How to Determine if Roof Cargo Box Will Fit on Chevrolet Equinox LTZ with Navigation Antenna  

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To fit a roof cargo box to your Chevrolet Equinox LTZ with a navigation antenna you will need to do some measuring. The navigation antenna is located on the rear of the vehicle, so you will want to measure for rear clearance of the cargo box.

The SportRack Vista XL Roof Cargo Box, part # SR7018, requires a crossbar spread of 25-7/8, 27-7/8 or 29-7/8 inches to fit on your vehicles roof. If you move your front crossbar as far forward as possible and move the rear crossbar back 25-7/8 inches this will give you the location of where the cargo box will be attached.

I went out and measured the rear clearance on the SportRack cargo box and it measured 18 inches from where the rear U-bolt will attach to the rear crossbar to the edge of the cargo box. If you have more than 18 inches from the rear crossbar to the antenna the SportRack cargo box will clear the antenna.

To determine if any other cargo boxes will fit you will just need to check the minimum crossbar spread of that cargo box and set your bars at that spread. Then, measure to the antenna on your vehicle and make sure the measurement is larger than the rear clearance dimension of that cargo box.

You will also want to make sure the crossbars on your vehicle are less than 3-3/4 inches in diameter. The U-bolts on the SportRack cargo box will only fit a crossbars with a maximum diameter of 3-3/4 inches.

The shorter length roof cargo boxes will usually give you the most clearance for the antenna instead of the longer type roof cargo boxes.

expert reply by: Jeff D

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