Roof Rack and Rooftop Cargo Box for 2017 Chevy Volt

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on my Chevy Volt will this roof rack hold a Cargo box. If so I am looking for an 18 cu ft carrier. Could you give me a list of which boxes would work. I am going to be traveling 1800 miles with speeds up to 80 mph. Will it be safe and not fly off. Thanks

asked by: Bruce

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The Yakima roof rack will absolutely fit on your 2017 Chevy Volt. For a complete rack you will need the Yakima JetStream Crossbars # Y00425, BaseLine Towers # Y28TR, BaseClip Fit Kit # Y06137 as well as BaseClip Fit Kit # Y06126. I have added a photo showing this rack installed on a '17 Volt so you can see exactly how it will look.

In regards to a rooftop cargo box with 18 cubic feet of space I highly recommend checking out the Yakima SkyBox 18 Rooftop Cargo Box # Y07336. This will fit the 24 inch crossbar spread of the Yakima roof rack on your Volt and will not fly off your roof - it uses clamps around your crossbars which will tighten to your crossbars with the twist of a knob and pushing a cam lever down to completely close the clamp around the crossbar, which ensures the box will go nowhere.

This box is lockable as well as your gear will not get stolen but if you want to lock the roof rack to your Volt you need to add Yakima Same Key System (SKS) Lock Core. To use one key for both the rack and the SkyBox you can use SKS Cores # Y07206; this is a quantity of 6 cores which will allow you to add 4 to the roof rack and change out the two that come with the SkyBox.

expert reply by: Kyle S

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Answer 1

I have a solution for you to carry a kayak carrier on Rhino Rack HD crossbars, but not with the Stacker you mentioned. You would want the Rhino Rack J-Style Carriers part #S512 with the adapters channel mount adapters #KC-FK8.

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Answer 2

The Crossbar Adapters for Rhino-Rack J-Style Kayak Carriers S510, S511, and S512 #KC-FK8 contain the tooling needed for 1 set of kayak carriers. There are different components in each kit as it is designed to fit HD crossbars and Aero bars that…

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Answer 3

Yes. With you being well under the weight limit of the top bars, I do not see any reason why you would not be able to carry/fit your 4 Eddyline kayaks on the top bars of the Yakima EasyRider Double Decker Trailer #Y08129. You mentioned using 4 of…

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Answer 4

Rhino Rack offers a reasonably priced Universal Mount J-Style Kayak Carrier that would work great for you. There's a folding model that folds down fairly flat when it's not being used, part #S512. If you wanted to carry two kayaks,…

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Answer 5

Because the Yakima HD have the accessory slot in the top of the rail, and the crossbar is 3 x 1 inches, it'll be compatible with J-Style kayak carriers that either mount using the slot or clamp around the crossbar. The Yakima JayLow kayak carrier…

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Answer 6

You are definitely correct that the Yakima JayLow #Y04073 has a weight capacity of 80 pounds. For your 95-pound kayak, we need to pull out the heavy artillery. For a great kayak carrier that can mount to Yakima HD Crossbars like the #Y01158, I…

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Answer 7

The Rhino-Rack Crossbar Adapter, part #KC-FK8, is designed to fit the 2 Kayak Carrier, part #S512-S512X, into bars with a C-channel (or T-track). The Yakima HD Crossbars, part #Y01157, do have a T-track, so this adapter should work for you. I called…

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Answer 8

We have options for you, though I checked with Yakima as well as Thule, and they do not have any of their rooftop cargo boxes, including the Yakima SkyBox 18 #Y07336 you referenced, as a fit on a 2018 Toyota 4Runner. The reason for this is the…

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Answer 9

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 10

For a roof rack to be compatible on your 2020 Jeep Wrangler with Sky One-Touch Power Top, it can't be mounted on the top of the roof and it needs to be high enough for the folding roof to clear. What you need are tall gutter-mounted roof racks.…

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Answer 11

Yes, I have listed for your below the roof rack systems from Rhino-Rack, Thule, and Yakima that will fit the RetraxPRO XR Hard Tonneau Covers like part #RTT-80243 for your 2019 Ram 1500. Rhino-Rack Vortex Crossbar System part #RRVA180B-RRRLT600…

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Answer 12

Aside from a slight change in the appearance of the crossbar (the WingBar Evo has some boxed edges as opposed to the completely smooth front of the AeroBlade) the biggest differences are the rubber strip on top of the crossbar and the weight…

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