anyone make a roof rack for a suburban? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

zsimp · 03-22-2009, 04:10 PM

I'm looking at picking up a 1986 suburban tomorrow, and I'm curious if anyone makes a roof rack for these? It seems like since I've joined the army, I never have enough room for soldiers and gear, and I figure if I had a roof rack we could toss our stuff up there and have more room in the truck for bodies. I've been looking around on here and haven't found much except custom ones, and right now I dont really have the tooling to build one here. Lemme know if anyone knows of a production rack or at least someone who makes them. Preferably in the Fayetteville, NC area if anyone makes one that is fairly custom.

Cheepin · 03-22-2009, 05:06 PM

All you need is a welder and a way to cut the tubing.Use some square tube and build one.Do a search for Confer.They build all kinds of racks.

zsimp · 03-22-2009, 06:10 PM

I think I will just build one. No one makes one long enough for what I want. I figure I'll go pick up a welder and see if I can find some long square tubing and go at it.

03-22-2009, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
zsimp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 103230 Location: fayetteville, NC Posts: 25	anyone make a roof rack for a suburban? I'm looking at picking up a 1986 suburban tomorrow, and I'm curious if anyone makes a roof rack for these? It seems like since I've joined the army, I never have enough room for soldiers and gear, and I figure if I had a roof rack we could toss our stuff up there and have more room in the truck for bodies. I've been looking around on here and haven't found much except custom ones, and right now I dont really have the tooling to build one here. Lemme know if anyone knows of a production rack or at least someone who makes them. Preferably in the Fayetteville, NC area if anyone makes one that is fairly custom.

03-22-2009, 05:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cheepin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1792 Location: Parachute,CO Posts: 2,370	All you need is a welder and a way to cut the tubing.Use some square tube and build one.Do a search for Confer.They build all kinds of racks. __________________ CJJuggy.FI406/465/205/D60/14bolt FF on 39.5 Swampers.Kids 70Jeepster fullwidth on 34/9.50 swampers.

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03-22-2009, 06:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
zsimp Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 103230 Location: fayetteville, NC Posts: 25	I think I will just build one. No one makes one long enough for what I want. I figure I'll go pick up a welder and see if I can find some long square tubing and go at it.