vashonmm

Hello all, just got a '90 4Runner and found this forum. Thought I'd seek a little advice from all y'all gurus.

I don't have a factory rack/tracks and I was wondering, has anyone tried installing a couple of lengths of angle iron on top of their 4Runner so you can use Yakima raingutter towers and set 3 or more of them farther apart than the weenie 60" that is possible with Yakima's tracks? Looking at the Yakima instructions, it seems like it would be fairly straight forward, use the same sort of threaded inserts and gaskets, bedding and waterproofing methods, drill holes according to their roof support crossbar layout guidelines.

I often need to throw longer materials up there than a short rack would support well. I know there's a curve to the roof, front to back, that would tend to overload a center spreader but I think I can deal with that by careful loading.

What could go wrong?

Any thoughts/ideas would be appreciated. Thanks