How easy is it to remove the J mounts from the roof rack? This is just in case I do not have enough overhead clearance in the garage.
1968603
Depending on how well the mounts fit your crossbars, it could take a lot of adjusting/finagling to take them on and off. I plan to leave mine on all summer/fall and just take them off in winter. They fold so flat, though, that clearance is not likely to be a problem. If your car is that tight in your garage, I would be impressed.
1968604
You must have a low clearance garage. The J bars fold down and only add a few inches of height in the collapsed position. But if you don't have a few extra inches, they remove with two hand-tighten nuts each. So it would take 15 minutes to take them on & off, but not something you'd want to to every weekend. We leave ours on all the time, just flipped down. Except for one trip to the lumber store when we loaded them up with a bunch of 2 x 4s. :-)
1968605
Not hard. Large plastic wingnuts hold them in place. Haven't actually taken mine off, but they went on really easy and should come off the same. But they do fold down and only add a few inches, folded. Most vehicles would easily clear most garages.
1968606
I have found it very straightforward to remove and re-attach the "J mounts". I have moved them back and forth between vehicles on several occasions.
1968607
The "folding" system allows you to fold the racks down and fit into your garage, without "removing" anything, takes a few seconds. Enjoy!
1968608
Installing the carriers was very easy, so I would think removing them wouldn't pose much of a problem. Just unscrew the wing nuts.
1968609
It is quite easy to remove the racks, however because they fold down you shouldn't have any issues and should not have to remove them.
1968610
I would say it would take you about 15-20 minutes to remove the J-Mounts. When the J-Mount is installed and folded down it will add 5.25 inches to the height of your vehicle. I've tried to figure out if that was standard for any vehicle and I do believe it is. Nothing should alter the overall height of the folded down J-Mount.
2045652
Mighty Mounts have a thumb screw that can be loosened to take the mount off. It takes about 5 minutes to take the mounts off factory bars.
218848
The rack-mounting brackets are part of the one-piece side panels. There is no way to remove the brackets without removing the side panels.
154309
On my Jeep Wrangler it was not intuitive and I had to in stall it twice. Install it so the rack will ride vertically, even though th e plate position looks wrong when you do it.
532497
to tell you the truth i have mounted my bike once and was scared all the way. more over it was tought to lift my bike up all the way to the roof and make sure i do not scratch my SUV. if u have a car may be it would be easy. go for rear ones rather than roof top
342970
I have it on my 2012 Clubman. You have to remove 4 pieces of the rubber seal/gasket that runs around the roof of the car in order to insert the 4 rack supports. The only difficulty was identifying the breaks in the rubber gasket around the roof of the car. If you pull at the gasket you can see the perforations. Once I located the pieces of gasket to remove installation was a breeze. Each of the supports has a lock and there is a lock on the fork clamp. I'm sure there is noise but it hasn't been noticeable to me. I haven't taken any extended trips via interstate.
867667
Don't know but I wouldn't do it. Too much surface area to catch wind and suck the racks right off your roof. Great for a kayak though.
1420603
I've used this with one and two kayaks. The only problem i had was with the length of the screws holding the brackets on. The forward crossbar on my mountaineer was closer to the roof and the weight of the kayaks made the screw rub on the roof. My crossbars were flat and the brackets didn't fit that well. i made some modifications and it was pretty secure. Not a bad roof rack for the $$. I like the way this rack system folds down when not in use. I think the J racks are better by far but they're so pricey.
1942171
All you will need to do is install the rack system. No modifications needed to the roof to install.
1906432
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.
2217427
Roof rails are already on car. There are plastic screws in the rails in locations where you might want to mount cross bars. Simply remove the plastic screws in location you want the bar and place cross bar and secure with included hardware. It's pretty easy to do but you will need a ladder.
931834
Hi, the best way is to put roof on after assembly post assembly to avoid kiting roof much easier, thanks
986488
It's not easy if you have a high vehicle. First, I use ratcheting straps, not those that came with the set. I suggest a ladder on a firm surface. I typically hook one end to the outside of the j-rack, toss it over the kayak, loop under the crossbar, back over the kayak and hook again to the front of the j-rack. Then I tighten with the ratchet. It's pretty secure.
1718845
No. Fairly easy. Used the template it came with. Just try to make sure you are screwing into a stud, at least one screw on each side. Because of the way our rafters went, I had to use some drywall anchors. I got some from Home Depot that were rated at 75 lbs. We love the lifts. I installed 3 of them in our laundry room. Allowed us to get rid of the rack we had on the floor.
691130
Which jeep? I removed mine from the JK, they just get in the way. This doesn't fit the JK anyway, I used zipties and it works okay but it clearly isn't meant for it.
1123237
To remove the rack from the car, you first release the safety pin by pulling outward. Then you unlock and unscrew a handle that loosens the expanding mechanism inside of the hitch receiver. At this point, the entire rack can be wiggled out of the receivet easily. When it comes out of the receiver, you have the full weight of the rack to carry so just be ready. You can get a good grip on the top of the unit as well as the swing away arm on the bottom. Of course never try to take it off with a bike attached or with it in the swung open position!
249683
Very simple, quick installation. There are 4 covers that should already be on your roof where the rack needs to be mounted. There is a little slot on each of them to pop them off with a screwdriver - under those covers you will easily see how the mounts fit in and get secured. Took about 20 minutes to complete the job - the front and back are different sizes - make sure you pay attention to that and also build the rack before you just put in the mounts. The cross bars just slide in between the 2 mounts (I think there may have been a screw to secure, but possibly not). Hope this helped