T-Slot hardware solutions for the FE OEM rack - Is anyone putting anything up there???

[Rk1679]

Thanks for all this info, I left on a trip the day after, so wasn't able to monitor this, some great solutions here!

Has anyone mounted anything to the slanted sides of the FE rack? The stock holes/slots look like they were designed for something specific, and yet I'm a bit wary of how much weight the flimsy-ish slanted metal can hold. Thinking about trying to mount the Kammok mount ball on the side.

Also, has anyone discovered a solution for a Hi-Lift Jack?

Curious about the side mounting as well. Kinda doubt anything of substantial weight can be mounted. I just put my rack with extra crossbar on day before yesterday and am on the road the next couple of days. I’ll be mounting a Plano case, traction boards, maybe hi-lift in the coming days. 3/4” carriage bolts drop in and fit perfectly in the rails. I’ll be using varying length bolts, washers and nuts to mount stuff.

 

[derek]

I ordered these and they are perfect for what I needed.

Amazon.com

how did you route the coax for the WeBoost?

 

[EOD Guy]

I routed mine through the existing rubber boot at the top of the hatch. Details are on my build page.

 

[Insanoflexathf]

how did you route the coax for the WeBoost?

I’ve just run mine down the rubber sealing of the rear door. It’s not hidden for about 3 inches on the top of the vehicle. But it works for my purposes.

 

[gregh]

Here's some links to hammer nuts and stamped square washers options. All are around 18-20mm in width which should still fit w/in the channel and provide a large contact area with the t-slot rail.

M6

14128

M6 Slide-in Economy T-Nut Block

8020.net

13130

45 Series M6 Standard Drop-in T-Nut

8020.net

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

M8

14129

M8 Slide-in Economy T-Nut Block

8020.net

13133

45 Series M8 Standard Drop-in T-Nut

8020.net

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

1/4-20

13121

45 Series 1/4-20 Standard Drop-in T-Nut

8020.net

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

I carried water Rotopax on the the Tacoma's cap rack using some 3D printed mounts. Along with 3D printed QuickFist mounts. Just found the box that I threw all of them into after removing them before selling the Tacoma's truck cap. Going to move them over to the LC.

 

[b407driver]

Curious about the side mounting as well. Kinda doubt anything of substantial weight can be mounted. I just put my rack with extra crossbar on day before yesterday and am on the road the next couple of days. I’ll be mounting a Plano case, traction boards, maybe hi-lift in the coming days. 3/4” carriage bolts drop in and fit perfectly in the rails. I’ll be using varying length bolts, washers and nuts to mount stuff.

Did you ever mount a Hi-Lift jack? Curious about options.

 

[Ed1]

To mount MaxTrax MKII boards to the OEM FE rack, I've used the MaxTrax Universal Flat Rack mounting kit. It includes various T-bolts, channel nuts, washers, etc. as well as two adjustable-placement (plastic) plates that attach to the cross bars. Also included is a set of mounts (for MaxTrax boards) that attach to the plates.

I have another set of boards (non-Maxtrax) that I'm still trying to find a secure mounting method for. Looks like long T-bolts plus hand tighteners (with embedded nuts) may work, but I'm not sure yet.