Rack suggestions?
#1
Rack suggestions?
I've been thinking about putting a roof basket/rack on my Blazer. I've been looking at prices for some and they're pretty expensive. I'm willing to weld and make my own but I'm not sure where to start. If anyone has any suggestions as to one that they like or just general suggestions, that would be great. I Don't want it to catch a lot of wind so I've been thinking about putting a wind deflector (thats what its called right lol) at the front but I also want to be able to mount lights. What size would you recommend the basket to be? Also, can I keep the stock racks on or should I buy aftermarket ones?
I also am interested in making my own grille guard so suggestions for that would be nice too!
I also am interested in making my own grille guard so suggestions for that would be nice too!
Last edited by zr2blazergirl; 11-03-2018 at 01:18 PM.
#3
I don't know how but, I just realized, well remembered, that I had a sun roof. If I do the "standard" 45"x50", is it going to cover it or is it going to stop before it? Also, should I do 1in tubing or 3/4in tubing when building this? For those of you that have a basket rack, do you wish the bottom would be like a steel mesh or smaller bars going across so you can put smaller things without it falling through and give it more tie down points?
#4
If you make your own, you can make it to work with your sun roof, and to a design that will look good and function the way you'd like. If you have the time and tools that'd be the way to go imo.
personally I've been considering using 1 inch square tube to build one. 1/8th wall should work well for round or square tube... square or round is just personal preference though. I prefer square
personally I've been considering using 1 inch square tube to build one. 1/8th wall should work well for round or square tube... square or round is just personal preference though. I prefer square
#5
Thats got me thinking about round or square tubing now. A lot of racks that I was looking at are round so I wonder how easy to get attachments (like for lights or if you wanted to have a shovel attachment, etc) to fit the square tubing would be. I know you can make your own attachments but that can mean a lot more work. If you do make your own, are you keeping the stock roof rack bars and just attach it to them or are you going to upgrade?
#8
Thats got me thinking about round or square tubing now. A lot of racks that I was looking at are round so I wonder how easy to get attachments (like for lights or if you wanted to have a shovel attachment, etc) to fit the square tubing would be. I know you can make your own attachments but that can mean a lot more work. If you do make your own, are you keeping the stock roof rack bars and just attach it to them or are you going to upgrade?
Not the best picture, but you can kind of see the roof rack.