Surco Roof Baskets
These durable, lightweight aluminum roof baskets will keep your gear safe and your car neat and organized. They fit a variety of roof rack bars, ensuring that there is one for your vehicle!
Surco Ladder Mount Bike Rack
This unique bike rack attaches to many RV and van ladder racks, making transporting your bikes much easier on those long road trips. Never leave your bike behind again.
Surco Hitch Cargo Carriers
Surco's hitch cargo carriers are some of the largest on the market and will keep all of your gear safe. Available for 1-1/4 and 2 inch hitches and in a folding model.
Surco Hitch Bike Racks
This heavy duty hitch bike rack is constructed of steel and can transport up to 4 bikes at a time. It also swings out, making it easy for you to get to the back of your vehicle without unloading your bikes.
Surco Products
Surco Products Inc. is one of the premier automotive accessory manufacturers in the United States. Surco is recognized for producing high quality products and earning the trust of its customers over the 30 years it has been in business.
- In-house manufacturing ensures quality products
- Family owned and operated business
- Produces basic, functional bike racks and cargo carriers
Surco Products Reviews and Installation Videos
Expert Answers about Surco Products
Comparing the Curt 24x60 Cargo Carrier # C18132 and the Surco 24x60 Cargo Carrier # 52018F- There are not many differences between the Curt Cargo Carrier, # C18132, and the Surco Cargo Carrier, # 52018F. Both cargo carriers have similar designs including the folding shank, steel mesh platform and raised sides. They also have the same weight capacity and dimensions.
The main differences between these cargo carriers really comes down to aesthetics. The Curt carrier has rounded rails where the Surco carrier has square rails. Also, the Surco carrier does not include a pin and clip. Cur
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- Will Bikes have to be Removed from Surco RV Ladder Mount Bike Rack to Open Rear Door on Camper
- Most likely, yes, you would have to remove the bikes before opening the rear door on the camper. If the ladder is near the door the bikes are going to be wider than the ladder and could overhang the ladder on either side. If they are wide enough they could block part of the door.
The best way to tell if there will be an issue is to measure the total height of the tallest bike, dived by 2, then measure horizontally from the center of the ladder over towards the door, half the height of the bi
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- Size/Capacity of OEM Hitch and Cargo Carrier Recommendations for 2012 GMC Terrain
- The hitch should have a sticker somewhere on it that lists its capacities. With the capacity and the size of the receiver opening, you can figure out which class the receiver is. I have linked you to an FAQ article that fully explains how to determine the size/class of your hitch receiver.
For instance, if the receiver opening is 2 x 2 inches, it would be a Class III with a capacity of between 3500 lbs and 6000 towing and 300-600 lbs tongue weight. Tongue weight is the maximum amount of weigh
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- Fit of Surco Folding Cargo Carrier # 52018F on 2013 Subaru Impreza
- In order to determine if your Impreza has sufficient clearance for the carrier to install and fold up against the rear of the vehicle, you will need to measure the distance between the hitch pin hole and the closest portion of the rear bumper (see photo).
The Surco Folding Cargo Carrier measures 5 inches from the hitch pin hole in the shanks to the closest portion of the basket when it is folded. If the measurement you took is less than 5 inches, the carrier will fit just fine and would be c
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- Will Tow Ready Lock # 63232 and Rola Cargo Net # 7330 Fit On Surco Cargo Carrier # 52018F
- The Tow Ready Anti-Rattle Device With Lock # 63232 will work with the Surco Folding Cargo Carrier # 52018F as both are intended to be used with a 2-inch trailer hitch. I have included a link to a video review of this item.
The Rola Cargo Carrier Stretch Net # 7330 that you referenced will also fit on the Surco cargo carrier. I have provided a link to a video review of this product as well.
As a heads up, you will need more than 5 inches of clearance from the hitch pin hole of your receiver
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- Dimensions of Surco Safari Rack Mounting Adapters for Thule Roof Rack Crossbars
- The Surco Mounting Adapter for Safari Rack, part # SPT400, consists of a set of 8 steel u-bolts, each with 2 hex nuts, and 4 aluminum adapter blocks.
