Mad Hatter
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There have been various threads over the last 3 years about the load limits for gutter-mounted roof racks. FCA or Stellantis or whoever they are this week put a meek 100 pound limit in the 2018 Owner's Manual, likely due to the plastic/fiberglass gutters, but that doesn't say if that is a limit with close tolerances or is a limit with a safety margin.
Has anyone out there actually broken their gutters with their roof rack? If so, what were the circumstances, i.e., what were you hauling?
Maybe a corollary question would be, has anyone obviously exceeded the 100-pound limit without issue? If so, what were the circumstances, i.e., what were you hauling?
Obviously FCA has to be conservative when it comes to setting safety limits, but perhaps with some usage data we can better understand if there are circumstances where we might push the limit.
Thanks, all!
Has anyone out there actually broken their gutters with their roof rack? If so, what were the circumstances, i.e., what were you hauling?
Maybe a corollary question would be, has anyone obviously exceeded the 100-pound limit without issue? If so, what were the circumstances, i.e., what were you hauling?
Obviously FCA has to be conservative when it comes to setting safety limits, but perhaps with some usage data we can better understand if there are circumstances where we might push the limit.
Thanks, all!
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