Smittybilt SRC Roof Rack Installation - Jeep Wrangler JK
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2020
- In this video I am installing the smittybilt src 76717 roof rack for my 2015 jeep wrangler jk. Mounting to the frame of the jeep. 2007-2018 JK's. I have chosen this roof rack so I can have my roof top tent mounted on top (smittybilt 2883 xl). I will be overlanding and kayaking so I need a heavy duty rack system. The Trailfx j029t is the same unit.
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Smittybilt SRC Roof Rack
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Smittybilt Roof top tent 2883 xl
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Just a thought, maybe attach one cross beam loosely to keep the side bars from falling. That may be too much trouble to be worth it, just a thought.
Thanks man.. you just narrowed my chi off down to 2! Blue Jeep looks great! And the scratches will always hurt the soul when they happen :)
👍😁👍 any time my friend. Yeah the soul hurt that day. Lol cheers
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
Your welcome 👍.. check out the rest of the channel and my adventures
Love the video🙌👍
Perfect way to get content opportunity, when you can't anyone else doing it, just film it your self! Great work!
Thanks Nathan! Definitely spent more time on editing this video. Alot of talking. Lol.. I am going to do more videos like this. Review videos. Seeing I use and buy alot of new products. I mostly like doing adventure videos though 🖒
@@overlandaf_adventures472 yeah I noticed that too when I was doing review videos, it would take me about an hour and a half longer to edit but it's worth it in the end!
Great job! It looks excellent 😉👍
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Blue is the last color I would have ever considering for jeep... till today!! Omg it's gorgeous 😍I know what my daughter will get on her sweet 16!
Hydro blue is such a nice blue. I get compliments all the time on the colour and my rims. Check out my other videos to get a better look of it in action and my adventures
Lucky daughter getting a jeep on her 16 bday. Wow... she will love it
Great video. Thanks!
Thanks for watching 👍
"TAP". Good Game.
Yeah I tapped that
Wow very nice vlog
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Thanks for this video! Just ordered one of these.
Anytime 👍😁
How is the bar working out?
@@overlandaf_adventures472 Thanks for the follow up! So far so good! Looks great! Had my buddy help me install it while drinking a six pack. Haha. Haven't had the chance to mount my roof top tent on it yet. Still winter here in Seattle haha. Looking forward to summer with it though. I have two eFoil surfboards I plan to use it for as well. How is yours holding up?
@@JMGENTERPRISES I ended up trading my jeep in for a Gladiator. I sold the rack and got pretty much what I paid. Now I have a new sweet rack for the gladdy. I will Cheers ya with that six pack 🍻
@@overlandaf_adventures472 - Nice! The gladiators are awesome! May need to upgrade one day myself. What color did you get?
Great video! When you cut the bolts off the tow hook, was that it? I can’t get mine off either!
Thank you. Yes I had to cut the two bolts off. That was it.
I also got the Smittybuilt 76717 (Rock Crawler Roof Rack). It is a solid piece of work, just like all Smittybuilt products. HOWEVER, if you already have a full Smittybuilt SRC rear bumper (like I do), you are screwed. You cannot mount it to the frame, but must mount it to the body. They said that it's just as strong. Yeah, right. Or I could cut off two inches off of both ends of my SRC Smittybuilt rear bumper. I haven't made up my mind about which I'm going to do, but I am not a happy camper. Why didn't Smittybuilt think ahead and make sure they designed their products to interoperate? If they would have attached the part that connects to the frame just two inches forward, it would have been fine.
I have seen where someone cut a hole in the stock plastic bumper. I feel like there would of been a bumper out there to be able to mount the rack and after market bumper. But totally agree, don't want to mount to the body. Especially the weight I am going to put up
would it be possible to just use longer bolts, on the SRC rear bumper so that it could fit the rack and the mount location of the bumper?
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Main reason I did mine to my body and not the frame is because the frame and body are mounted by rubber mounts allowing the body to move from the frame. And I feel the rear mounts on the frame will contact something on the trail as well. Maybe it won’t but I didn’t want to take a chance. Had it mounted my way for a few years now and nothing is wrong. Let me know if it breaks your windshield in time of twisting… I’m curious.
The bar lasted great. Would recommend to make sure you seal all the holes in the bar so it doesn't rust inside out.
What did you do with the OE Bumper? Did you drill holes or two decide to buy an after market bumper later?
I just left the bumper off. I don't actually mind the look. Plus less weight to make up for the weight of the rack
I wonder if you could install the cross members upside down to form a basket and make it more low profile?
I never thought of that but yeah you probably could. Just have to drill new holes.
Just switch the long poles out to the other side...the holes will face the opposite way and you can install upside down.
@@JM1701ABCD makes sense 👍
How much height does it add from the top of the roof to the top of the rack? (Asking due to garage clearance) great video btw!