On the included photo I have indicated the measurements of these parts, both overall sizes and center-to-center spacing. The adapter blocks have a square opening that measures 3/4 x 3/4 inches.
We do offer a wide range of u-bolts for various applications. If the parts in the Surco kit are not compatible with your requirements please feel fre
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- Weight Capacity and Mounting Configuration of Surco Ladder Mount 2 Bike Rack Part # SP501BR
- The Surco RV Ladder Mounted Bike Rack you referenced attaches to the uprights of the ladder, not the rungs. As long as your uprights have a round profile, the ladder bike rack will fit regardless of the profile of the rungs. I have edited a photo for you that shows this. As long as the ladder is not right at the edge of the 5th wheel, the fact that the ladder is on the drivers side should present no problem.
The rack itself has a weight capacity of 75 lbs, which might work for you if you can
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- Will The Surco Folding Cargo Carrier # 52018F Fit On A 2007 Audi Q7
- The light package, # 52014, will only be necessary if your cargo will cover the tail lights on your vehicle. The Surco Cargo Carrier, # 52018F, is a wide carrier at 60 inches wide. If you will be carrying large items that will sit tall enough to block your tail lights, then you will need the light package.
You can also check your local laws and regulations to see if the additional lights are required when using a cargo carrier.
The carrier itself will not block your tail lights nor will s
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- Which Surco Safari 5.0 Roof Rack for 2004 Chevy Tahoe
- The correct Surco roof basket for your Tahoe will depend on how your roof is currently equipped.
If you have the raised side rails that run from the front to the rear of the roof, the # SPS5084-1101, which does not require crossbars would be ideal.
If your Tahoe is a Z71 model with the roof that has the flush-mounted tracks that run from front to back, the # SPS5084-Y400 rack you mentioned would be the correct choice once the Yakima crossbars, # Y00408 and # Y00138 are installed.
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- Overall Height and Bar Diameter of RV Ladder # SP502L
- The overall height from where the ladder mounts on the bottom to the top curved portion that would be above the RV roof is 84-1/2 inches. So if you subtract the height of that curved part and measured from where it mounts on top to where it mounts on the bottom you would get 76-1/2 inches.
The bar diameter is approximately 1 inch.
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- Will a Surco Safari Rack Basket Fit the Side Rails on a 2011 Toyota land Cruiser
- Yes. I checked with Surco and the Safari rack # SPS5060-1101 is the correct rack for your 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser with factory side rails that run front to back.
There are also several accessories available for the Safari rack such as lights, # SPLT100, a spare tire carrier, # SPST100, and others. They can be found on the right hand side of the page of the Safari rack product page.
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- How Wide is the Surco RV Bunk Ladder part # SP503B
- I spoke to my contact at Surco and she informed me that the Surco RV Bunk Ladder # SP503B has a width of 12 inches.
Check out the picture I attached also.
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- Dimensions of the Surco Universal Exterior RV Ladder # SP502L
- The top hooks of the Surco Universal RV Ladder, # SP502L, that attach to the roof of an RV measure 10-1/2 inches from center to center and it measures approximately 7 inches from the vertical pole to the point on the hook just before the 90 degree bend.
This ladder has an overall length of 84-1/2 inches, 12 inches between the vertical bars and 13 inches between each step on center.
I have attached a photo showing the dimensions that I have listed for you.
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- Can you Attach a Ball Mount to the End of a Cargo Carrier to Tow a Boat Trailer
- I do have an option that will allow you to carry a cargo carrier and tow your 2,500 lb boat, however, a ball mount cannot attach to the end of a cargo carrier to tow a trailer. Instead, check out the Curt Multipurpose Ball Mount, # D210. This ball mount will allow you to tow your trailer with the lower ball mount and carry your cargo carrier using the receiver.
