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These heavy-duty, aluminum crossbars work with Rhino-Rack legs to create a sturdy roof rack. The square bars include built-in C-channels for mounting Rhino-Rack heavy-duty, contractor-grade accessories.
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Rhino-Rack HD Crossbars - Black - 59" Long - Qty 2:Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, Matt with Etrailer. And today we're gonna be talking about our Rhino Rack roof rack system, on top of our 2022 RAM 1500. Now this gonna be a great option for ya, if you're running outta space in the bed of your truck, or if you wanna use this in conjunction with the ladder rack, maybe you have some really long ladders or kayaks, and you need that extra support, this is gonna be the fit for you. This system is gonna be comprised of three parts. That first part is gonna be our 59-inch crossbars. We're gonna have this weather strip at the top of it, and that's gonna protect your T channel from any debris.
And it's also gonna help reduce that wind noise too. We're gonna have this end cap, and it's gonna have this anti-theft device at the very end, so no one can come by and take these towers off. And speaking about taking your towers off, or your crossbars off, we also have this lock core built into your tower. So that's gonna be additional security for your crossbars. And at the very bottom, we're gonna have the fit kit that attaches to your roof.
It's nice that we have this rubber piece at the bottom, 'cause that's gonna prevent any scratching from occurring. Now we can get some measurements on how it's gonna sit up here. So the first measurement I'm gonna get is gonna be a crossbar spread, since this is a fixed mounting position for it. And that's gonna be slightly under 25 inches. So that's not a crazy wide crossbar spread, so make sure your accessories will accommodate that.
Next up, I'm gonna get our distance between our roof and the crossbar, and that's gonna be 3.5 inches. So if you have any clamp-on accessories, they should fit under here. Now if you have anything with taller bindings, make sure you have something to accommodate that too. And for the overall height it's gonna add, we're gonna have about 4.25 inches. So what I recommend doing is taking the total height of your car, plus the crossbars, and if you have any accessories on top of that, add that too so you know what areas you can make it under.
We're also gonna have a little bit of overhang. It's nothing crazy, you're not gonna hit your head on it because it's pretty close. Ya might be able to get some accessories at the very end of here. If you have any smaller ski carriers, I think they'll fit great right here, especially if they have those thinner straps. And that's gonna be great because, you don't wanna reach really far into your vehicle to grab those accessories. So something I do like about this fit today, is the way these bases are designed. So as you can see, they're not flat, they actually have a rise to 'em. And that's designed to accommodate this curvature we have on our roof, so your crossbars sit level. And finally, what you'll be able to put up here is, you're gonna be able to put up to 165 pounds. Now just make sure your roof can handle that, you can find that in your owner's manual, and then go from the lowest component. You're also gonna be able to put on clamp-on accessories and T track accessories too. Overall, I think this is gonna be a great fit today, because how level those crossbars do sit, thanks to those bases and fit kits. It's also gonna be great if you've run outta space in your bed, like I said earlier, or, you want to use it with your ladder rack, so things sit more even up top. So it'll be great for that too. As far as the installation, it was pretty straightforward. But if you need a hand with it, just stay tuned and we'll help you with it. Let's start off the installation, we're just gonna lay everything out. So we're gonna have our crossbars in the front, and then the towers along with their end caps too. You have a key that goes with it, so you can lock and unlock them. Then we're gonna have our clamps and bases for a fit kit. And then you'll have some included tools, an Allen key, a tool to take off the end caps of your crossbar, and this other Allen key that's gonna have this torque device at the very end of it. And what I recommend is just grabbing a tape measure to make this a lot easier. We're gonna move over to our crossbar, and grab that end cap remover. Just go to the end of it, twist it, and you remove your end cap. Then we're gonna flip over the crossbar. You'll be able to tell because we have this channel that's revealed now. And I wanna grab one of our towers and put it on, just by lining up this middle block with this channel. Now in some cases, that block might be on there too tight, and if it is, what you can do is grab your included Allen key, and just loosen it up a bit. And now, you should be able to slide it right on. And once you have this side complete, I just recommend tightening it just lightly so it's not gonna be sliding all over the place. And then you can repeat the same process on the other side. Now we're gonna get the