Adding a roof rack to your JK hardtop, inexpensively

[dstock]

Never proposed it as better! Good points though.

You did not, my mistake. The cross bars are the weak link, but I'm sure the tracks themselves are fine.

[ex m38a1er]

Once you have the mounting rails attached, you don't have to use the XJ cross members. A Surco rack I had on my XJ attached to the rails and when I rocked it, it easily rocked the whole jeep.

Any pics/links please?

[Septu]

Sorry for the crappy pictures, but these are really all I have handy. I have others but can't upload them off my work computer
Sold the XJ 2.5 years ago... but loved that thing. The only real weight I ever had up there was when I made a 1800km road trip from Whitehorse to Edmonton (ended up selling it in Edmonton for my 07 JKU). I had my spare tire up there as well as 40l of gas.

15943_199214517594_526467594_3592398_5286358_n.jpg
15943_199051827594_526467594_3591416_7874780_n.jpg
15943_199051822594_2055336_n.jpg