The towing capacity of this ball mount is 7,500 lbs and the tongue weight capacity is 750 lbs. The receiver weight capacity is 350 l
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- How Do the Bikes Secure to the Surco 2 Bike Carrier for Van and RV Ladders
- On the Surco bike rack, # SP501BR, the bikes rest in the cradles and are strapped in with rubber straps. The bikes need to be mounted vertically. The down tube on the bike frame (below the seat) is where the bikes will mount to the cradles.
You can click on the small pictures on the product page and then run your mouse cursor over them and they will zoom in. This should allow you to see them better.
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- Preventing Bike Movement on the Topline RV Ladder Mount Bike Rack
- Part of the problem might be that you are loading the bikes horizontally instead of vertically, Loading the bikes vertically will reduce or eliminate how much they overhang to the side of the 5th wheel. If little or no part of the bikes are sticking off to the side and susceptible to wind, they are less likely to move.
Also, make sure the straps are as tight as you can get them. The tighter the straps are the less likely the bikes are to move. If possible, add another strap like # 753-2030-03
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- Is there a Bike Rack Available that Will Not Block the License Plate
- That really depends on where the license plate is located. Since you were looking at the Surco bike rack, # SP501BR, I assume you have a van or RV that has a ladder with the license plate in close proximity.
What I recommend is to use the bike rack you want to use (trailers and RVs can only be equipped with certain racks, see link) and relocate the license plate to an area of the vehicle, trailer, or RV that is more visible.
For a license plate bracket, if you need one that has a light y
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- Will the OSI Swinging Bike Rack # 51953 Clear Rear Liftgate of 2011 Honda Odyssey
- The OSI 4 Bike Swinging Rack, part # 51953 swings so that the bikes will be 42 inches away from the centerline of the vehicle, which would be plenty of clearance so that you could open the rear hatch. Because the top plate of the OSI rack secures all 4 bikes, the top tube diameter of all the bikes needs to be the same or the bikes will not be secured well to the rack.
Softride makes a nice rack, the Dura Parallelogram part # SR26247, that I believe you would like better. Instead of swinging
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- Recommended Cargo Carrier for 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe with Class II Receiver
- We have many different choices of cargo carriers that would be compatible with the Class II receiver on your Hyundai Santa Fe.
To determine if a particular carrier will fit your vehicle, you will need to measure rearward from your hitch pin hole in your receiver to find the distance out to the furthest rearward point of the bumper.
A top selling carrier is the Curt 20x48 Cargo Carrier, part # C18145. If the measurement you took above is less than 6 inches, the carrier will fit very well on
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- Roof Mounted Cargo Basket for Leer Camper Shell with Thule Crossbars
- The Surco Safari Rack you mentioned, part # SPS5084-T400 requires crossbars as a connection point, it will not attach directly to the tracks. The basket is compatible with Thule crossbars.
The # SPS5084-T400 you referenced is 84 inches, or 7 feet long. Surco also offers a 5 foot long model, part # SPS5060-T400.
The Extended Thule MOAB, part # TH690XT-691XT is about 5-1/2 feet long, but at 41 inches wide it is not as wide as the Surco models mentioned above. It is also compatible with your
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- LED Cargo Carrier Light Kit Recommendation a 2013 Ford Explorer
- There is an LED light kit that will fit the following cargo carriers Rola Cargo Carrier # 59502, and the Tow Ready Cargo Carriers # 63153 and # 63155.
The light kit is the LED Cargo Carrier Light Kit # 98174LED. Check out the review video I attached for this product for you to check out.
I wish we had a LED kit that would work on the Surco Carrier # 52018F that you referenced, but the only light kit we offer for this rack is the Cargo Carrier Light Kit # 52014.
If you went with the # 59
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- Trailer Hitch Mount Cargo Carry that Can Also Carry Bikes for a Dodge Grand Caravan
- I do have a possible solution for you. You can use the trailer hitch mount cargo carrier, # 6501, and then add the bike adapter bar, # 6505, to carry up to 4 bikes on the carrier. I have included a link to the installation instructions for the carrier for you to view. This is the only carrier for 2 inch trailer hitches that has a bike rack attachment option.