distance from one tower to the other tower. And what I like to do before I get that measurement is to make sure each tower is the same distance away from the end of your crossbar. And just make sure they both match. After when they both match, then we can get that measurement. You can find that measurement in your instructions. And just go from the inside of the tower, to the other inside of the tower, and make sure that measurement matches what your instructions have. Now we're gonna start putting together our base, and we wanna make sure we grab our M281. That's gonna go on the front left of your vehicle. And we wanna make sure when we grab this base part, that will attach to your tower, that's gonna face this direction. Gotta make sure that fatter side is on the left side of where the arrow is facing. And you're just gonna press down on this so it locks into place. You might have to maneuver it just a little bit. And when everything's locked on, then we can just line up these two channels, with this metal rod, until it clicks into place. Then we're repeat that process on the other side. We're gonna take our crossbar now and put it on top of our roof. Now, make sure that that fatter side of the fit kit is facing forward. And when it looks like that, we're just gonna roughly place it up here, and make our adjustments afterwards. Now we're gonna reference our instructions to see where this is gonna sit up here. And I'm gonna get that measurement. Make sure I adjust for that. And once I've adjusted for that, I'm gonna see how it's sitting. If you notice, we're not making contact with this groove, so, I know I'm gonna have to extend my towers. And another thing is, you wanna make sure that you have this groove underneath this base. And the way this should fit is, it should grab around this ridge up here. If yours isn't grabbing around that ridge, you'll probably have to flip this rubber base around. But what we're gonna do is change the distance of our towers. Now that we've made our adjustments, our towers are gonna sit 48.5 inches from each other. But that's on our specific vehicle. But now that we got that outta the way, we can go on to the next step, and that's gonna be putting our clamps on. So after when you've tightened these towers the rest of the way down, you're gonna remove this bolt at the very end. And with this out, we're gonna open our door. And take out our clamp. The way we wanna put this on, is line it up like so, we're gonna grab our bolt, push it through here, and thread it back in where we took it out of. Once you've started threading it, you can let this drop. And we can start tightening this down. We wanna tighten this down until it's making contact with our gutter, and then we'll go to the other side, and do the same thing. And when it's making contact on both sides, then you can tighten it down the rest of the way, with your included tool. And the way you'll notice tightened all the way is when you're turning it, and this rubber piece at the back is becoming completely straight. And if it is, then you can stop, and close your door. And now we can start putting our end caps back on. And when you put on the tower's end cap, just make sure you lock it in place too, with the included key. And we yell the end caps back on, give it a good shake test. Make sure everything's feeling nice and tight. And if it is, then you load it up with whatever accessories you have and take it on the road. Well if you liked everything you saw today, that's just a look at the Rhino Rack Roof Rack System, on top of our 2022 RAM 1500.
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (67 Customer Reviews)
These heavy-duty, aluminum crossbars work with Rhino-Rack legs to create a sturdy roof rack. The square bars include built-in C-channels for mounting Rhino-Rack heavy-duty, contractor-grade accessories.I have always had vehicles that came with factory rails which made it a no-brainer to get a rack for.. until now when bought a Dodge Ram 1500 truck with a bare roof.. and how do I then carry my 14 foot sea kayak? (It will not fit on the bed..)
When I stumble upon the 2500 Rhino rack on the etrailer website I was very interested but very distrusting at the same time - how would a rack than hanged on to the roof of the truck by what appear very small shallow clamps be able to support and hold my 50+ pound kayak to the roof with all the wind dynamics involved... BUT IT DID just that and fantastically! I took my time installing it because I was so nervous if I made a 1 mm mistake off the recommended position my kayak would peel off my truck in the middle of I-65 going South to Florida...did not happen! I drove 400 miles at an average speed of 62-65 mph and the kayak did not even make a vibration. Yes, it works, period. Don't let appearances fool you, this rack does the job. Thank you etrailer and RhinoRack.
The selection process that etrailer uses is top-notch. This really helped narrow down the choices for my 2019 RAM Quad cab. I bought this all kitted together. The assembly process is very straightforward and well-documented. I would highly recommend etrailer as a source for vehicle accessories. I have Yakima bike racks on our Subaru and this is as good if not better.
