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...
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Hi, The base of the carrier has an aluminum plate where there are various perforated wholes to help you adjust and meet your rail bars. The way it gets secure to your rail bars is by using u shape metal rings. The rings comes from the top exposing the two ends on the bottom over the the vehicle rail bars, then a cross bar is place underneath the rail bar secured with two screws creating pressure and securing the carrier to the rail bars of your car. No tools are needed. The best par, well one if them, is when you arrive to your destination you do kit need to remove the carrier. It collaps into a flat shape and it has a cover. From a far it looks like you a a mini black surfboard on top, instead of a large plastic container.
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I only purchased only roof rack crossbars but had to send several order back of after-market brands because they didn't fit right. I ended up going to the Chrysler dealer to get the right ones. They were more expensive but worth it!
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Sorry I have no idea - WHAT I can say is though - If you buy them new (like I did) they come with all the bit's needed to fit to ANY shape roof cross bars. You must have the over hang though. look at the various youtube guides to find out the length of over hang. Good Luck
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We have a Ford Edge and we had a factory roof rack that was only 21" between the cross overs. Read the minimum adjustment I think it is 23 3/8" then measure you cross overs. We took our car back to the dealer and had them remove or factory rack and bought aftermarket roof rack.
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The J racks can attach to any cross bar. If you only have the racks that run along the top sides of the car you will need cross racks in order to use any system. You need the Malone J racks to use the Load Assist devises. By the way, I am 4'10" and my car has a high roof. I can load my kayak myself with this system (and a step stool).
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iam 99% NO} my jeep is up 21" it clear, thay do move side to side,i put tie down on each side to stop to the roof rack work well a hunt trip 2000 mile 350 to 450 lb.
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When u say smaller are you talking length between the front and back crossbars or width? Our roof rack was not lon enough between the front and back crossbars. I simply removed the rear crossbar and it worked great. The width of the Roof rack was just wide enough for the bag to fit. I had absolutely no problems with the bag once secured.
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Don't know for sure, but since it is the same body style I would assume the rails would be the same. Look at your rails, there should be two bolt holes front and rear on both rails. The bars bolt into these holes so the roof rack is not adjustable. Hope this helps.John
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This roof rack comes with 2 lightweight crossbars and mounts to them. It does not come with the mounts to mount to any specific vehicle. You will need to purchase those separately.
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I have a 2010 hyundai Tucson and have no clearance issues. If you measure the gap between the roof of your jeep and the bottom of the roof rack bars and get more than an inch you should have no problem attaching these cross bars with the supplied clamps. I am using them right now on a trip from NY to Florida and they are working great with a used luggage box and 3 suite cases and 2 folding chairs in it
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Chris, just checked my email.... Yes! this roof rack will fit any vehicle with raised side rails. However you will have to check out the width of the vehicle. This will determine the length of the rack! Thanks Robb
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Hi Max, the best place for all the details needed to fit our roof rack systems on the roof of your Jeep is to click on the "buyer's guide" on our website www.thule.com. Thanks!
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I put the Universal roof J racks on my SUV and I love them. had a different kind before and I hated them. Our kayaks laid on a sponge thing before and I hated them but I love the universal Roof J rack. I'm sure they would work on track crossbars
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They sit very close to the standard car roof rack. The ends where you hook the arms are about 3/8" higher, so I would say it would add 2" to the height of your car roof rack. Once you add the pneumatic arms, that will add another 8".
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I'm trying to follow what you are explaining. I believe your problem is that you need to install the clamps for the cross bars on the roof rails before you put the crossbars in them. The instructions should explain everything. If you need any further assistance, feel free to email me back and I can try to get a more detailed explanation for you. Thank you, Richie Mastria Mazda Parts Team
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I have an s10 Chevy blazer and it mounts to the factory rails, this gives me 3 to 4 inches of clearence between roof and slats of surco rack, so check your sun roof and see what type of clearence you have.
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On my 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee the cross bars attached directly on top / flush with the side rail edges with an allen screw under a plug, to where you had to figure out how it locked into position. This made it harder for anyone to rip off. On my 2006 Jeep Commander the cross bars sit on a block, which sits on the side rails. This makes the cross bars stand up higher and not as cosmetically streamlined as the Grand Cherokee was. Also there is a Knob that tightens the cross bars at each end, on top which makes it easy for any one to remove easily. The knob also sticks up above the cross bars an does not look that Great. The Grand Jeep cross bars fit flush on top of the side rails with nothing perturbing up from the ends. The side tracks have an opening down the center where a screw with a hook on the bottom goes through the block, into the opening (grove) and Hooks under an offset in the opening. The cross bars set down on Top of the bolt / block assembly and the hand Knob tightens down on top of the cross bar. This is the best I can describe it with out sketching it.