The PRINSU How To Thread

This is what i was looking for.

Time to pick some brains..

what size plano/pelican boxes go up there?

how would you mount rotopax?

i see a scepter in one of those pics, please explain .. lol

what if we had our own light bar that is not Heretic, would the mounting still work?

 

whats the layout footprint?

i see you can have treds, rotopax AND a plano/pelican box..wow

 

Rotopax:

$60 RX-UP Universal Mounting Plate

RX-UP mounting plate

Plano/Peican box sizes: I've used the 36" model personally

LED bar mounting: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...racks-bs-thread.317754/page-110#post-10293887

Let me know if you want more info brother

 

so my own light bar will work then.. thanks

 

Pictures of how they did it and links to what they used would be super helpful.

 

I'll have to look into the rotopax mounts

 

potentially a really stupid question, but what size carriage bolts fit in the top rails? Is there another option to using them? Other than the expensive rotoplax?

 

Still looking for info on how to mount a hi-lift

 

1/4" carriage bolts. The other alternative is tnuts (www.tnutz.com). Rotopax are fuel and water containers so I am not sure how they are related to mounting hardware unless I am misunderstanding the question.

 

If I were going to put a hilift on the roof I would use something like this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=uni...LAhUJsYMKHaxgBpIQsAQIXA#imgrc=jAP_GdfK-BtdyM:

Or this without the ubolts https://www.google.com/search?q=uni...LAhUJsYMKHaxgBpIQsAQIXA#imgrc=LPCcUn3XwXwNCM:

That being said, the roof is a terrible place for the hi-lift in my opinion. It is a heavy, awkward item that has a tendency of coming loose. It also is susceptible to weather and when you leave it sitting out in the sun, rain, snow, etc for a long period of time you risk it not working when you need it, luckily in my experience I have rarely needed mine. They are a useful tool but anymore there are better, safer, more compact options for the needs of most people.

 

Thanks Zach. I was thinking of the mounts for the fuel and water containers and assumed rotopax was the name of the "system", not the containers. Thanks!

 

so you can fit two 36" plano boxes AND the treds up there perfectly, correct?

 

Yep. My brother is running that same setup but Maxtrax instead

 

im getting it done. lol

 

What size/series of the extruded aluminum bars do you use?

 

2" x 1" 1020 series, all slots are compatible with 10 series tnuts (1/4" or 6mm bolts will fit depending on the thread you choose)

 

I used pelfreybilt highlift mount. Straight blot on mounting. I am waiting on a bolt lock hitch pin to come in so I can lock it to the rack as well. It works off your ignition key so one key for everything

http://www.pelfreybilt.com/#!product/prd1/3506896341/hi-lift-mount

 

ARB Awning L brackets

ARB OS850 Universal Awning Bracket for Most Roof Racks

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UF...SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=arb+awning+bracket

I know I need to trim up the bolts but my DreMel has eaten itself and I don't feel like playing with a hack saw right now.

 

@zscott do you have info on the install process for first gens? I know I saw that somewhere, but I'm having a hard time digging that up... How did you gents square it up on the roof?

 

I have a small write up in my build. It's in the mid 30s I think