Roof Racks on 4Runner?

[4surge]

Wanting to know which roof racks best suit a '94 4Runner..
Also how are they mounted at the rear.. (since there is no gutter)???

[GippsSurfer]

Ive been looking into this myself... the rhino-rack system looks pretty good... basically you fix some permanent mounting rails along the top of the car and bobs your aunty....

Rhino Rack - Roof Racks for TOYOTA 4 Runner 4dr 4WD 11/89 - 96

[sco_aus]

Sprinterboy has this setup on his 4Runner. They are very strong and there are quite a lot of attachments for them. If you wanted them for life, these are the way to go since gutter mounted ones cause gutter problems eg. rust, bending etc..

[Legs]

I just installed the rhino rack system, the one with the rails that you permanently attach to the roof. The gutter mounts arent the best option, my parents car had all sorts of problems with theirs a few years back. However, if your only carrying really light loads on the road, they might work for you. If your gonna carry any serious load, or use them off road, go straight for the rail type, you wont regret it.

[GippsSurfer]

any pics of the installation legs?? would like to get some more details before I go ahead with this...

[Legs]

No problem, I'll take some and post them this afternoon after work, anything in particular youd like to see?

[Legs]

Here's a couple of pics of the rack installation:

[Legs]

Few more:





If theres any other details youd like to see, just let me know, happy to help out

[Moto Mech]

I too used to have them on my 4 Runner, went all round the country with a roof cage bolted to them and never had a problem.The only thing I wasnt keen on was riveting the rail to the roof.So I used Stainless steel screws, large S/S washers and S/S nyloc nuts.Had to take the roof liner out but it made a good job out of it.

[Legs]

Thats actually a pretty good idea, I may just do that down the track a bit. Cheers