does $235 sound about right for a surco roof rack?

Jeepin' by Al has it for $207.04, but you still need the mounting clamps and those go for $112. The Surco will not mount to factory rails without the clamps.

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'02 Limited 4x4 (since 07/01)
Rene light bar
ARB Bumper
Warn XD9000
Hella Comet 500 lights
255/70R16 Rusty's 2.5" coil lift
Al's arms
2" receiver
Surco rack

COULD I USE THE bars that are shown here?

I THINK the short answer is "No". The cross bars on the Surco rack are a structural part of the whole basket. The floor plates bolt onto the cross bars. The clamps in your pic fit around the cross bars. The Surco clamps have a metal guide plate that fits inside the cross bars and then clamp to the stock rails in a similar fashion as the ones in the picture. I will post some close-up photos tomorrow if I didn't explain it well enough.

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Sun, Sand, Surf, Freedom and LIBERTY!! Who can ask for more??

'02 Limited 4x4 (since 07/01)
Rene light bar
ARB Bumper
Warn XD9000
Hella Comet 500 lights
255/70R16 Rusty's 2.5" coil lift
Al's arms
2" receiver
Surco rack

My rack was only $150 through Summit. The mounting hardware only cost me about $16 at ACE but, it's not very pretty.

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"There are few problems in life the liberal application of duct tape can't solve."

what about using the surco roof rack, and the mopar cross rails... like these...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.autotrucktoys.com/liberty/images/M82205174.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.autotrucktoys.com/liberty/Mopar-OEM-Jeep-Liberty-Roof-Rack-Sport-Utility-Bars-02-07-P6956C513.aspx&h=237&w=500&sz=36&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=GrOTP2gwwRIhrM:&tbnh=62&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djeep%2Bliberty%2Broof%2Brack%2Bbars%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3DGGLG,GGLG:2005-36,GGLG:en

Surcos rock and give great support for their product but with any roof rack be careful with the height when going into garages. Surcos are taller than most.

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