Compatibility of Rooftop Tents with Yakima Round Bar Crossbars

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are the Yakima SnapAround Mounting Brackets SNARs strong enough to use to mount a 125 lb rooftop tent to yakima round bars?

asked by: William.wilder

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Helpful Expert Reply:

The Yakima SnapAround Mounting Brackets (SNARs) - Round and Square (QTY 4) # Y8810135 are strong enough for the full bar capacity of 165 lbs on most roof rack systems. They are not intended to be used for Rooftop tents, so I can't recommend them for that use.

Also, if you have the towers that utilize the clips for fit to a roof, Yakima does not recommend using a tent with those parts as the additional weight of the rooftop tent and the movement can cause vehicle damage when the fit kits with the clips are used. For rooftop tents, Yakima only suggests fixed mounts or the factory raised side rails.

expert reply by: Jason S

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Answer 1

The Yakima SkyRise #Y07437 and Thule Tepui #TH8001KUK02 lines of rooftop tents only offer clamp style mounting to your roof rack. There is not a factory solution for these tents to be mounted in the T-Track on WingBars #TH711220. Since these tents…

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Answer 2

You can certainly use a 60 inch long crossbar such as the Yakima #Y00426 JetStream. In order to attach the crossbar to your current roof rails, you'll also need the #Y33TR Yakima TimberLine towers. If you click the provided link, you can see a…

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Answer 3

Yes, RTT's such as the Yakima SkyRise, #Y07437 work with the Yakima CoreBar Crossbars, #Y00422. Please note the linked product review and installation videos below.

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Answer 4

There are adapters for the Rhino-Rack Quick Mount Legs part #RRRLT600 that will allow you to use square crossbars but not round crossbars. If you can tell me what you are trying to do or what you have/need I would be happy to see if we have any other…

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Answer 5

Yakima round bars like the round bars #Y00411 have a weight capacity of 165 lbs as a pair.

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Answer 6

The only method of attachment that Yakima offers for the SkyRise HD part #Y07437 is the clamp style you mentioned. I attached a picture of what it looks like. I also attached a review video link for the tent for you to check out as well. The clamp…

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Answer 7

Thank you for the photo of your NuCamp T@B 320 Boondock trailer that appears to be fitted with a Yakima track-type roof rack on its rear surface. If this is how your trailer is set up you are all ready to mount the tent for transport. The Yakima…

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Answer 8

I would love to help you upgrade the suspension on your Twilight 2800 travel trailer. The MORryde Rubber Equalizers for Tandem Axle Trailers #MR87ZR that you referenced are a great solution but we do need to double check a few things. First is that…

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Answer 9

If your current springs have 5 leaves then going to a 7 leaf spring will increase the height of the trailer a little and make the trailer more susceptible to sway. Regarding capacity if you go with springs rated higher than what is required it will…

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Answer 10

I did some checking and the hub/drum we offer that will work for you is the part #8-430-5UC3. This uses the same bearings as the 8-415 and will be an exact fit aside from the fact this is a non-ABS setup and the 8-415 came in an ABS setup and non-ABS…

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Answer 11

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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Answer 12

If your vehicle has a factory brake controller plug, you can simply use the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers – Ford, Item #3034-P, which will connect to the vehicle plug and the brake controller. On the new E-450…

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