Roof Rack with 60-Inch Crossbars for 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

Question:

According to the product finder for my 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport, the recommended package includes the following: 1 Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars - 54inch Long - part number: RRVA137S-2 2 Rhino-Rack SRB Legs for Vortex Aero Crossbars - Flush Factory Side Rails - part number: RRSX032 Would it be possible to swap out the 54inch crossbars in favor of Rhino-Racks 60 inch crossbars instead? Are there any limitations to the underside channel where the legs slide onto and can the legs be brought in close enough to attach to the factory flush mounted side rails? The part number for the legs would remain the same, correct?

asked by: Fernando

Helpful Expert Reply:

The Rhino-Rack 54-inch roof rack setup you referred to, parts # RRVA137B-2 and # RRSX032, is what Rhino-Rack recommends for your vehicle. My contact there said the 60-inch Vortex bars will not work on your car, but we do have other Aero style racks from Yakima with 60-inch bars that do fit well on the car. All such roof racks appear on the linked page.

For a silver 60-inch crossbar rack for the Santa Fe Sport with flush mounted rails that run front to back use parts # Y00426, # Y64AR and # Y97AR. For the Santa Fe Sport with bare roof use parts # Y00426, # Y28TR, # Y06130 and # Y06133. Both racks offer a 165-lb weight capacity.