4WD boggins, rollovers, crashes, fires, creek crossings gone wrong and recoveries.

[dno67]

I’ve been thinking to use 8mm pop rivers to rivet steel plates to the roof and then rivet the rails to the plates. I own this thing which makes it quite easy https://sydneytools.com.au/product/...s-brushless-accubird-pro-rivet-tool-combo-kit.

With that said I have a 42inch stedi light bar, 20 litre Jerry can and roof pod with recovery straps as the only stuff I carry up there so I’m hopeful.

Yer, most of the roof is just rubbish thin tin.
Any factory mounting points will have a secondary plate most likely with a bit of shape designed in it, to add strength while spreading the load over an area.
Your idea, would certainly be better than a few nutserts through the roof skin.

 

[CaptainBanana]

Being threaded into the frame like many modern cars is better than shitty nutserts into the roof skin.

 

[boobook]

Must check my roof rack.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10156435474850777

Not sure what you mean Roger.. Everything seemed to be lashed to the RR perfectly. Nothing moved on the Roof Rack.

 

[MrPoopypants]

I’ve been thinking to use 8mm pop rivers to rivet steel plates to the roof and then rivet the rails to the plates. I own this thing which makes it quite easy https://sydneytools.com.au/product/...s-brushless-accubird-pro-rivet-tool-combo-kit.

With that said I have a 42inch stedi light bar, 20 litre Jerry can and roof pod with recovery straps as the only stuff I carry up there so I’m hopeful.

Safer driving behind you blokes than in front! Don't stand on the brakes! (Mind you, I'm not going to check how Ford mounted mine!)
PP

 

[CaptainBanana]

Safer driving behind you blokes than in front! Don't stand on the brakes! (Mind you, I'm not going to check how Ford mounted mine!)
PP

Seems corrugated roads usually tear them out.... I know I don't feel confident with mine even though it has the factory limit of just 60kg