Finally my 5th gen can fit the same Skybox as my 4th gen could....
Posted May 8, 2022, 8:56 PM UTC
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What size box is that?
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18
The 16 would have fit on the original rack, but we already had the 18...
18 does not fit on the oem racks without interference with the lift gate.
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Interesting. Im digging it.
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Green with envy here. I have the OEM Pro roof rack. Added it to my ORP as an add on when I ordered it. It didn’t take me long after joining this Reddit that I realized it wasn’t a rack that would work for what I want. Tried to cancel it, but it was already ordered and delivered to dealer. Now I’m just waiting (& saving) to replace it.
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Do you have a pic from the rear? I’m looking at adding a skybox or something similar but I want to mount it slightly offset so I can still put my gazelle tent up there. Those things are super inconvenient to pack.
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I took it off to stuff the truck back in the garage - but I can throw it back on - what are you looking for?
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How far offset you can install this, and roughly how many inches of space you’d have on the side to put a big tent bag.
Pic from the web so show size of the bag.
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You get 16 inches with the box fully on the rack, 19.5 with just the hooks on the rack and the box hanging off.
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You are amazing. That’s exactly what I needed!
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I've been getting ready to put a skybox on and came to a similar conclusion.
Went with Victory 4x4 full length when I saw it was going to be 450-500 bucks for the towers and crossbars from Yakima I figured I might as well get what I wanted instead.
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Tore off the largely useless OEM rack - replaced it with a Sherpa - and it's perfect.
My biggest concern was the clearance of the box mounting hooks - but turns out there is actually plenty of clearance:
https://i.imgur.com/iUedJux.png
Have you had any wind noise at highway speeds with just the sherpa? Installed mine 1 month ago and it drones. Not expecting it to be totally quiet just not obnoxiously loud.
Have not noticed any issues, have you tried adjusting the deflector up/down a bit?
Frankly the only drone I generally hear on the highway is the goofy TRD PRO boy racer exhaust...
Edit: Also - keep in mind that I replaced the OEM shopping cart ( this thing https://i.imgur.com/DSe1ERq.png ) that used to be on my roof with this rack - so I can't imagine that this rack with a lower profile is going to be any louder than what I used to have, so my point of reference is going to be very different from someone who went from no rack to - well any rack at all.