About 5-6" . I don't have that jeep anymore. I traded for a Gladiator but I know roughly that's what it would have been.
Have you removed the hardtop qith the rack installed?
I have not but you definitely can
Just a quick question if you can answer please. What is the distance between the hardtop and the top most bars? I want to know if it fits into my garage. Thank you.
I just traded that jeep in. If i were to guess it would of been 4-1/2-5" to the top bars. I just measured my Gladiator hard top. Giving you what I think it was. Hope this helps 👍
@@overlandaf_adventures472 many thanks.
Thanks for the vid. More than a year with this rack. Would you get it again?
Your welcome. It's nice that I see this video has been helpful for others. I should do more install videos 👍
@@overlandaf_adventures472 so would you get the same rack again. Good rack, crappy rack?
@@GreatEgret oh sorry I didn't answer you question 🤦♂️. With what's out on the market now for racks I would get another rack. Something lighter as this added some weight to the jeep but great heavy duty rack. I got my use out of it and the price was a great price.
What was the end result for the rear bumper? Also, is there a passage between the insides of the piping to internally run wires for lights, or will they have to run externally? What did you use for a kayak carrier? (a kayak is the reason for my interest)
I still have not put a bumper on. I am going to put my stock rear bumper back on. I have seen someone where I live cut a hole down through. It works 👍. For my kayak I sit it flat up top with foam insulation they use for piping. You can run wiring as well through the tube bars.
@@overlandaf_adventures472 - please come back with what you did with your rear bumper. Looking to buy an 08' Sahara Unlimited and your review sold me on this rack for a kayaking trip out East end of September. Hate to spend even more $ on an aftermarket bumper. Guess I could run without one. Not sure what you were talking about at the beginning with cutting a two-inch hole and slots or what tools would be required to accomplish it.
@@shawhi1 as of right now I still don't have a back bumper. I am going to put the old stock bumper back on. You will have to drill a hole at the top and from the inside as I did see a guy from home have this done. I just need to do it at some point. I will definitely be doing a video at some point but it can be done. Just have to get the bottom mount bar through. So some good precise cutting.
@@overlandaf_adventures472so the idea is that the bumper and the rack mount will share bolts, stacked on top of one another?
I have a LOD bumper that wraps around and prevents mounting as it is in the way and uses the same holes: im considering fabvinf a foot for each side that mounts to bumper and has a 2” Round extension vertically… o didn’t get the body mounts as I bought mine used and smittybilt does not sell them separately apparently. If you have your body mounts, I would love to buy them from you! Lmk. Thanks! Good video.
@@juaquinwilson596 ya the wrap around bumpers won't work but I have seen a guy cut a hole in the stock bumper and put the rack thru. I am sure there is bumpers out there you can mount the rack to the frame. Just need to do some searching. I bought a steel bumper and the slot was super heavy so I sent it back and never put a bumper on. I will take a look around if I still have those mounts. I did sell my rack used. Got pretty much what I paid for it.
Do the boxes fit inside the jeep or are they too big?
With the seats down yes they will fit
will it support a roof tent for 2 people?
100% it will.
Great video man!! How long did it take you overall?!
Alone it took me 3-4 hours. Hopefully you seeing this video it doesn't take as long 👍
@@overlandaf_adventures472 for sure!!! And my girlfriend will be with we so hopefully I'll not scratch the jeep. I hope it not to bad on yours 🤘🏼😎 thanks again Andy
@@DB7GamingSimulator good idea 👍. It's not that bad on mine. Just glad it's installed
What size tires and lift is that?
33 tires with a 3" on the front an 2" on the back. Spacer kit
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Heard there’s a lot of problems with rust for this model roof rack. Have you experienced that?
Not yet but I feel like they rust if you were to get water inside. So seal any holes. I had this issue when I had my windshield light bar. Rusted from inside out
@@overlandaf_adventures472 thank you. Think I’m going to silicone the holes with gorilla brand silicone.
Six months after I installed mine, it is rusting really badly. I am taking it off now and replacing it with a DeeZee.....I am just so disappointed.
@@robertsack257 that is disappointing. I am only starting to see rust starting in the joints where they connect. I will just touch up with some rust paint like my bumper. I have had almost 3 years now
@@overlandaf_adventures472 If you are putting a heavy rooftop tent...mine is 165lbs, I started seeing a bend at the joints where the rust was.....The DeeZee mounts to the gutters and has pads that distribute weight on the roof. They say it will support up to 200 lbs even though the roof says it maxes out at 150. They said that the design allows for 200....so we will see...I will be disassembling the Smittybilt this weekend. I also plugged all of the holes with silicon, etc....
The service writer at the Jeep dealer said that the 165 lb tent should be OK on the roof.
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Look at the turd cutter on that!
Hahaha My good side