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Old 04-24-2012, 11:49 AM
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Default Surco safari rack

Does anyone have it yet? If so what do you think? Pictures please
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[urlsurcoinc.com[/url] hard top rack....bump

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Old 04-24-2012, 02:49 PM
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I do. Got it last week. Definately need to get the extra floor rails. There are some big gaps where things can fall through.

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic, its all I got right now!



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How much extra height is there? Thanks for the pics . Your JK looks great. I'm thinking of getting it but want to make sure that I can get it in the garage. Can you get Kayaks on top?

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It sits at 6' 10". I do have a 2.5" lift. Not sure about kayaks, it is a standard basket type rack.
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Thanks I'll have check on the clearance tomorrow .
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One more measure please! Roof to the top of basket? Thank you
Oh and did you get it from quadratic?
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This rack is perfect for me, however it sits pretty high. Does any one know if its possible to mount the basket below the load bars? below is a crude sketch of what I am talking about.

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Yeah, my rack does sit pretty high.

IronDynaRider, it is 9 1/2 inches from top of roof to the top rail on the rack.

I got mine from Quadratec.

Sorry for taking so long, never saw the new post!
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Originally Posted by mrlobaloba
This rack is perfect for me, however it sits pretty high. Does any one know if its possible to mount the basket below the load bars? below is a crude sketch of what I am talking about.

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Hey! That's my jeep!!! At least you remembered to edit the photo.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure your plan won't work. The arms that mount to the crossmembers begin their downward turn before the outermost mounting points on the basket. Therefore you'd only be able to attach the basket at one spot on each of the two crossmembers. IMO, that wouldn't be near sturdy enough. Maybe with enough fab work and a bit of aluminum welding you could make it work.

Here's some more pics that I have of the rack.








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