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When I drive down to Brissie in 11 days, 9 hrs and 34 minutes, I really really really want to take my Kayak as well. Really....
As I've yet to source a reasonably priced and useful roof rack for the TJ, I was wondering if the soft top frame would be able to handle the weight? The Kayak weighs approx 30-40 kgs, and would have to be tied down front and rear.
Any ideas/experiences/funny stories?
Now 11 days, 9 hrs, and 31 minutes.....
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Couldn't you position the weight across the windscreen and the roll bar - or too far forward? I guess you should also consider any down force from the aerodynamics - 40 kgs might be a lot more if it is being pushed downwards by the wind... or a lot lighter ;)
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I did think about that, and it made sense...problem being when the top is up, the frame is higher than the roll bar.
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why not just fold the top down then use the roll bar and windscreen ??

I saw Jeep do this at a car show once so if it breaks blame them [img]graemlins/moon.gif[/img] of course i have no idea if this will work and what the forces would be [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
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3000km with the top down? mmmm......
30+ sunblock or drive at night......
and take a raincoat!
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take the rear side windows flaps out, and hang the kayet side ways, and hang red tag on each end..
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3000km with the top down? mmmm......
30+ sunblock or drive at night......
and take a raincoat!
Yeah its a Jeep thing just do it
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