Hilux Dual Cab Roof Rack
The Touring Dual Cab ute Roof Rack is the ultimate low and strong tent mount with the versatility of a roof rack as well when the tent is removed...
This Rack is designed to take roof top tents up to 150kgs in weight and extends the rack length available on dual cab vehicles to 1750mm -
The Kit Includes:
FEET
4 X 3mm - 77 degree inward folded roof rail feet.
8 x 5mm Grip M8 Nutserts, 8 x 3mm Grip Nutserts, Washers and 8x40mm High Tensile Bolts, 8 x 35mm M8 High Tensile bolts, 8 x 10mm Aluminium Laser cut spacers for packing out the feet for the perfect level fit up inside the Utes roof channel.,
2 x ONE PIECE ROOF RAILS -
Outwards Folded to 77 Degrees and slotted to take the FEET above - 3mm mm Mild Steel folded and Powdercoated Black. Pre - Slotted
8 x 20mm -M8 High Tensile Bolts, Nuts and Washers
ROOF BARS
3 x Your Choice of Width Roof bars / 1350, 1470, 1550mm - Powdercoated
16 x 20mm HEx Bolts and Nylocks for roof BAR planks,
NOTE: The Awning brackets and Awning in the pictures above are not included in the RACK KIT.
ABOUTThe 3 Cross bars are included in the kit Are our own Tough Touring TOP HAT Bar planks) - These slats are bolted to our roof rail system for an ultra low fitup and easy removing of the tent. Awnings can be run on the rack independently to the tent if desired using our UP mount awning to rack kits. The kit includes all mounting hardware and is designed to handle tent and awning load combinations in extreme terrain.
Tents up to 1600mm wide can be fitted, and at time of writing we are supporting the Hilux as well as following vehicles : Amarok , Ford Ranger, Hilux, Isuzu, Triton. Please contact us if your interested in installing this kit but your vehicle is not listed .
The Tough Touring Dual Cab Roof Rail Racks can be used Effectively as a stand alone rack (without a tent). Usually Bolting your tent to two of included the planks will secure it, The tent would typically remain fixed to the planks when removed, Simply unbolt the two planks from the outside edge of the rail and lift the tent and planks straight up and off. Two more Optional planks can be purchased here "top hat bar planks" if you wish to replace them temporarily while the tent is off for a fully functioning touring rack as per the black Hiulx Pictured above.
The Tough Touring Dual Cab Roof racks Kit is specifically designed First and Foremost to be fitted directly between your dual cab and a roof top tent. All our Testing Thus far has shown that Rack and Tent produce little wind noise when fitted correctly to All Tested Dual Cab Utes.
No Fitting Instructions are included with the Kit, Fitting time (For Professionals) Basic Advice is given below in Tech Detail Section. Tough Touring expects racks such as this one is to be fitted by expert vehicle/rack fitters, as many Dual cabs have Air bags jammed into the roof cavities and expert fitting is reccommended for correct adherence to state road safety laws and a quality job overall...
All components manufactured in Australia, they are Sand blasted for maximium paint durability and Finished in Dulux Black Textura Powdercoat and Baked at over 500 Degrees Celcius for Ultimate durability.
Please note that Tough Touring has not taken into consideration your vehicles stability or road handling characteristics, designed for maximum strength in off road conditions at low speed.
Please adhere to reccommended vehicle roof loads where possible and drive to the conditions with safety.
Overloaded roof racks can cause dire handling effects on all vehicles, and will adversely effect your cornering and braking speeds.
Tech detail - PROFESSIONAL FITTERS NOTES
This Kit gives the Dual Cab roof a 1750mm long / 4 plank roof rack with access to the underside of single skin planks making direct Boltup fitment of accessories possible.
The Rack cansit between 15mm and 40mm off most vehicle models roof skin when installed and planks are a simple Top Hat Design - 3mm thick ( 25mm thick including sides where folded in c shape) The Top Hat Bar planks are immenselvy Ridgid and Lightweight - Made with Quality Australian Aluminium.Some Modern Dual cab 4wd will have 8 x M6 Bolts inset into the roof mounting plates. Some Such as the Amarok and Nissan Navara dont have any. (The Amarok only has 4 from factory) We would reccomment drilling the existing 6mm mounts out to 10.5mm and inserting the included m8 Nutserts for added strength. In the case of vehicles (Like the Amarok) only having 2 bolt points factory each side, mark and drill 2 more each side using the rack feet as a template to achieve a strong install (4 x M8 Bolts each side).
Instructions on fitting these racks are not included. If you are not a Experienced Rack Fitter complicatons with Air bags and inserting / drilling into your roof blind is not reccommended - CHECK POSITIONING OF AIR BAGS BEFORE DRILLING INTO THE ROOF.
Fitting times for professionals using the Stage 3 Kit vary on experience from 1/2 day to up to 2 full days in the case of roof lining out / air bags / Studs present etc and fitting times vary greatly dependent on the vehicle make and model.
Our Top Hat Bar Planks can be ordered / 0ptioned in longer sizes up to 1550mm but come standard Unless Specified at 1350mm to match almost all quality roof top tents. (Bundutop, Eezi Awn, Boss RT1, Camp King, Moremi Sport, Crazy Dog k1 and The Bush company Tents.for professional fitters Time for Installatioin should be as below:
For vehicles without any Track in the roof - Fitting any rack requires headlining removal and addition of Steel retainer plates inside the roof lining. Headliner removal and through bolting of top plates can add signifigant risk of accidental damage through dents, head lining damage and tears etc if not handled by a professional. We Manufacture Rack feet with LARGE BASE plates for these vehicles. If required let us know in the NOTES section of your order.
Through Cab / Plate mounting increases Tough Touring Racks strength significantly - however it is not necessary in most cases to achieve quoted strengh.
SHIPPING
More information can be found here.
Check that your Hilux has Mounting Bolt holes..
check the roof for roof raxk mounting bolt holes... if it doesnt have any - and it has curtain airbags - You will probably need a professional VEhicle/Rack fitters will need to find safe positions to mount the through bolts required to secure the rack and load.
2020 onward dual cans can be Challenging vehicle to deck out with roof racks / rtt or pole less awings ... Possibly due to increased Safety requiremtsn, Manufacturers have litterly fillled the cavity space in the roof with airbags... To make life a little harder for Mechanics and Fitters - the roof lining is also moulded / brittle one piece solid foam and is easily damaged when removed... So - Use a professional if your roof has no bolt holes... It will be worth the investment.