Leer shell with Prinsu top rack - Are the shell tracks right?

MiamiFLA · Nov 15, 2020

@Tyrone in Omaha You ordered the contoured from Sherpa?

Tyrone in Omaha · Nov 15, 2020

Yes.

Tyrone in Omaha · Dec 6, 2020

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I got a prinsu top rack (5') for my Leer 100XR (which I've only had for less than a week). I just tried mounting it today, to find that either the cross bars on the prinsu rack are too short, or that the factory tracks on the shell are too far apart.

I also noticed that the factory tracks are facing downwards, and they look like they might even be backwards. The picture shown below makes me thing the tracks should be flat, whereas in the second picture, you can see that mine are angled down/out.

Theirs:

Mine:

Looks to me like the tracks are in backwards...

Possibly due to this, I cannot get the rack to mount at all, since it's not wide enough. Here's some more examples:

Has anyone ran into this issue?

I did take one of the tracks off and reverse it so it laid flat, however it didn't look like that was going to give me the extra length needed if I did it to both sides, so I just put it back how it came.

Any help would be great!

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EDIT 11/15/20: The cause of this problem is that for some Leer shells, the tracks are too far apart. The solution two fold. First, I did have to flip the tracks so they would be level. Some companies (such as Sherpa) make mounts that fit the curved tracks and still make the rack level, however for my rack I wanted/needed them to be flat. The solution for this is https://prinsudesignstudio.com/product/leer-mounting-feet-2/. These basically bring the tracks in a few inches so you can attach the rack to them.

I also reached out to Prinsu and basically told them they need to let people know if this issue when buying the rack, so they don't have to purchase the mounting feet as they're trying to assemble their rack and wait extra time. They told me they would add an option to their website to let people know or potentially order the feet at the same time, so
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follmer[OP] initial post: ↑

I got a prinsu top rack (5') for my Leer 100XR (which I've only had for less than a week). I just tried mounting it today, to find that either the cross bars on the prinsu rack are too short, or that the factory tracks on the shell are too far apart.

I also noticed that the factory tracks are facing downwards, and they look like they might even be backwards. The picture shown below makes me thing the tracks should be flat, whereas in the second picture, you can see that mine are angled down/out.

Theirs:

Mine:

Looks to me like the tracks are in backwards...

Possibly due to this, I cannot get the rack to mount at all, since it's not wide enough. Here's some more examples:

Has anyone ran into this issue?

I did take one of the tracks off and reverse it so it laid flat, however it didn't look like that was going to give me the extra length needed if I did it to both sides, so I just put it back how it came.

Any help would be great!

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EDIT 11/15/20: The cause of this problem is that for some Leer shells, the tracks are too far apart. The solution two fold. First, I did have to flip the tracks so they would be level. Some companies (such as Sherpa) make mounts that fit the curved tracks and still make the rack level, however for my rack I wanted/needed them to be flat. The solution for this is https://prinsudesignstudio.com/product/leer-mounting-feet-2/. These basically bring the tracks in a few inches so you can attach the rack to them.

I also reached out to Prinsu and basically told them they need to let people know if this issue when buying the rack, so they don't have to purchase the mounting feet as they're trying to assemble their rack and wait extra time. They told me they would add an option to their website to let people know or potentially order the feet at the same time, so hopefully that happens.

Here's the result of all this:

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Follmer,
See you have the flat metal bands mounted next to the mounts. Any body know what purpose they are supposed to serve?

follmer · Dec 6, 2020

Tyrone in Omaha said: ↑

Follmer,
See you have the flat metal bands mounted next to the mounts. Any body know what purpose they are supposed to serve?

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According to the installation guide, they are "stiffener braces". It doesn't say anything besides that, but I assume they're provided in case you have really heavy things on your rack. They just attach between two of the cross bars.

My rack is actually the first time I've seen them anywhere, no install videos that I checked out prior had them, so it must be something new.

Tyrone in Omaha · Dec 6, 2020

"Installation Guide"......you lucky duck!
No guide came with mine, and like you did not see a vid with these being installed. Kinda had a feeling, now need to take it apart to do the install, egads!

