Today on our 2009 Toyota Rav 4 Were going to install the Vertex 4 hitch mounted bike rack. With our bike rack already preassembled well go ahead and fit it into the hitch and install our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down. With our bike rack secured to the vehicle Im going to go ahead and give you a couple measurements. From the lowest point of the bike rack to the ground we have 10 inches of ground clearance. From the upright to the spare tire cover we have six inches of clearance. With our bike rack in the stored position well now go ahead and tilt it away from the vehicle and well see how much access we have to the rear cargo area.
As you can see with our bike rack down we have partial access to the rear cargo door, but not full access. Well go ahead and put our bike rack back up. Well extend the bike carrying arms and prepare our cradles to install a bike. Heres what our bike carrier looks like with a bike installed. There you have it.
With a few simple steps a bike rack is installed and were ready to hit the road. There you have it for the test fit of the Thule Vertex 4, part number TH9029 on our 2009 Toyota Rav 4.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be testing fitting he Yakima Swing Daddy for hitch mounted bike carrier, part number Y02422. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receive tube of our hitch. Well add up our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bold and tighten it down with a wrench. Then well secure it with a lock on the other side. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurement. Weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 4 of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Yakima Stickup to hitch mounted bike carrier, part number Y02420. To mount our carrier to our vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receive tube of our hitch. Well lineup our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down with a wrench. Now we want to go over a couple of clearance measurements. Weve got about 11 of ground clearance and an inch and half of clearance between the closest of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 8 of length to the rear of our vehicle with the carrier folded up.
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Yakima holdup two hitch mounted by carrier. Part number Y02433. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pinhole, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and secure it with a lock on the other side. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and an inch and a half of clearance between the closest part of the vehicle and the closest part of the carrier.
Yakima HighLite 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Yakima highlight aluminum tube bike carrier, part number Y02438. To mount our carrier to the vehicle well insert the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pinholes and secure it with our pin. Then well go back and use the hand knob at the base of the bike carrier to tighten up our anti-rattle device. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10 of ground clearance and about 2 of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be test fitting the Thule Vertex hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH9029. To mount our carrier to the vehicle once were at the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well lineup our hitch pinholes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Next well go over a handful of clearance measurements, weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 3 of clearance between the closest part of the career and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 13 of length to the rear of the vehicle with the arms folded down. Now we also want to check for rear vehicle access.
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Toyota RAV4
Today on our 2012 Toyota Rav4 well be testing the Thule parkway to hitch mounted bike carrier, part number TH958. To mount the carrier to our vehicle once were at the shank of the carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up our hitch pin holes, thread in our anti-rattle bolt and tighten it down using a wrench. Once weve done well go over a handful of clearance measurements. Weve got about 10.5 of ground clearance and about 4 of clearance between the closest part of the carrier and the closest part of the vehicle. Overall weve added about 22 of length to the rear of our vehicle.
