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There comes a time in every cherokee's life where there just isn't enough room to store stuff. No room for recovery equipment, spare tires, duffle bags and on and on and on... I've long since decided that although I did have a XJ that I still didn't have enough room for my gear if I had my full size spare laying on the floor in the back. I have had my eye on a safari style roof rack for a while not only because of the cool look it adds to the truck but also for the ability to be able to haul stuff on the roof.

Since my truck is a 1988 model the factory roof rack leaves a lot to be desired. The cross rails are VERY flimsy and could barely keep a small object from touching the roof. I tried to put spare on the factory cross rails and the weight of the tried caused the rails to bend and touch the roof. Obviously this isn't good and it was very annoying as the tire and rack would tap the roof at every bump. The other problem with the factory roof rack is that the rails are bolted into rubber stoppers with nuts inserted in them.,two of which had already pulled out so I wanted a safari rack that could be mounted to the rain gutters.

This led me on the great search for rack suppliers. These are some that I've found:

Garvin's rain gutter mount

My rain gutter mount

 

http://www.garvin-industries.com
Garvin Industries
316 Millar Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92020 By - Bob Mock "Treat the trails like you treat your truck, you cherish it, you respect it, you take care of it, you don't abuse it, and most of all you fix it." - Mock