Will the canoe cradles slide over the crossbar, or do you have to remove the crossbars from the towers first?
613600
Both Yakima and Thule canoe cradles snap over the bars by removing the tightner bolt first. Most likely you will have to offest carry your boat unless your boat is 36 inch spread or less, most canoes are 43-46 inch wide. this means one set of cradles inside the grabs and one set of cradles offset outside your car top grabs.Thule close up shot here.http://www.etrailer.com/Watersport-Carriers/Thule/TH579XT.html
613601
These will slip off of the bar without removing the towers after removing a nut & bolt they slide staight up
613602
You do not have to remove the crossbars - the canoe cradles are open at the bottom - they are held on by the bolt with the thumb-type screw. Very good system. Carried my 16 ft Old Town over 12,000 highway miles with no problems.
613603
If you remove the bolt from the cradle it will just pop right on then reinsert bolt and tighten.
2062691
I know they fit Thule square crossbars; (they work great w/ mine). They also supposedly work w/ Yakima round bars and aero-style bars. The brackets are heavy duty and a universal shape to accommodate different shaped crossbars. I am very happy with the Malone carriers; got 2 sets last year and hauled 2 kayaks everywhere. Rock solid carriers.
1004503
If you are planning to mount the carriers to your rack's crossbars, you will have an issue with too much weight. They are similar to the crossbars on my 2002 Ford Taurus Wagon. The stock hardware will mount to a crossbar that is no more then 1-7/8" wide by about 1-1/4" deep. I priced aftermarket crossbars from Thule and Yakima and found them to be over $300. I ended up making my own that locked into the rack channels on each side of the roof. I used 1" black steel water pipe and used U-Bolts for the hardware. Unless you are willing to buy some crossbars or can fabricate them yourself, these are not the racks for you.
1279455
bolts run across the top of the frame and under. metal plates are provided to bolt into from the back side. i did not use them because my trailer had a swivel mount welded on and i just removed the jacks swivel and keeper and it fit right on my adapter. i have used these jacks for many years on many different boat trailers. i highly recommend them.
624192
That's a tricky question with no one right answer. The bars are vary strong but how is the weight distributed? The mounts would be of greater concern especially how they attach to the roof. I have had no problems with 4 bikes or two canoes. The bars will do the job, just use good judgement on the rest.
1968608
Installing the carriers was very easy, so I would think removing them wouldn't pose much of a problem. Just unscrew the wing nuts.
1194128
You can loosen, adjust and re-tighten the cross bars to what you need. I slid mine as far front and back they could go.
440453
I had padded grips on my handlebars, so it was just easier to remove them first and replace them after installing the handlebars into the stem. I had to cut the grips to get them off, but I just rapped them with athletic tape after putting them back on.
1711675
I put the Universal roof J racks on my SUV and I love them. had a different kind before and I hated them. Our kayaks laid on a sponge thing before and I hated them but I love the universal Roof J rack. I'm sure they would work on track crossbars
1743732
No. It sounds like you are referring to "Side Rails" which run front to back of your vehicle (parallel to the Kayak). You will need Crossbars that run from Side-to-side (Perpendicular to Kayak). These racks straddle the cross bars.
70720
You might check their website. I had cross bars on my roof rack and they mounted no problem.
2177032
The base of the upper will set on the lower one and not slide as there's a groove created by the top's base. They include hardware to secure it, but I haven't used it.
1968603
Depending on how well the mounts fit your crossbars, it could take a lot of adjusting/finagling to take them on and off. I plan to leave mine on all summer/fall and just take them off in winter. They fold so flat, though, that clearance is not likely to be a problem. If your car is that tight in your garage, I would be impressed.
1497177
The cross bars are difficult to install and poorly documented. I set my cross bars to max wheel base distance apart for max kayak stability.Aside from that... I use two Thule 835 Pro folding kayak rack systems. I carry a huge 14 footer and a slightly smaller 12 footer.It handles them safely and securely. Easy to load and unload.
367974
I have both a Thule bike and kayak rack mounted to my factory cross bars...the kayak rack is not an issue at all...there is a slight lean for the bike but if someone were not to be looking for the lean it wouldn't be noticeable. Also, having seen other crossbars with racks...I think the overall look is better with the factory bars (gear mounted) not to mention they are more aerodynamic...I am completely satisfied and I am an unapologetic perfectionist...hope this helps.
164496
It tightens down on square cross bars perfectly....i have two sportrack kayak holders on square bars...no probs...
43001
I don't think so. The towers are assembled first and the beam for the swings attaches to the lower tower. You could build it without slides and ladder or rock wall access to the tower decks for the interim.