Will The Malone J-Style Kayak Carriers Work With Other Brands Of Roof Rack?

Question:

Is there a way to fit a Malone J hook kayak rack to a square extrusion bar such as the Victory 4x4 or Prinsu roof rack? If not is there a kayak rack you can suggest? I would like to carry two 12 foot kayak on my roof rack. Vehicle is. 2020 Toyota Tacoma with a camper shell, the ladder rack is over both the cab and camper shell.

asked by: David

Expert Reply:

I did some research on these Victory 4x4 and Prinsu roof racks. These are not brands that we carry here but based on what I can see online, their racks use 2" x 1" rectangular crossmembers. A Malone J-style carrier like the J-Pro2 # MPG117MD can be clamped directly to the 2" x 1" crossmembers. The J-Pro 2 will work with crossbars up to 3-1/2" wide and 1-1/2" tall so it can be clamped to really any extrusion bar regardless of shape, as long as it is within these size parameters. The J-hooks do need to be mounted at least 24" apart, and it looks like with the size of these roof racks that should be no problem.

expert reply by: Jesse M