Yakima ShowDown Kayak or SUP Carrier and Lift Assist Review - 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Video

Since the Yakima Showdown part #Y04081 hangs over the crossbars quite a bit when installed and they are 42 inches long the best bar length for two of them would be 60 inch like you mentioned. So for that you'd want the #Y00426 if you had the…

The Yakima ShowDown Kayak or SUP Carrier and Lift Assist part #Y04081 requires about 42" of crossbar space. Therefore, you'd wouldn't be able to realistically fit two side by side. I'd suggest using the etrailer J-Style Kayak Carrier…

The Yakima SUPDawg carrier part #Y04075 that you referenced would do a great job carrying your two boards as it is designed to carry two boards that are up to 36 inches in width. I would need to know the year/make/model of your vehicle though to pick…

According to Yakima, the Yakima ShowDown Kayak or SUP Carrier and Lift Assist #Y04081 will hang down 26 inches from the top of the crossbars. I do recommend adding the Yakima SKS Lock Cores #Y07202 to lock the ShowDown to your rack and help protect…

The Yakima ShowDown part #Y04081 can fit Thule crossbars but the rack can't fit on roof racks that use door jambs as the attachment. So if your 2014 Honda has flush mounted roof rack that your Thule rack attaches too the Yakima Showdown part…

I recommend going with the Rhino-Rack 2 Kayak Carrier w/ Tie-Downs #S512-S512X. This can hold 1 or 2 kayaks and will take up much less room than using 2 individual kayak carriers, so you will have more spare room on your roof rack for other…

It really depends on the carrier you go for. For the Thule Taxi XT #TH810001 I recommend putting a tie down in the front. Just because there is only one narrow strap securing your paddle board to the carrier and when you're driving at high speeds…

Sometimes you can use accessories from other manufactures that will work, but the ones you were looking at #RR72XB are 8mm x 16.5mm so they will fit very snug. Here are the T-Slot dimensions so you can see exactly how much products are compatible.…

While there is a way to use a lift assist to carry kayaks on your 2018 Honda CR-V with a factory roof rack, I checked with Yakima and their Yakima ShowDown Kayak or SUP Carrier and Lift Assist #Y04081 will not work. Instead, I strongly recommend the…

The Yakima ShowDown kayak carrier part #Y04081 can fit your 2014 Subaru Outback Wagon but would require an aftermarket roof rack as it won't fit the factory bars. So for that Yakima recommends the Jetstream bar roof rack #Y00425 and #Y33TR which…

This will be an extremely tight fit, but you should be able to put two Yakima ShowDowns, part #Y04081 on a pair of Thule 78 inch crossbars equipped to your 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan. If you actually have a set of 80 inch bars, you won't have any…

I reached out to Yakima and they told me that the Yakima ShowDown Kayak or SUP Carrier and Lift Assist with Tie-Downs #Y04081 will be just 9 inches above the roof rack on your 2020 Subaru Outback Touring. If you take a look at the accompanying photo…