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- Draw-Tite # 6500 Cargo Carrier Versus Surco # 52017 for 2012 Acura RDX
- To determine if a particular carrier would work for you, you will need to measure the distance from the hitch pin hole in your receiver to the furthest rearward portion of your rear bumper (see photo). The carrier you choose will need to have a shank whose hitch pin hole measurement to the closest portion of the cargo basket is longer than the distance from the hitch pin hole to rear bumper measurement.
The Surco # 52017 carrier shank measures 6-1/4 inches between the hitch pin hole and the b
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- Recommended Cargo Carriers for 2000 Honda CR-V with Class I Receiver Hitch
- In order to determine if the Surco 20x48 Cargo Carrier will work on your CR-V, you will need to take a measurement off of your hitch (see photo). Measure from the hitch pin hole in the receiver rearward to the farthest rearward part of your rear bumper. If this distance is less than the 6-1/4 inch shank length of the Cargo Carrier, the carrier would work just fine for you.
If you should find that the Surco carrier will not provide enough clearance, take a look at the Draw-Tite 20x48 carrier,
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- Installation Instructions for the Surco Safari Cargo Basket on a Honda Odyssey EX 2002
- Check out the picture I attached that shows the instructions sheet for this Surco Safari Rooftop Cargo Basket # SPS4550-1101. You should not need any additional brackets to complete the installation.
Once assembled the clamps from the cargo basket will go around the side rails and tighten on to them with the included hardware.
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- Will the Surco Safari Rack Rooftop Cargo Basket Fit a 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser with Factory Rails
- I checked with Surco and the Safari Rack, # SPS5060-1101, is listed as a fit to the factory side rails on your 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser. This rack is among the largest we offer but is also light weight because it is made of aluminum.
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- Cargo Carrier for Volvo XC90 with Long Angled Shank to Clear Exhaust
- It sounds like a cargo carrier with an angled shank would be the best choice in your situation.
An angled shank would raise the cargo carrier anywhere from 2 to 3 inches above the receiver opening, and would place the carrier further above your exhaust outlets.
The Rola Cargo Carrier, part # 59502 is a great looking carrier that measures 22x55. The angled shank would place the basket almost 13 inches rearward of the hitch pin hole in the receiver and would raise the carrier up 2 inches. An
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- Towing Trailer and Carrying Bikes with Motorhome
- The Surco Ladder Mounted Bike Rack, part # SP501BR includes one strap that would typically be passed through the bike frames, the front wheels and around the ladder, which would prevent the wheels from spinning and would do a pretty good job of keeping the bikes in place. Adding bungees and foam padding of some sort would probably be a good idea if you are wanting to prevent the bikes from being scratched.
The Swagman S80600 would most likely interfere with a trailer, but it would depend on h
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- Motor Home Bike Rack Recommendations for Two Manhattan Beach Cruiser Bikes
- The first issue that you will run into when trying to carry your Manhattan beach cruisers on a motor home or trailer bike rack is the weight capacity. All of our motor home and trailer bike racks will only accommodate bikes that weight no more than 35 lbs each. I did some research on your bikes and it looks like most cruiser style bikes weigh between 40 and 60 lbs. If your bikes weight 35 lbs or less, then we may have a solution for you.
The Surco 2 Bike Carrier, # SP501BR, can support two b
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- Actual Weight Carrying Capacity of Surco # 52017 Cargo Carrier Installed in Class I Receiver
- When the weight of the shipping box is subtracted, the Surco # 52017 Cargo Carrier weighs right around 45 lbs. Since the Class I receiver on your 2009 Accord has a 200 lb tongue weight capacity, the 45 lbs would be deducted from the tongue weight capacity of the hitch. This would leave a capacity for the carrier of 155 lbs, which is still pretty respectable.
You were right on the money.
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