weaselguys
08-05-2012, 05:05 PM
If you have a roof rack with gutter mounts WATCH YOUR GUTTERS
Heres what happened to mine after 4 yrs of my rack being in use my drivers side gutter failed. Here are pics of the way mine was set up and what happened.
My roof rack with tire and high lift mounted on drivers side.
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/58/158/4/48/52/2111448520105708590uWNkBj_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2111448520105708590uWNkBj)
The rear mount came through the gutter opening the body above & below the gutter.
http://xjtalk.com/images/special/weaselguys-guttermount.png
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/77/77/4/21/68/2102421680105708590kRZhhV_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2102421680105708590kRZhhV)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/77/77/0/42/98/2292042980105708590VlxQoO_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2292042980105708590VlxQoO)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/90/90/4/27/88/2820427880105708590ISgeva_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2820427880105708590ISgeva)
And it was starting to do it at the front mount too.
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/90/90/9/85/18/2934985180105708590jKTnyt_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2934985180105708590jKTnyt)
CHECK YOUR GUTTERS OFTEN !!!!!!!
Heres what happened to mine after 4 yrs of my rack being in use my drivers side gutter failed. Here are pics of the way mine was set up and what happened.
My roof rack with tire and high lift mounted on drivers side.
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/58/158/4/48/52/2111448520105708590uWNkBj_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2111448520105708590uWNkBj)
The rear mount came through the gutter opening the body above & below the gutter.
http://xjtalk.com/images/special/weaselguys-guttermount.png
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/77/77/4/21/68/2102421680105708590kRZhhV_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2102421680105708590kRZhhV)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/77/77/0/42/98/2292042980105708590VlxQoO_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2292042980105708590VlxQoO)
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/90/90/4/27/88/2820427880105708590ISgeva_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2820427880105708590ISgeva)
And it was starting to do it at the front mount too.
http://thumb10.webshots.net/t/90/90/9/85/18/2934985180105708590jKTnyt_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2934985180105708590jKTnyt)
CHECK YOUR GUTTERS OFTEN !!!!!!!