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Stock Roof Rack cross bar heights?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by BWilley, Apr 6, 2018.

  1. Apr 6, 2018 at 7:24 AM
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    BWilley

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    Looking for the stock roof rack crossbar heights from the top off cab to the top of crossbar.
    Thanks!
     
  2. Apr 6, 2018 at 7:56 AM
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    Like this?

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    Awesome yes thank you.
    That's one of the crossbars right? Front or rear?...
     
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    That's the front cross bar, about as close to the center of the cab as possible.
     
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    Ok great. And I'm not sure if you were doing that just now but is the rear pretty close to the same?
     
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    I honestly can't imagine the rear being much different. Any difference would mean the roof rack isn't level which would be weird.

     
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    Ok thanks man.
    Yeah I'm trying to see if the stock set up above the cab will jive with the heights on my canopy racks..
     
  8. Apr 6, 2018 at 8:34 AM
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    Are you adding a topper to your bed? I'm sure you can use spacers to get the canopy rack at the same height of the OEM rack. Keep in mind the OEM rack does have a slight bend in the bars - they aren't perfectly level across the roof.

    You can kinda see it in this photo if you look at the space between the ski racks.

     
  9. Apr 6, 2018 at 9:03 AM
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    Here's what I'm dealing with... I just don't want the front bars too tall as it will take my the front bars on my rack out of play 20180315_093354.jpg
     
  10. Apr 6, 2018 at 9:06 AM
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    I gotcha, that seems really close to lining up but I get you wanting the measurements. Is it possible to raise the bars on your canopy, if the OEM rack is too tall?

    Prinsu makes a good design also, and I think it would look better with that cap/rack, than the OEM rack would. It's also more expensive than the OEM also.
     
  11. Apr 6, 2018 at 9:18 AM
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    No I wouldn't want to raise it it would throw off all the holes that are already there and I'd worry about it being tight enough and it also touches on the top of the canopy for support.
    I'll have to check out that prinsu
     
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