The rack fit well and was easy to install. Seems to be made well. The problem is the amount of road noise. I never even put the basket on. It was so loud, it roared. I repositioned it several times but the noise was way too much and I finally just removed it. I spent a lot of money for the rack and the basket and now they are in storage. I wish it would have worked out better because I thought it looked really good.
Ok… giving this item four stars as an overall view. The good: it fits a Jeep Wrangler perfectly. With the appropriate legs, it canvases across the entire roof of the Jeep with the legs attaching to the gutters. The bad: just a bit too noisy for my liking, even with the appropriate wind faring (I don’t expect absolute silence since I have a one touch sky top). The noise is not a big deal on short trips, but it was definitely driving my wife and kids nuts on a 2+ hour drive (stick some headphones on the kids, problem fixed)
In the future, I might switch it up from these square rails and go with something a bit more aerodynamic…
Ordered a Rhino Rack for my 2014 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali. Rack arrived in very good shape and all items were there. Installing at this time and see no problems ahead.
This rack works perfectly on my Nissan Versa for carrying my two Perception Sound 9'6" kayaks. The Rhino-Racks look good to me. The kayaks can rest directly on the rubber pads on the rails, unlike the Yakama racks I had in the past that had bare pipe rails. Also, I expect I can buy parts to adapt this product to a different car without having to buy new towers. I am sorry there are not hooks or loops to attach bungees when carrying lumber. They are noisy in the wind, but less so when carrying the kayaks.
Great product sturdy bars. Keep in mind anything you install on the bars needs to have longer bolts because of how big the bars are but that's a minor detail
Thanks to Etrailer, I am ready to do some serious summer exploring with my 2013 Mazda 3! Rhino Racks, Malone top box, and Kuat bike rack!
Good quality and locks are included. The plastic lock covers are flimsy but they will keep an honest person honest.
Thank you for the very speedy customer service! My roof rack is already here!
I got the roof rack mounted anyways. Better pics to come when it's all finished!
Great product everything fit perfectly. With the heavy duty bars almost all the hardware for anything you put on the rack is too short
I was in a roof rack jam. There was a national shortage of the rack I needed for my car and our summer vacation was a week away. I went to etrailer.com when I couldnt find the roof rack anywhere else on the web. Another website actually suggested that they might have what I needed.
I spoke to Ashley E on the phone to make sure that I was picking the right parts. Ashley was very helpful and knowledgable. She helped me find the right roof rack and made sure that I received it in record time. I am a customer for life!!!
This kit is easy to slap on and sturdy enough to balance my skis and snowboards. I recently used the Rhino Rack on a three hour drive to a ski resort and had no issues.
This rack worked out great... I installed in on a 2017 Ford F-150. We drove 6 hrs through wind and rain with a SUP and Tandem Kayak on top. It really took a beating in a storm the whole way. One bracket was a little loose and shifted because of the wind on the Kayak, but it held together. Super happy with Rhino rack!
I used the crossbar on the front of my UTV rollbar to hold a LED light and two sun visors. It worked perfectly. I used rollbar clamps made to fit the rollbar to hold the crossbar in place.
There was a small delay in shipping but I was contacted quickly by phone with a follow up email. Everything arrived sooner than I expected. The Rhino roof racks mounted easily and look good. Excellent customer service.
This is my second Rhino-Rack. They go on very easily and hold the bikes/kayaks and even an extension ladder very well....thanks for a great product
Service was excellent.
Just what I needed. Looks great!!
Great quality
Love the roof rack! Works great for ka yaks!
This is an excellent product. It was the only product that would fit my truck. I was able to mount it by myself, it took me longer than I thought it would, but it helps if you watch first a video on line about how to put it together. The support staff is excellent if you miss any parts. I highly recommend it for the 2015 Nissan Rogue.
Andrei
Two items I received surprised me when I unpacked the box were the rails because they were not black like I saw in the picture, and the rubber insert that I am having a hard time sliding in the rail. Should this rubber insert have come already installed in the rail or is there a top on how to put in with ease?
Well engineered rack that fits my Ram 2500 crew cab well. A bit of wind noise at highway speeds. I have the heavy duty cross pieces with a square cross section.
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