Enthusiast III
found a great spot on top the DIY roof rack to mount my tracks.....may put hi lift on top of tracks....will see.
DIY mount for tracks
- Thread starter Rokketz
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USStrongman
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Did you buy or DIY mounts? I'm switching mine up and trying to figure out the best method to mount mine similar to yours.
Enthusiast III
i just used some 5/16ths by 5" threaded bolts (4) , and a two inch flat stock aluminum strips (width of the tracks) , drilled the holes for the bolts, used nylock nut to hold the bolt to the aluminum strip then used the twist handle bolts (from Home depot in the garden power tools section) to cinch them down, I did have to use a 2" piece of 1/2" conduit as a spacer for each bolt so the twist handle would have clearance to tighten down the tracks...then i used aluminum rivets to mount the flat stock aluminum to my roof rack.
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Enthusiast III
looks like a set of aluminum ramps that are typically used for loading a 4 wheeler onto a trailer or back of a truck (from Harbor Freight)
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Member III
I like the idea of the thumb nuts to hold them down but, I would worry about them becoming loose. I am not sure that is even a problem. I wonder if it would be worth it to drill a small hole in each thumb nut for an automotive hair pin clip and link them to each other like you would do a safety wire so they oppose each other to pull each other tight.
Enthusiast III
The thumb nuts have nylon inserts to keep them from backing off like you me tioned
Enthusiast III
They were like $3.75 for a set of two at Home Depot. The bolts were like $3 with nylon nuts and washers. I already had the flat bar aluminum and the EMT conduit left over from prior DIY projects. But all in all I would say I had like $10 maybe $15 total in the build. I may end up mounting my hi lift on top the tracks will see if I have clearance or not. Trying to keep things low profile as possible.
Member III
Great.. I will have to look for the locking type next time the ones I bought just spin free with no locking.
Enthusiast III
yep, those are great, i have them on my FJ Cruiser between my rhino rack side rails...very strong and configurable (not to easy to drill through though)
Contributor II
Have you seen the locking knob for hi lift jack mount might be so to look at they come with a key for them
Enthusiast III
yeah i saw those,was part of where i got my idea from... but they are expensive
