Does anyone know where to get the "SUV extension" for this rack? I need to move long stuff only occasionally, and want to do it a truck cab height.
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We had a 17' canoe that we wanted to haul to our son. 5' truck bed then tail gate down and 3' to 4' out was this extension. We still had approx 7' hanging out, however, with ratchet straps it was solid in place and we had no issues driving on the highway with it. Great product. Don't forget the hitch pin that doesn't come with it.
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I own a pickup, not a SUV, so I'm not sure what you are asking about a "SUV extension" but believe you may be asking if the bed extender can be positioned so that you can carry long items on the roof of your vehicle. The parts can be positioned so that the extender is even with the roof of your vehicle and I do not believe you would need a "SUV extender" as long as you have a trailer hitch on your SUV. I have only used my bed extender to haul long items in the bed of my Ranger pickup, not on my roof, but I could do so with the basic extender without needing any additional parts other than tie down straps. I own a pickup, not a SUV, so I'm not sure what you are asking about a "SUV extension" but believe you may be asking if the bed extender can be positioned so that you can carry long items on the roof of your vehicle. The parts can be positioned so that the extender is even with the roof of your vehicle and I do not believe you would need a "SUV extender" as long as you have a trailer hitch on your SUV. I have only used my bed extender to haul long items in the bed of my Ranger pickup, not on my roof, but I could do so with the basic extender without needing any... » Read More I own a pickup, not a SUV, so I'm not sure what you are asking about a "SUV extension" but believe you may be asking if the bed extender can be positioned so that you can carry long items on the roof of your vehicle. The parts can be positioned so that the extender is even with the roof of your vehicle and I do not believe you would need a "SUV extender" as long as you have a trailer hitch on your SUV. I have only used my bed extender to haul long items in the bed of my Ranger pickup, not on my roof, but I could do so with the basic extender without needing any additional parts other than tie down straps. « Show Less
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I own a pickup, not a SUV, so I'm not sure what you are asking about a "SUV extension" but believe you may be asking if the bed extender can be positioned so that you can carry long items on the roof of your vehicle. The parts can be positioned so that the extender is even with the roof of your vehicle and I do not believe you would need a "SUV extender" as long as you have a trailer hitch on your SUV. I have only used my bed extender to haul long items in the bed of my Ranger pickup, not on my roof, but I could do so with the basic extender without needing any additional parts other than tie down straps.
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I have the same rack, all I did design a longer stinger to allow room for the bike rack. This rack is on my motorhome ,I use the Velcro straps then rap a cable lock around bikes and the ladder and holds well. The mount for my rack 2"x21/4" with a 3/4 bolt to crank it down. Jim ..jimgil.@aol.com
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Extending the shank might adversly effect the weight distribution and sway control of the hitch. I would recommend contacting the engineers at Andersen. You are changing factory specs, so better check first
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it's very easy to intall- takes a few minutes max. open the lift gate, set the rack in the bed, dangle the anchor straps behind the lift gate, close the lift gate on the anchor straps, tighten the straps. I usually lock the lift gate too, but this is for stability not security (you can easily steal these by cutting the straps). For security on wrap a cable lock around the trucks ubolt and the rack. I've had mine for a few years and love it. Not sure it will work on a 29" wheel, so you might want to check that if applicable. Mine are all 26"
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Hey B, Based on the size of your truck I would think no problem, my truck is a F150 and I still have a lot of room to adjust the ladder racks in or out.
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In my opion you will want a sturdier rack for a SUV. Meaning one that has 6 tie down straps instead of 4 like this one. The two more tie downs are the side ones that will keep any side-by-side sway at bay, which will be more for a suv. PS. If you have a hitch then take a look at hitch mounted racks.
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The top rails are exactly 8' long, so tney wouldn't extend over the cab much if any with an 8' bed. I think they make a version with longer rails.
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Jeff; I am away from my home, so not able to measure. However, I'll pass along my experience in case it could help others. I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler that I mount the cargo carrier on. It has a swing out spare tire rack. When it swings out it was hitting the tailgate side of the carrier. I ended up modifying that side by lowering it 1 3/4 inches in my case. It wasn't hard to do. Required drilling some new bolt holes, sliding down to the desirable height, rebolting about six vertical supports and cutting the excess off, and grinding them smoothe.. So, the outcome is the carrier sides are slated toward the tailgate and there was enough clearance now for the spare rack to swing out.
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David,I have a camper van with the spare wheel mounted on the back door. That was the reason I got the extension. It works great with mybicycle rack. It extends beyond the wheel/tire and I use it when I go camping and want to take my mountain bike.
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Somebody makes receiver hitch extensions for use with big truck bed campers. I've seen those carry heavy trailers. If you built the cycle carrier substituting that piece for the piece that comes with the kit it might work. Pop ups don't have much tongue weight. This is idle speculation. I haven't tested it, but that's how I'd do it
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It should work great. I have mine mounted on Thule racks that fit my GMC pick up bed which is not the same application as you have. However, my son has a Toyota 4runner that he has his box mounted on and it works great. Also, my other son mounted my box on his Audi Q5 to transport ski equipment and it worked great and looked good. Both SUV's that I mentioned are similar in size to yours. Functionally, the box works great. Thule did a good job and the price from Amazon was hard to beat.
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It comes as a set of two racks. One in the front and one in the back so one purchase will suffice. I however, was unable to mount mine to my SUV because the factory roof racks are too large in diameter for them to attach. There may be a different adapter I could use but I haven't put forth the effort. It's still sitting in my garage unused. And I only live 3 hours from the Alps.
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I bought this rack mainly to use on our 5th wheel but so far have only used it on the pickup truck. As the bike wheels sit in the rack holders they don't really hang down but with the rack coming straight out from the receiver hitch (which is already below bumper height) the wheels then are below the bumper. I have found no problems with ground clearance. If that is your concern I guess you could get one of those step up adapters to raise the rack a few inches. Hope that helps. Cheers. PS my rack will not be bolted to the bumper as my 5th wheel has a receiver hitch as well.
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I suppose you can get an adapter to do so-------that would cause the rack to be extended out further and not sure that is a good idea. I also think that it might wobble around a bit unless you could get a bolt through connection.
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I am towing a popup camper, and am having no issues with clearance. Worst case, I would think, is that you may need an extended draw bar. I would try it first to see if it works without it, and then buy one if needed. We love this bike rack, by the way. I hope that helps.
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We have a suv and it easily lifts into the back. It weighs less than 100 lbs and is lightest when battery is removed and this is very easy to do. It simply Unlocks and lifts out with ,handle of case battery is enclosed into. You can get a rack that attatches to a hitch on car that it will easily go up on. We transport it in this manner when we need the space in suv for other things. This rack is quite inexpensive.
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The bar that goes into the hitch is actually about 29" long with about 9" extending past the basket. The 20" under the basket fits between two guide tracks. There are three bolts running all the way through the tracks at 7" spacing. I suppose you could add another 7" to the 9" extension by moving the bar out and leaving one bolt fastener off if there was a clearance problem with your vehicle but that might compromise the basket's load capacity. Not advocating for anyone to move the bar--just saying it could be done.