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Do you have a steel or plastic bumper?Mine won’t fit with my stock bumper so I’m at a stand still of what to do at the moment
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Do you have a steel or plastic bumper?Mine won’t fit with my stock bumper so I’m at a stand still of what to do at the moment
I’ve got the plastic bumper.Do you have a steel or plastic bumper?
This is very good news! Do you have any design specifics you can share? Speaking for the JLU version, will this be a half-length, 3/4 length, or full cab length rack? How low of a profile are you targeting? Will it be a fully integrated rack system (such as Expedition One or JCR) or a rail/mount and separate platform system (such as Rhino Rack)?We will be coming out with our Roof rack in the second quarter (most likely) of 2021. It will feature the ability to work hand in hand with our Pak Rax system. We are shooting to make this roof rack a modular, low profile rack made of high-quality American made pride.
We are shooting to make a bolt-on/ clamp-on style rack that will be for light-duty adventures and weights. We are also looking to design a roof rack with high weight capacity for your heavy-duty or long trip Overlanders. We are most likely going to be designing these 2 different types to better accommodate our audience so that they can choose the roof rack that is best for them. We will also come out with an accessory that can help you transfer your light duty rack to the heavy-duty style by changing up the mounting style.
See you all on the trail!
Any updates as of December on the release dates?*** We will all update this main post with links as JL roof rack aftermarket options become available ***
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Confirmed / Not Yet Released
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- JCR Offroad (No date given)
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- LOD Offroad (Spring 2018)
- MBRP (No date given)
- Smittybilt (No date given)
- Surco Safari (Spring/Summer 2018)
- Teraflex (No date given)
- Trail FX (working version comparable to their JK rack ... no date given)
- Warrior Products (Spring 2018)
Have not responded to emails
- ARB
- Kargo Master Safari
- Off Camber Productions
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Here is my review!Keep us posted
With pics
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Sweet, thank you for the update and pics...Here is my review!
The Smittybilt Defender SRC 4-door Roof Rack is heavy duty, sturdy, and looks good. I have it installed with my hard top, and plan to switch to my soft top in the summer. I have had it on for several weeks, and I haven’t noticed anything negative other than a MPG lost or so. Wind noise is a little higher, but not really. It took me about a day to install by myself. The hardest part was prying up the trim pieces by the windshield wipers without breaking them. I was surprised that it had light mounts on the front supports bars. Not sure I will use them, but it supports running wires through the roof rack piping. I had to get a stubby antenna, as the stock one would have rubbed against the roof rack.
The roof rack adds about 4-5 inches, so it fits in my garage. It fits with my factory steel bumper, after I removed the plastic gap piece. It does not fit with a factory plastic bumper.
I had 2 issues. My first order, the driver side front support was not bent correctly. Extreme Terrain sent me another one (after I re-boxed and shipped back). The new one installed with no real problems. The second issue is that the instructions sent with the roof rack were different than the ones emailed to me when I contacted SmittyBilt to inquire about fitment with the factory steel bumper. The emailed instructions were way better, but they still weren’t crystal clear. Also, a few washers and what not were missing, but I had spares.
I am happy with this roof rack.
Update: I dropped off my Rubicon for service and looked at the new JLs. I think it may work with stock plastic bumpers for 21' wranglers. The 19' wrangler plastic bumpers appears to be one piece, where the 21' plastic bumpers appear to be in 3 pieces like my 19' steel bumper.
How difficult is it to remove the freedom panels with the rack installed?Here is my review!
The Smittybilt Defender SRC 4-door Roof Rack is heavy duty, sturdy, and looks good. I have it installed with my hard top, and plan to switch to my soft top in the summer. I have had it on for several weeks, and I haven’t noticed anything negative other than a MPG lost or so. Wind noise is a little higher, but not really. It took me about a day to install by myself. The hardest part was prying up the trim pieces by the windshield wipers without breaking them. I was surprised that it had light mounts on the front supports bars. Not sure I will use them, but it supports running wires through the roof rack piping. I had to get a stubby antenna, as the stock one would have rubbed against the roof rack.
The roof rack adds about 4-5 inches, so it fits in my garage. It fits with my factory steel bumper, after I removed the plastic gap piece. It does not fit with a factory plastic bumper.
I had 2 issues. My first order, the driver side front support was not bent correctly. Extreme Terrain sent me another one (after I re-boxed and shipped back). The new one installed with no real problems. The second issue is that the instructions sent with the roof rack were different than the ones emailed to me when I contacted SmittyBilt to inquire about fitment with the factory steel bumper. The emailed instructions were way better, but they still weren’t crystal clear. Also, a few washers and what not were missing, but I had spares.
I am happy with this roof rack.
Update: I dropped off my Rubicon for service and looked at the new JLs. I think it may work with stock plastic bumpers for 21' wranglers. The 19' wrangler plastic bumpers appears to be one piece, where the 21' plastic bumpers appear to be in 3 pieces like my 19' steel bumper.
It is winter now, so I haven't taken them off. My guess is it won't be a problem. I have the cross bars installed, so they don't interfere with removing the freedom panels.How difficult is it to remove the freedom panels with the rack installed?
Just saw this, thanks for the review. Can confirm that my '20 Sahara has a 3-piece rear plastic bumper.Here is my review!
The Smittybilt Defender SRC 4-door Roof Rack is heavy duty, sturdy, and looks good. I have it installed with my hard top, and plan to switch to my soft top in the summer. I have had it on for several weeks, and I haven’t noticed anything negative other than a MPG lost or so. Wind noise is a little higher, but not really. It took me about a day to install by myself. The hardest part was prying up the trim pieces by the windshield wipers without breaking them. I was surprised that it had light mounts on the front supports bars. Not sure I will use them, but it supports running wires through the roof rack piping. I had to get a stubby antenna, as the stock one would have rubbed against the roof rack.
The roof rack adds about 4-5 inches, so it fits in my garage. It fits with my factory steel bumper, after I removed the plastic gap piece. It does not fit with a factory plastic bumper.
I had 2 issues. My first order, the driver side front support was not bent correctly. Extreme Terrain sent me another one (after I re-boxed and shipped back). The new one installed with no real problems. The second issue is that the instructions sent with the roof rack were different than the ones emailed to me when I contacted SmittyBilt to inquire about fitment with the factory steel bumper. The emailed instructions were way better, but they still weren’t crystal clear. Also, a few washers and what not were missing, but I had spares.
I am happy with this roof rack.
Update: I dropped off my Rubicon for service and looked at the new JLs. I think it may work with stock plastic bumpers for 21' wranglers. The 19' wrangler plastic bumpers appears to be one piece, where the 21' plastic bumpers appear to be in 3 pieces like my 19' steel bumper.