Constructed from high quality steel tubing and supported with heavy duty bracketry, the Smittybilt SRC Roof Rack system provides extreme toughness, confident stability, and superb convenience, making it the complete package.
It looks that it was assembled before, had some damage and a few stripped bolts, but other than works great.
Installation was simple and the track feels extremely sturdy.
The product is great, looks great , easily installed by myself. But shipping sucked , took 2 months to get here.
I've had this on my 03 TJ for a few years now. I really like this rack, versatile and easy to use. I didn't have to modify anything with the stock bumper like other people mentioned. The instructions are poor but with a little fiddling, I figured it out. The hardware isn't great and the plastic knobs strip easily but it was easy enough to replace a few bolts with better hardware. Powder coating seems a bit thin and I have developed a few light rust spots in some areas but It has seen a lot of use so it's to be expected.The wind noise created by the rack was brutal so I added a wind deflector which took care of that problem. This might sound like a lot of issues but the were all easily taken care of and the rack has been great and really helpful for multi-day trips etc.
The instructions are pretty bad, yes. The bolts included are poor quality. Also, yes, I did have to grind the holes in the rear uprights to make them larger. Take some time a research this rack on google. The resources aren't abundant, but there are some videos and other good tidbits out there. To save you some time, here is what I ran into installing this on my stock 2006 TJ. Rear Uprights: The hex on the flange nuts on my rear bumper are 18mm. I'm mentioning this because every metric set I own jumps from 17mm to 19mm. I learned that after severely rounding off one of those nuts. If you end up needing to find a replacement or two, they're M12-1.75 flange nuts. Also, like I said, I had to grind out the holes on the rear upright. The bolts included for the rear upright are much smaller than the stock bolts. I'd rather use the stock bolts, so that's why I chose to grind out the holes. I bought a Dremel Lite, and used the included grinding bit. It took about an hour of grinding and sizing. In the photo, you can get an idea of how much you'll need to grind and where. It was taken about 1-2 grinding sessions before it fit. Front uprights: The bolts here confuse me. They send you 1/4-20tpi bolts, but the factory thread is 5/16-18tpi. (They remove with a T40 torx bit, use caution, they strip easily) I purchased some higher quality 5/16 -18tpi x 1 inch long bolts to use instead, but I did use the included washers. The lower door hinge bolts don't screw into nuts, they is a single, metal backing plate that they both thread into. This will fall off if you remove both bolts. You can have someone hold it for you when you attach the front upright. Or you can buy a 5/16-18 allthread screw (threaded rod/headless screw). You unscrew one bolt, screw in the allthread, unscrew second bolt, mount upright , screw bolt into open hole, remove allthread, and screw second bolt into second hole. Everything else is pretty cut and dry. Don't tighten anything until the entire rack is assembled. Use a deadblow hammer to get pieces fitting correctly. In the instruction lingo, overhead bars means 'bars that run from front to back,' and cross bars run driver side to passenger side. That's all I can think of right now. I spent more time googling nut and bolt sizes and hunting down replacements than I did actually installing the rack. I I consider the 'sweat equity' this project requires to be an exceptional trade off for the price, and I didn't buy a TJ so that I could pay somebody else to wrench on it. t's a solid rack and I have no idea how much different a $1,000 version could possibly be. I paid less than $300 for this, 4wp shipped it to my door for free, and it showed up in 3 business days. This was my first time purchasing from 4wp and it was a phenomenal experience.
Q: Will this rack work on a Jeep that has had a body lift installed? Answer this question
A: Yes it will work. The kit comes with several extensions to account for the body lift
Answered by Cal 1947 from Dayton, Nevada on 05/06/2022
A: I don’t see why it wouldn’t because of the mount points .
Answered by SwitchbackJack from Williams Arizona on 04/28/2022
A: I have this smittybilt rack on my TJ with a lift and it works perfectly
Answered by KaLi from Badlands, Ca on 04/27/2022
Q: Is this rack compatable with Smittybilt SRC Gen2 Rear Bumper (Black) - 76614? Answer this question
A: Yes, the SRC Roof Rack will work with the Smittybilt SRC Gen2 Rear Bumper (Black) - PN: S/B76614
Answered by Dave from 4WP HQ on 04/27/2022
A: PN: S/B76717 Rack Notes: WILL ONLY WORK WITH SMITTYBILT SRC REAR BUMPERS GEN 1&2, GEN 2 XRC AND FACTORY BUMPERS IF THEY MOUNT REAR UPRIGHTS TO BODY (DRILLING REQUIRED) * WILL BOLT UP TO FRAME WITH XRC GEN 1 BUMPERS*
Answered by Dave from 4WP HQ on 04/27/2022
Q: Are the cross bars included. Also what is the distance from top of cross bar to top of roof and distance from top of main bars to roof. and distance from farthest rear bar roof roof. My Jeep roof is 76.5" tall and I only have 82" clear to get in garage. Answer this question
A: Yes it comes with the cross bars, I recommend leaving the front one off so the freedom tops or soft top are easier to access. The distance from the top of the cross bar to my hard top is 5.25”. The cross bars sit higher than the support bars to if you can make the clearance work for the cross bars you’re good to go.
Answered by Kortny86 from Atlanta, GA on 01/28/2022
A: Cross bars are included. I haven't installed the rack on my Jk yet.
Answered by Rottweilerman from Newbury Park, California on 01/23/2022
Q: What wind fairing/size would work with this rack? Answer this question
A: If you're looking to reduce wind noise, we found we have little to no major increase in wind noise with this rack. The round design of the frame seems to let the wind flow around the tubes without creating excess noise. Ours is installed on a 2010 JKU.
Answered by Mark from Jacksonville, FL on 01/03/2022
A: I built my own. I actually found that a 6" wide x 52" long fairing fit well but having it on the front bar produced a good bit of noise. I'll have to try a much wider fairing. I used the same size but only about 48" or so wide for the first crossbar (one back from the front bar). The reason being is I have a solar panel mounted in between the first and second crossbar. Wind from the windshield was coming up and hitting the underside of the solar panel and causing a good bit of noice. The fairing on the crossbar works very well to stop that, fwiw.
Answered by JPolk from Atlanta, GA on 01/03/2022
Q: 2016 JK Rubicon 4D / Smittybilt XRC Gen 2 Rear Bumper: Will I need to cut the bumper in order to fit to frame with this setup? Answer this question
A: No. The rack comes with brackets to drill and mount to body OR it has brackets to mount to the frame. It uses the same nut plates you used to attach the bumper to the frame. We are running XRC Gen 1 on one Jeep and a Gen 2 on the other. The rack hardware includes longer bolts and spacers to fill the gap between the rack and frame created by the bumper.
Answered by Mark from Jacksonville, FL on 11/22/2021
A: No. The bumper angles back to accommodate it. You can always email Smittybilt but I have the SRC bumper and it angles back just like the XRC.
Answered by JPolk from Atlanta, GA on 11/12/2021
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