Thanks.

follmer · Dec 6, 2020

Tyrone in Omaha said: ↑

"Installation Guide"......you lucky duck!
No guide came with mine, and like you did not see a vid with these being installed. Kinda had a feeling, now need to take it apart to do the install, egads!

Thanks.
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We'll really they just sent a business card with a QR code on it that takes you to this part of their website for the installation guide

https://prinsudesignstudio.com/install-guides/

But yeah I've never seen anyone use them. Also I'm not sure how worth it it is if you ever move your crossbars. It's a lot of tedious work putting the stiffeners on, and I only did so since I never plan on moving the cross bars, so be sure you want them first.

Tyrone in Omaha · Dec 6, 2020

Probably go ahed and do the install. Like the idea of added braces.

Once again, thanks for starting this thread. Some very good answers, that provided peace of mind that the install is correct and safe!

follmer · Dec 6, 2020

Tyrone in Omaha said: ↑

Probably go ahed and do the install. Like the idea of added braces.

Once again, thanks for starting this thread. Some very good answers, that provided peace of mind that the install is correct and safe!
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Glad it was helpful!

MiamiFLA · Dec 11, 2020

I just got my 100XR in today. Tracks are definitely in the "flat" position and 42" apart. The contoured Sherpa's I ordered in advance won't work for me.

If anyone is interested, I guess I will be selling a set of the contoured soon.

Tyrone in Omaha · Dec 17, 2020

MiamiFLA said: ↑

I just got my 100XR in today. Tracks are definitely in the "flat" position and 42" apart. The contoured Sherpa's I ordered in advance won't work for me.

If anyone is interested, I guess I will be selling a set of the contoured soon.
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Won't they trade you out for their flat foot version?

MiamiFLA · Dec 18, 2020

I ordered bare and painted them myself - killing my chance to return. This Leer inconsistency just bit me. No fault on Sherpa.

ponts · Jul 5, 2021

jrlin718 said: ↑

This is what I bought for the exact problem. Allows you to mount your prinsu rack even when the roof tracks are space to widely and angled. As you can see on the website they have two different options for straight versus angled mounting feet.
https://sherpaequipmentco.com/components/adjustable-track-mounting-feet
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Link does not work anymore. Is the angled version the one to buy if your Thule rails were not mounted flat? Does anyone have the Sherpa feet and a cab rack? Are the level? Thanks in advance!

oconnor · Jul 5, 2021

So who makes the tracks that are tilted to compensate for the slope of the cap (OP's tracks)? My Thule tracks are flat and I can definitely see that Prinsu doesn't take that slope into account on their end (side/side nor fore/aft). Not that I'm looking forward to remounting everything again.

jrlin718 · Jul 6, 2021

ponts said: ↑

Link does not work anymore. Is the angled version the one to buy if your Thule rails were not mounted flat? Does anyone have the Sherpa feet and a cab rack? Are the level? Thanks in advance!
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https://sherpaequipmentco.com/collections/components/products/adjustable-track-mounting-feet new link. The angled ones are what you need if you have thule rails that are not flat. Good luck

Idaco · Jul 31, 2021

I’m having some tracks installed this week for this same rack. Any input on how far apart I should have them would be appreciated.

NoVa TRD Sport · Aug 1, 2021

Idaco said: ↑

I’m having some tracks installed this week for this same rack. Any input on how far apart I should have them would be appreciated.
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According to the Prinsu installation instructions, the tracks should not be more than 42.4" apart, center to center, if you want to use the standard mounting feet. On the other hand, you don't want to install the tracks in the honeycomb center section of the cap roof. (Leer factory-installed tracks now follow these specifications.)

oconnor · Aug 1, 2021

Keep in mind the stock Prinsu mounts don't account for slope.

Idaco · Aug 1, 2021

NoVa TRD Sport said: ↑

According to the Prinsu installation instructions, the tracks should not be more than 42.4" apart, center to center, if you want to use the standard mounting feet. On the other hand, you don't want to install the tracks in the honeycomb center section of the cap roof. (Leer factory-installed tracks now follow these specifications.)
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I’m going to go with 42” even then. Thanks

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