I'm leaning towards the Prinsu RR and a Westcott leveling kit. Two of my good friends both have Prinsu and have been really happy with them...on a TACO and a 4Runner.
Choosing Full Roof Rack: Prinsu or Westcott?
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When I look at all 3 of the racks mentioned above - I noticed that the front corners have a weird gap on that part of the roof line that I really do not like - anyone see this or is it just the pictures.
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Now I can't unsee that
The greenlane RR appears to be set back a couple inches though and has a corner cut.
me either - I hope it is just a camera angle - but I do not think so
Is that your rack?
Here is a clear picture of the Westcott rack front corner - gap area. The gap lets water on the roof drain away - in the carwash it's like two rivers running down those corners. I was afraid that the gaps would whistle or cause wind noise but they don't.
no that was taken from their website
Seeing the additional pictures, the gap changes depending on the angle. It looks fine on Bluegill's photo and seems quite exaggerated in Dr Bob's pictures.
Is there any adjustment on the rack on how forward or rearward the rack gets installed? It seems like the further the rack gets installed, The less corner overhang there will be.
But the real question should be....how much harder does the rack make drying your roof after a carwash? LOL
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I stopped by a local off road place to see about ordering the Prinsu RR and having it installed. The guy at the counter was all about Rhino-rack for some reason. I didn't care for the way the front looked and it doesn't have a wind deflector.
Finally got my Westcott installed.
The brass trim washers really tie it together.
Westcott just released the rear ladder to match. Order in.
Anyone have a GX with out rails and want to donate their drip rail covers? Wanna try another idea.
The brass trim washers really tie it together.
Westcott just released the rear ladder to match. Order in.
Anyone have a GX with out rails and want to donate their drip rail covers? Wanna try another idea.
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Looks great!
I’ve seen lots of Westcott roof racks but none with the cutout option for light bar. Has anyone done this yet? Curious to see how it looks with a light bar installed.
Westcott has an option for cutout!
This is photo from website!
Looks like it's notched. 8 up light is not for me, prefer a light bar.
Ive seen a few Prinsu racks with a straight lightbar and wasn't feeling the look on the 550.
I think clean is the way to go for the moment.
Waiting on the steel low bumper with light bar and hopefully a behind the grill mount.
Ive seen a few Prinsu racks with a straight lightbar and wasn't feeling the look on the 550.
I think clean is the way to go for the moment.
Waiting on the steel low bumper with light bar and hopefully a behind the grill mount.
Hi, does anyone know what the load limit is for the Westcott rack (really, any rack net of the weight of the rack)? Looks like the Westcott full length one weighs around 46lbs, and you would lose some weight by removing the rails (this is on an OT+), so perhaps net 40lb increase. The GX manual says "Do not exceed 165 lb. (75 kg) cargo weight on the roof luggage carrier".
So, looks like with the Westcott rack up there you can put about 125 pounds of load on it [40lb net increase from Westcott and 125lb from gear]. Does that seem correct? My numbers of course would vary if the existing roof rails weight is different from the 6lbs I've just picked out of the air.
Thanks
Mark
So, looks like with the Westcott rack up there you can put about 125 pounds of load on it [40lb net increase from Westcott and 125lb from gear]. Does that seem correct? My numbers of course would vary if the existing roof rails weight is different from the 6lbs I've just picked out of the air.
Thanks
Mark
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I’ve put a couple hundred pounds easy on past racks, especially with logs. On my GX Westcott rack, I’ve out maybe 100 lbs. I wouldn’t hesitate to double that. I don’t think I’d ever really think about weight as much as I’d think about streamlining the stuff for driving purposes.
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