roof rack on a 4 seater

[Alan_Vander]

so im thinking of making a roof rack and bolting it to the roof bolts for the honda roof.
anyone have thoughts on this? thinking of carrying my misc stuff that i rarely use up there.

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[NTCPrezJB]

The biggest concern for me would be raising the cog. If you aren't in hill climbs or off camber stuff that wouldn't matter so much to you.

 

[Russ989]

The biggest concern for me would be raising the cog. If you aren't in hill climbs or off camber stuff that wouldn't matter so much to you.

X2, is like to see it but not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze.

 

[Alan_Vander]

raising the cog?

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[allgm1]

it wouldn't last long in my neck of the woods

 

[Alan_Vander]

never mind. well ill be moving weight give or take about 50 lbs max from 4.5 ft off the ground to 7.5 ft off the ground.

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[NTCPrezJB]

raising the cog?

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COG=Center of gravity

The higher you have weight the more tendency they have to tip.

 

[Alan_Vander]

COG=Center of gravity

The higher you have weight the more tendency they have to tip.

yeah didnt register at first. thats not an issue for me. i do alot of off camber and climbing but im also alot wider and taller than the regular 700. so that ships done sailed.

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[NTCPrezJB]

yeah didnt register at first. thats not an issue for me. i do alot of off camber and climbing but im also alot wider and taller than the regular 700. so that ships done sailed.

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Gotcha. You can always throw stuff in a tote and strap it to the roof for a trial run on your favorite trail if you wanted to be sure before you invest time in making it right.

I would think fabricating the rack to bolt up as you are thinking would work fine though. Might cut a piece of old inner tube to throw between your mounting tabs and the cage so you don't rub paint. (I'm assuming you are bolting it up because you want to be able to remove it at times.) You will probably need to get longer bolts anyway so another few mm's won't hurt anything.

 

[Alan_Vander]

yeah but not big stuff. i have a small pit in a carrying bag be nice to put it up there to keep mud off of it. or my jumper cables. and a small tool kit. stuff like that. im thinking 50 lbs would be max load out including the rack weight.

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[CumminsPusher]

My local buddy built this. Don’t seem to have any real good pics but at least for basic idea. He built it separated so can take the back ROPS section out.

 

[Alan_Vander]

i like that.

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[CumminsPusher]

Found one loaded

 

[Alan_Vander]

dam yeah i like that alot more than i would put up there. lol

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