.e along the length of the roof). They will not work on a vehicle without these longitudinal bars. If vehicle does not have bars you will need cross bars which hold onto roof via "clips" that hold onto gutters or the area at top of where doors close.
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Those are inches. Even more, the roof basket will arrive disassembled and in my particular case it only had the screws and nuts for the assembling but not those neededfor the attachment to the cross bars which also required custom drilling since it is convenient to make a centered-balanced installation. Not big deal, just be informed. Great very useful accessory. *****!
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there are different sizes. i just found out, my 2014 grand cherokee has large ones cause the ones i ordered came in too small.
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I believe that it will. It says they fit roof racks 43.25 inches apart. I think every Jeep liberty before 2009 has roof racks that are about 42 inches apart. I own a 2009 Jeep liberty and these bars were not wide enough. My roof racks are 46 or 48 inches apart. My recommendation would be to go out and measure the distance between your roof racks. It is ok if the roof racks on your care are a few inches CLOSER together than 43.25 inches because these cross bars can adjust inward some but your roof rack can't be too wide because then obviously they won't fit.
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I know the description says: simply measure the outside to outside dimension of you sunroof. It has been several years since I put it on a car I no longer have. The actual dimension of 41.5" confused me initially when I saw the overall length was almost 47" and the outer contact areas are not that wide. I guess you need to get the closest shade that is longer than your sun roof. I saw one that was 43.3, I believe. Also, you need to make sure you have enough flat area outside the sun roof so the outer contact area mounts on a flat area rather than one that is curving down toward the top of the windows. I hope this helps. I know the description says: simply measure the outside to outside dimension of you sunroof. It has been several years since I put it on a car I no longer have. The actual dimension of 41.5" confused me initially when I saw the overall length was almost 47" and the outer contact areas are not that wide. I guess you need to get the closest shade that is longer than your sun roof. I saw one that was 43.3, I believe. Also, you need to make sure you have enough flat area outside the sun roof so the outer contact area mounts on a flat area rather than one that is curving down toward... » Read More I know the description says: simply measure the outside to outside dimension of you sunroof. It has been several years since I put it on a car I no longer have. The actual dimension of 41.5" confused me initially when I saw the overall length was almost 47" and the outer contact areas are not that wide. I guess you need to get the closest shade that is longer than your sun roof. I saw one that was 43.3, I believe. Also, you need to make sure you have enough flat area outside the sun roof so the outer contact area mounts on a flat area rather than one that is curving down toward the top of the windows. I hope this helps. « Show Less
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That is the correct number of rails. Two long ones 76" on each edge, three 72" rails across connecting the two 76" rails. And one rail the runs down the middle connecting the three cross members. if it's too short to do that, it doesn't belong. Should be obvious once you lay out the pieces.
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On my SJ forester it was pretty much the length of the roof. Measure out the demensipns first.
1985802
The crossbars are of different lengths and therefore fit with in their respective spaces as the roof mounts are not equally spaced and therefore accommodate the crossbars in perfect fashion. amur47
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The distance it sticks out is totally dependent on your hitch...I put it on a stock Jeep Cherokee and it was about 2 inches from the ground so I got a different hitch--raised it so now it's about a foot off the ground and it still gives me clearance to open my hatch when I pull the pin and lower it. As far as how high from top to bottom, if you assemble it and hold it up so it's on the ground...it's probably 3.5ft tall. For the price--it's totally worth buying.
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Yes, I place the same on my curt extended roof rack mounted on my Jeep Cherokee. Might be tight without the extension but ok with. The curt with the expansion option looks great and lots of room for my 32 mudder tire spare and gas cans.
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The over all height of the railgrab is (3 1/2"). The railgrabs (when attached) add (2 1/2") to the height of my roof rails. My bars sit about 4" above (99 Suburban) roof. (roof is curved so depends on where you measure from.
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I don't know about the Jeep but I do know that it did not fit the cross rails on our Tahoe, the bracket was not wide enough. What I did was cut and drilled some flat bar for a wider bracket.
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Good day, for this particular model, it attaches to naked roofs, with no existing racks or rails. We do offer the SR1009 to attach to raised factory rails. We recommend using our fit guide to determine what will work with your vehicle. Thank you and have a great day!
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Are your cross bars removable? If not, I would call the company and ask their advice. My car did not have cross bars or a roof rack when I used the Sherpak.