Roof Rack Weight Rating

The maximum capacity of your roof rack system will be dependent on the lowest rated part of the system.

Roof rack weight rating.

The thule and yakima racks 150lbs and the bars get bendy and unhappy. Something that is often overlooked is the weight of your roof rack itself. So if you have a roof mounted cargo box that has a weight capacity of 150 lbs roof rack crossbars that are rated at 200 lbs and these are on a roof rated at 100 lbs then you cannot load more than 100 lbs. Total weight 40 2 lbs.

To calculate the off road load rating divide the load rating by the safety factor then subtract the weight of the racks this will tell you the safe off road cargo rating for your vehicle. Weight capacity how much weight are you planning on carrying. Safety tips when using a roof rack. The static weight limit can be higher than the dynamic weight.

Most of the racks on this list will hold 150 to 160 pounds which should be sufficient for most car trips. The safety factor is 1 5 to 2 depending on the roof rack and fixture style you can find the safety factor in the roof rack instructions. Roof racks that secure via fixing points or inside the door jamb don t need to be locked. 165 lbs limit 40 2 lbs rack accessories 124 8 lbs available load capacity.

You might be surprised that most modern sedans wagons suv and crossovers only have a roof capacity of 165 pounds. 150lb s is the bar and foot capability not the roof. We installed a powerful 4 4 full length steel cage roof rack on a mates patrol a few years back and weighed it at at around 60kg. The stock bars on the outback are 100lbs then they start getting bendy and unhappy.

When you can only carry 100kg on the roof fitting a 60kg rack to only be able to carry 40kg seems a bit pointless.