interested in your fishing rod solution. always wanted one. across the tailgate maybe.

 

Little rusty, but you get the ideal.....

 

What can you fab up to mount sand tracks (PSP) to the roof rack?

 

I would prbably mount it similar to the hilift mount but use a 1/2" bolt instead.. Then just have you drill two 1/2" holes to mount it. Probably the easiest way

 

Yup I could very easily make this.. As well as steering damper relocation brackets that would mount with similar collars.

 

Jake, I may email you a drawing to see if you can fab up something slightly different for the hi lift. I don't have enough space to mount it flat. I'd have to mount it on its edge.

 

Those tube mounts, a bolt sticking out that would go through the PSP hole and then use either a big washer or a spare tire holder mount thing to sandwich the PSP to the rack.
I think my concern about that is the weight of the PSP, can those tube clamps support 100lbs bouncing down the road?
Or are they going to slide downward and point towards the ground?
Ed knows how much the PSP weighs, aluminum ones are light.
Here are the actual mounts.
http://www.okoffroad.com/stuff-bracket-ladder.htm
And the overpriced PSP stuff.
http://www.okoffroad.com/stuff-sandladders-aluminum.htm

I know where I can buy PSP online, but I am going to be searching flea markets and garage sales and swap meets this summer for some.

 

Yes it will hold. If you're really concerned you could double up on mounts. I also suggest wrapping the tubing a couple times with electrical tape so it has something to bite down on and so it won't scratch your expensive rack.

 

I should also add - The original plan on the hi-lift mounts was to use a 1/2" bolt, cut the head off and weld it to the collar. But I changed the plan for the hi-lift because of how it is shaped and because the bushings I found locally were 3/8". So I am/was hoping that the extra height of the head, washer and bushing will push the hi-lift away from the rack enough where it fits comfortably. Obviouslt the closer the object it is carrying is to the rack or mounting point the less stress is put on the bolt and it is less likely to be put under a twisting type stress.

Here's a pic of the original rough idea. since the collars are 1/2" wide it works out good. - I could also weld a spacer and then a washer to this to custom set any amount of spacing between rack and object it is carrying. Woud only require taking some measurements and letting me know.



I tightened down the old hi-lift mounts on my rack HARD and used electric tape too and it never moved.

 

You know where to find me! I'd like to see pics of how you think you can fit it behind the tire on the carrier