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Mounting roof rack cross bar over front doors

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Joewildlife, Sep 29, 2024.

  1. Sep 29, 2024 at 6:28 AM
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    Joewildlife

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    I carry long canoes and need more spacing between the cross bars. I use Yakima parts now, with the lowrider towers attached to the side rails for the rear cross bar. I use Yakima towers and Q62 clips for the front bar, over the front doors. The Q62 clips are for Tacos and/or 4th Gen 4Runners and work okay. But they just aren't secure enough for carrying 18' tandem canoes at highway speeds and windy conditions. I THINK I have seen a 4Runner with a Rhino rack cross bar over the front doors, with maybe the 2500 legs. Does anybody know of a non-Yakima cross bar system that will work over the front doors of a 5th gen 4Runner?
     
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    Like this, but on a 4Runner?


    I'm looking to do something similar too - I carry 9'6 longboards, 10-11' kayaks and a 14' prone paddleboard, and already have Thule aero crossbars attached to the factory rails. Don't really like the look of a full length rack, nor do I really need one.
     
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