What you are describing are called fixed mounting points and some of the roof racks for your 2002 Mazda Protégé5 do use them to mount to the vehicle. SportRack roof rack # SR1002 however does not use them to mount and do clip onto the door frame. The SportRack roof rack is a semi-custom fit roof rack anyway and would not offer the best fit though it can still be used despite the fact that the vehicle has fixed mounting points.
For a true custom roof rack that does use those fixed mounting... view full answer...
First, when calculating tongue weight, after you have the tongue weight of the trailer, loaded and ready to tow, you then have to add to that the weight of anything you are carrying behind the rear axle of the tow vehicle. If you have 200 pounds of gear at the very back of the truck, you add that in as tongue weight.
What you are experiencing is a stiff ride because the spring bars are rated much higher than are needed based on the information you have provided. Your tongue weight is way... view full answer...
You'll need to begin by adding a roof rack to your Mazda, which consists of the following parts:
Yakima JetStream Crossbars - Aluminum - Black - 50" Long - Qty 2 # Y00425
SkyLine Towers for Yakima Crossbars # Y53TR
Landing Pad 11 for Yakima Control Towers - Qty 4 # Y00233
Once the rack's in place, the # Y04074 SweetRoll Kayak carrier would be an excellent choice for you. Tie straps for the kayak to the crossbars and for the bow/stern are included. view full answer...
For your 2003 Mazda B4000, the Carr Custom-Fit Side Steps - Hoop II - Polished Aluminum - 7" Step - 1 Pair # CARR104992 or the 17" # CARR124992 are compatible with your truck. They mount to your rocker panels and I've attached the installation details to assist.
The # CARR120254-1 are not a fit for your truck. view full answer...
I took a look at the online version of the owner's manual for your 2002 Mazda Protege5 and it states to install tire chains on the front tires only. The manual also says to use only SAE Class S chains which is simply a designation that indicates those that work well for vehicles like yours that don't have a lot of wheel well clearance to work with.
For the 205/50R16 size tires on your Protege5 I recommend looking at the Titan Chain Alloy Snow Tire Chains # TC1535. These Class S rated diamond-pattern... view full answer...
Roof bike racks can be installed backwards if needed. So the Kuat Trio Roof Bike Rack # RU01 could be installed backwards if you needed it to for hatch clearance. view full answer...
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