Roof rack

I am thinking of getting a roof rack for my 2012 dclb. Are there mounts under the rubber strips on the roof?

I put one on my jeep a while back and had to drill through the sheet metal, Which i am not excited to do on my newish taco

 

There are drilled and tapped holes on the double cabs underneath the rubber gutters

 

Awesome

 

Yea you just have to cut through the rubber but its a really easy install.

 

Does the roof rack jack up gas mileage at all?

 

the OEM you don’t have to cut through the rubber, you just take it off completely.



also should not hurt MPG much it at all. unless you go custom and have off road lights that add a lot of drag.

 

No but should be good for atleast 5hp

 

Im considering this as well, any of yall know where the best place to find the stock rails for a decent price?

 

Spend the money, go Baja Rack.

 

How much monies we talkin? And how much does that weigh? And does it mount into the truck drilling free?

They actually look pretty awesome.

 

Sheetmetal drilling free, You have to poke some holes in the rubber strips. It weighs about 40#, and bolts right into the factory points.

It's a little pricy, I paid $541 for mine. I also like the utility rack, which is just flat instead of the basket.

http://www.southeastoverland.com/in...uct_id=79&virtuemart_category_id=64&Itemid=33

 

The oem rack is 295 at the dealership and about 250 on Amazon.

 

That rack is bad ass, but for over 500 might be a bit prcey

 

Spend the extra, it's worth it

 

Even more pricey is the factory rails, and the Baja rack to go on the factory rails. That's my set up and i like it. If you want a large weight capacity though, skip the oem rails. If weight isn't a huge issue, but you want to be able to remove the basket easily, go oem rails and a basket. The utility rack is legit. Front runner also had a bad ass rack that hasn't been out long. They're spendy too though.
My signature pic below is a link to my build thread with pics of my set up.

 

If you don't mind paying more, get the Frontrunner. It all depends on what you want to use your rack for.

 

there all nice racks.... hehe

I'd love to have some lights up there and mabye some other random junk. it just boils down to coughin up the cash for a sweet rack... hehe rack

 

Unfortunately the nicer the rack.... The more money it will cost you

 

I am picking up an OEM set of roof racks with all of the hardware for $100 on Monday

 

Just do this!!! I spotted this the other day