Roof rack 05 f250

rebelman20 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 06:04 PM

Im moving to florida in august and im gonna rent the biggest uhaul trailer i can get but i still need more room. Im looking for an affordable roof rack that will look good and hold 150 pounds or so. ive seen the off road unlimited rack but its really pricey. any advice? pics? thanks

smokeyd · #2 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 06:45 PM

I would love to make one and I looked around online a while back and a lot of the land rover guys were building them

rebelman20 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 07:04 PM

i work at an independent land rover shop and i like the racks the rovers have. i might have my guys build one, ive already designed replacement tube bumpers for the rovers and now im working on the fords. i hope to have them available by august.

BuickLeSabre1960 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rebelman20

Im moving to florida in august and im gonna rent the biggest uhaul trailer i can get but i still need more room. Im looking for an affordable roof rack that will look good and hold 150 pounds or so. ive seen the off road unlimited rack but its really pricey. any advice? pics? thanks

Exact reason I built mine. I was able to attach mine to the drip rail but I think you'd have to actually mount plates to the roof

rebelman20 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 07:14 PM

your right about mounting it to the roof directly. how much did it cost to build yours? good looking truck by the way. i had a 95 f150, best truck ever built.

BuickLeSabre1960 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 07:19 PM

not a red cent, it was all scrap metal that was being thrown out. Thanks for the compliment and I'm inclined to agree with you

here's a pic of the rack

smokeyd · #7 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 07:21 PM

Some of those guys wete having a lot of success using beleive it or not EMT. I was thinking it was a little shady until I saw some videos and pictures.

rebelman20 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-20-2010, 07:23 PM

Buick im jealous, you make me miss my truck!
smokeyd, whats EMT"?

smokeyd · #9 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 10:28 AM

All 3 just some quick google search results.

Rebelman, EMT is what they use to run electrical wire threw in buildings

home brew EMT roof rack - Jeep Cherokee Forum

My plans for a homemade roof rack - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

Conduit Roof Rack - JeepForum.com

BuickLeSabre1960 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-21-2010, 02:12 PM

That's exactly what I made mine out of

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