Show me your roof basket!

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:33 pm

Here are RockLizard's sport and Basket Racks
Sport:

Basket:

For more pics and prices see the website http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/L ... sories.htm

daspes · **Posted:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:29 pm

Defender Basket, 48x48, mounts directly to the factory rails.

rangerd77 · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 10:48 am **Posts:** 512

i have mine ratched strapped to my rails. to lazy to get the cross bars. but it works well and i have had more that 400lbs at one time. they make the cross rails for it but i didnt get them.

Sport · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:35 am

daspes wrote:

Defender Basket, 48x48, mounts directly to the factory rails.

I think we have a winner! I like how it mounts directly to the rails. How tall is it?

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:24 pm

i agree! and where do you get such a rack.. and for how much?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:54 pm

The Defender rack that Daspes has(I had one also,very good rack,sold when I got the Gecko Basket rack) can be bought from 4 wheel parts.They are about $450,have 4 light tabs on the front,2 on the rear and is 4" deep.The best size for the KJ is the 4'x4'x4" rack,then go to Home Depot and get four 2.5" U-bolts to secure it on your OEM rails(the rack has the mounts setup for u-bolts).Do not buy the KJ mount kit,it's just four U-bolts and costs almost $30.

Below is a pic with the same rack mounted on my KJ.

Sport · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:33 pm

Figures, nothing nice is ever affordable.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:52 pm

Sport wrote:

Figures, nothing nice is ever affordable.

It's affordable,it's fairly priced for the quaility and strength.

501 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:44 pm

Black Widow Basket, custom $30 cross rails:

Haven't used it a lot, but so far it works for what I need it for (Camping) and I'm glad I got it!

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:31 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

The Defender rack that Daspes has(I had one also,very good rack,sold when I got the Gecko Basket rack) can be bought from 4 wheel parts.They are about $450,have 4 light tabs on the front,2 on the rear and is 4" deep.The best size for the KJ is the 4'x4'x4" rack,then go to Home Depot and get four 2.5" U-bolts to secure it on your OEM rails(the rack has the mounts setup for u-bolts).Do not buy the KJ mount kit,it's just four U-bolts and costs almost $30.

Below is a pic with the same rack mounted on my KJ.

Yep, good ole plentiful U bolts and thats it. Found mine on ebay for less than half of retail. Search CL too, deals are out there.

Cacher123 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:57 pm

Whatever you get, if you replace the crossbars with flat stock, you will drop the whole thing 1/2" to an inch closer to the roof. (plus, flat stock and a couple u-bolts is a whole lot cheaper)! If you find a rack that sits inside the rails and sling the flat stock UNDER the rails, you can really reduce the height.

My rack using flat stock:

jeepsterxj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:11 pm **Posts:** 78

Is there a Universal tire holder kit, that can be used with any spare wheel/tire with any/most racks?

How does this whole deal work lol?

nosnorb_808 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:07 pm

Thats the nicest rack Ive seen cacher123 ... I know thats sounds so bad :lol:

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:29 pm

I have the same one tjkj2002 has.

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:20 pm

daspes wrote:

A bit off subject butI see tjkj2002 has this picture on his aviator as well is this Moab Mill Creek Canyon?

DryBones · **Posted:** Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:42 pm

anybody running a Black Widow with the 20" extension??? If so, post a pic or 2. thanks

Sport · **Posted:** Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:36 pm

I am picking up the Rola basket, should have it in a few weeks. I just hope it fits on the inside roof rails. They say it is 37" on the inside of basket. The rear of the rails measured 39" inside. I will just squeeze it in.

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