How To Transfer Roof Rack

Using a flat head screw driver assemble the roof rails to the top of the car by sxrewing the side rails and the cross bars together.

How to transfer roof rack.

Ensure that the roof rack is in position and properly adjusted leaving good space at the centre. Take a cam strap and position the buckle so it is resting on top of the board but near the edge. If you have factory roof racks that run from front to back you can build your own steel crossmembers using one inch square tubing cut to size and secured to the factory racks using carriage bolts. Back in 2011 my old car was a nissan rogue standard model which don t have the cross bars or roof rack system.

The exception would be if you are switching between different wheelbase or rear door types of the same generation of van i e. In this post i m going to talk about how to transport your kayak without a roof rack system. Position your sup so it is running parallel with the car and with the widest point of the board between the crossbars of your rack. Maybe you have just bought your kayaks and haven t yet thought about how you are going to transport them around.

So it is a big problem for me when it comes to transport my kayak. Avoid drilling too deep into the roof of the car. Toss the other end of the strap over your sup. Transporting a kayak without a roof rack isn t the easiest of tasks never mind two.

I will show you some solutions with the step by step process. Between a swb low. Maybe you do not want to install a roof rack to your car or perhaps there isn t a roof rack available that fits on your vehicle. The sections of a modular rack have crossbars which are welded in position to fit a specific model of van this makes them easy to fit but makes it impossible to transfer between vans in most cases.

Quickly and easily strap cargo to roof rack or trailer using ratchet straps. It should be close to one of the crossbars.