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Getting ready to install rhino roof rails on new
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To mount through roof to roll bar since I travel from Houston to Northern Maine twice a year. Worried about stress on rain gutter mount. Curious if anyone has installed this rail system and
If they ran into any issues
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Getting ready to install rhino roof rails on new
Gladiator. Planning
To mount through roof to roll bar since I travel from Houston to Northern Maine twice a year. Worried about stress on rain gutter mount. Curious if anyone has installed this rail system and
If they ran into any issues
With install
Do you mean their Vortex roof bars or Platform system? I assume you mean the platform as I can't see how to mount the Vortex to the roll bar.

If you haven't already bought it, have a look at the Maximus-3 Roof Rack system; it includes a Rhino Rack Platform and brackets to allow it to be mounted through the roof. If you've already bought it, contact @Maximus-3 to see if they'll sell you just their mounting bracket system without the platform.
 

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I installed the rhino HD rack on mine
have ordered a pioneer platform 36long by 56 wide to install on them
heres a pic showing rack still waiting on platform from etrailer.

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Jeep Gladiator Rhino roof rack and rails IMG_1742
Jeep Gladiator Rhino roof rack and rails Rhino2

i have a Leitner rack for my kayaks but also installed a Rhino Pioneer platform to the leitner system sort of a two tier loading in bed
Jeep Gladiator Rhino roof rack and rails IMG_1742
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After the rack came in, reconsidering mounting on the ARE topper instead of the roof of the gladiator. Company rates the CX shell at 400 lbs. rather have the holes drilled in shell than new Jeep. Will post pics once I have the shell and rack mounted
 

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After the rack came in, reconsidering mounting on the ARE topper instead of the roof of the gladiator. Company rates the CX shell at 400 lbs. rather have the holes drilled in shell than new Jeep. Will post pics once I have the shell and rack mounted
Keep in mind that's 400lbs on road. Off road it will likely be half that and the rack/rails will be 60-70lbs of it.

IMO, the roof is fiberglass and easily repaired by a good body shop. If I were doing a roof rack, I would drill the truck roof and mount to the roll bars before I would trust a non-reinforced fiberglass cap.
 

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Finally got my Rhino Pioneer rack on. Went with a 36Lx56W . I kept to a short one so I could still access my front tops.

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Do you have any more photos of this set up? Very interested in running the same.
I'll echo this request. I only need it for light duty so I'm curious if there's an option aside from Maximus-3's drill-through rack.
 

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Finally got my Rhino Pioneer rack on. Went with a 36Lx56W . I kept to a short one so I could still access my front tops.

Jeep Gladiator Rhino roof rack and rails roofrack
I like that a lot. However, if I have a Bestop soft top for the front, I couldn't open it up, with or without cargo, right?
 

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I moved it back about 3" since that pick Im not familiar with the Bestop you'll have to measure how far it goes back, It might rest on the rack ok folded.
Ill send some pics later with everything mounted.
I went with the HD bars because I had them on previous Wrangler. The oval shaped bars would be a little lower on roof ,and the rack would mount with different mounts which would bring it a little lower towards roof. My bars are 60" long.
I ,as said before, like the Rhino brackets although more expensive.
 

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I moved it back about 3" since that pick Im not familiar with the Bestop you'll have to measure how far it goes back, It might rest on the rack ok folded.
Ill send some pics later with everything mounted.
I went with the HD bars because I had them on previous Wrangler. The oval shaped bars would be a little lower on roof ,and the rack would mount with different mounts which would bring it a little lower towards roof. My bars are 60" long.
I ,as said before, like the Rhino brackets although more expensive.
Thanks. I will measure my cover when retracted later on to see if I can get one.

I may not need to anyway, as I have an Ace Upper Decker which gives me a "2nd level" of flat storage, and will be adding on Custom Camping Concept towers and cross bars to the Decker this week, for a Roof Top Tent over the cargo area.
 

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I'll echo this request. I only need it for light duty so I'm curious if there's an option aside from Maximus-3's drill-through rack.
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Thanks. I will measure my cover when retracted later on to see if I can get one.

I may not need to anyway, as I have an Ace Upper Decker which gives me a "2nd level" of flat storage, and will be adding on Custom Camping Concept towers and cross bars to the Decker this week, for a Roof Top Tent over the cargo area.
 

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Their not tightened down on front short rack just loose strap to hold from lifting so no torque is put on them from any bed twist. The Leitner rack is what their latched down too.
Hope this helps and gives you some ideas.
 

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Finally got my Rhino Pioneer rack on. Went with a 36Lx56W . I kept to a short one so I could still access my front tops.

Jeep Gladiator Rhino roof rack and rails rack4

What hardware did you use to attach the Pioneer platform to the crossbars? Also, are the crossbars necessary because of the width? I noticed in some videos you can attach the legs directly to the existing crossbars on the platform, but not sure if its width.
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