Looking to add some cross bars to my factory roof rack. I will be mainly hauling kayaks. Will universal 54" bars do the job?

 

I sent you an email.

 

Send me a email too! I am trying to do the same!

 

Send me an email, and include some pics!

 

Here is what I was looking at.

 

I've seen people that have drilled holes in their roof rails to accept D1 crossbars, probably the cheapest solution. I have strapped 4-9 foot plus longboards on a D1 rack and driven at highway speeds for long trips with no issues. As long as the straps are attached to the roof rails it ensures the crossbars don't come loose.

 

I just bought an Ascend FS12T from bass pro last week so I've been looking for an easier solution than those dang Yakima foam blocks on the roof.

Doing some reading last night I came across this other forum and I'm kinda starting to think I may go with the buffalo tool van rack, since the 04 roof bars don't have any options at all that I can find.

https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...olution-58224/

 

Those are practically identical to a pair of Volvo crossbars I used before we got the Garvin Wilderness rack. They worked great. We had them from the Volvo 850 wagon my wife drove before she decided she wanted Redrover.

 

Has anyone ever thought of taking a rack from like a contractor truck like what's below, removing the legs, and mounting it to some heavy duty gutter mounts made for a full size van?