Roof Rack/Roof Basket mounting properly
 

So, I have an aluminum roof basket I would like to mount to my blazer. I have the stock roof rack on it that I would like to sit the roof basket on top of and mount there, reason being so it doesn't scratch. I am curious on if there is a specific way roof baskets must be mounted, or can I, for the mean time, utilize ratchet straps to hold it on until I make the proper brackets to be on securely?

my roof basket came with the mounting brackets but they are pretty much just a really thin u bold bent/formed to wrap around both the basket and roof rack

Yeah, I bought this basket knowing it was for a vehicle like a Cherokee with a gutter. I can make it work, but making/modifying something to connect it to the blazer. I just really liked the size, and figure, even after mounting, I'll have ratchet straps there for whenever I need them. (I know they will get crappy eventually, and I have some in the vehicle, but as an added security.)


After I get the roof rack on, I have to get my lightbar on, and the CB antenna. As always, a work in progress.

I made my own basket out of electrical conduit. I took out the stock cross pieces and attched the basket to the stock side rails with conduit clamps and self taping screws. The basket sits inside the side rails. I coated the whole thing and the side rails in spray on bedliner so I didnt care about scratchs.