I decided to put together a write up on what i did hoping it would answer some questions and provide a beginning for those thinking of doing something similar.
Unistrut roof rack tacoma.
Diy unistrut roof rack i ve had a few inquiries about my roof rack after posting some pics on the what did you do to your 4runner thread.
Unistrut is often associated with roof walkways catwalks mezzanines ceiling grids and medical equipment supports but for every typical application you ll find just as many outlier applications.
One of our local fire departments provides a case in point.
That channel looks exactly like unistrut.
Tacoma roof and bed racks when it comes to adding a roof rack you want one that is engineered for strength designed with style and durable enough to hold to the elements.
If i were to use that installation unistrut or the aluminum doppelganger i d apply a 1 8 or 1 4 layer of rubber under it to save the paint and shim it up at the mount so the weight is on the mount and not the roof.
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