Roof Rack Bar Spacing

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Roof rack bar spacing.

Crossbar spread is determined by where the towers of your rack are placed on your vehicle. These will be outlined in the fit kit installation guide for your vehicle if needed. Rhino rack chooses the specific mounting points for the crossbars based on where the strongest points of the roof are located. Thule edge and thule evo.

The low profile thule edge system offers a sleek integrated design while the thule evo system maximizes the loading area and comes with a variety of load bar options. Most kayak carriers like part th834 require at least 24 inches crossbar spread. With customised products and the latest in carrier technology you can rely on rhino rack to transform your vehicle for work play or anything in between. 24 42 cargo gear skybox 12 18 21 skybox pro 12 18 21 round bars 30 36 cargo gear rocketbox 16 spacebooster 11 round bars 30 42 cargo gear platinum pro 12 18 21 blacktop pro 12 18 21 round bars.

If no special fitting positions are given in the assembly instructions the bars should be placed between 24 and 36 inches apart measured from the same position of each crossbar. According to rhino rack the crossbars should be spaced 27 9 16 inches apart center on center as shown in the provided diagram. The next generation of roof racks. Constantly aiming at staying one step ahead and working closely together with the car industry thule introduces a new generation of roof rack systems.

Many vehicles have specific fitment spacing requirements. Our q tower and baseline fits are specified for a fixed position and should not be moved from the indicated measurements the 4 m s. This spacing will determine which accessories and what load your vehicle can carry.