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This fixed-mount ladder rack is built to handle serious weight. With an 800-lb carrying capacity, it can haul long or oversized gear like ladders, lumber, or kayaks without flexing under pressure. The wide base at each upright adds extra stability, so you don’t need extra bracing to keep everything secure on the road.
The aerodynamic crossbars cut down on wind resistance and noise. Each bar has an internal web structure that adds strength without adding bulk, and a built-in airfoil strip at the front edge keeps wind from whistling through the slots. The 65" long, 4" wide, 1-1/2" tall bars are strong but lightweight, so you can load heavy gear without losing payload capacity.
You don’t need to drill into your bed rails to install this rack. The included aluminum U-channel and clamp kit attach directly to the factory track system using just a few tools. Each upright base is held in place by two heavy-duty aluminum clamps, creating a tight, durable connection that’s ready to work right away.
The rack is made from 6000-series aluminum, so it’s rustproof from the start. Thule adds a matte black electrostatic powder coat followed by a clear coat for extra protection against scratches and corrosion. The finish keeps the rack looking clean and tough through every season.
Each crossbar features top and bottom channels for mounting accessories. The included four aluminum load stops slide inside the slots, letting you quickly adjust for different cargo widths or tie-down setups. The channels also accept a variety of other TracRac accessories, so you can customize the rack for whatever you’re hauling.
Ratings & Reviews
Great looking rack! Needed the special Xsporter clamps for my 2025 tacoma. Perfect fit.
The threaded holes in the clamps were powder coated, This required the thread be cleaned up or chased with a tap before they would accepted the bolts. Once this was done the bolts were accepted flawlessly. Otherwise great product and am pleased with the final outcome.
I love the utility. Very easy to secure loads and great capacity. Loses 1 star because the Allen screws used to secure it to the bed are difficult to tighten with a ratchet because they are quite close to the bed liner so the Allen socket ends up misaligned. Also, the pressure of the "clamp" style of mount distorts the composit bed top over time.
1. One of the cross members is miss-drilled causing the end cap to extend past the end of the cross member which is causing a whistling noise as I drive.
2. The clamps for mounting on the Tacoma with bed rail have poor quality control of the tapped holes. I had to force the bolts into the threads stripping the first couple threads.
almost as if the bolts were cross threaded but they were not. it was 6 out of the clamps.
3. Also, tightening the bolt on the clamp causes deformation in the bed rail. An insert to install in the rail would eliminate the deformation. I see this leading to the clamps loosening as the deformation continues.
The overall rack gets a 3 star due to the quality control of the threads and the miss-aligned hole in the cross member.
The clamps get 2 stars as i anticipate the constant maintenance issue with the damage to the rails.
Fantastic experience from ordering to receiving my new Thule Trac Rac system. My package was delivered quickly and without any damage.
The installation instructions were clear and simple to follow. I’m very happy with my new rack system
Product itself is good and as advertised, however, one of the mounting brackets/clamps in the tacoma conversion kit has a screw hole that was machined improperly, making it impossible to use that clamp unless you had the appropriate tools to correct the threading.
Rack is solid state man, it is relatively easy to install, except for the all head bolts that hold the the tacoma rail system , there very close to the skin of the truck bed and torque them in is time consuming, other then that i use it for everything. Thank you
Every part is designed to fit very well with tolerances uncommon these days from foreign suppliers.
Needing something for both work and free time; hauling ladders and watercraft and this fits my needs on those. I still need to figure out the best means for securing the cargo but having the secure platform of these racks makes that a lot more doable.
Purchased TracRac for my 2020 f250. I carry a 28 foot ladder every day. So far so good. I would recommend it and would by another if needed.
Outstanding product. Fit was perfect. Easy to install and great customer service and support.
The rack is exactly as described. Very sturdy and looks great on the Tacoma...it will haul canoes for many trips to come!
Awesome rack, able to hold everything I need... yet they are light and durable.
Made to clamp easily to a Tacoma. Exactly what I needed.
The racks are awesome, and the customer service from Paul was even better. Thanks guys!
Just received the shipment and planning on putting it together today. All instructions are clear. Product nicely packaged for shipping. Product looks well manufactured. I am very satisfied.
John
3/10/2022
It is great equipment.
I love this truck rack! I want to give it 4.5 stars but that’s not an option. The reason I’m leaving 4 stars instead of 5 is so that people will read this review for the one critical element that gives it a mark down. The brackets are made specifically for a Toyota Tacoma with the bed rails. The issue is that the bolts used to tighten the rack to the truck are so tightly wedged against the inside bed of the truck that it’s almost impossible to get to them. It’s incredibly easy to strip the head of the bolt because of the angle required to insert a tool to tighten them onto the truck bed.
For context I do not keep this attached to my truck at all times it is only used when I need to utilize the truck rack.
We purchased some ratchet style tools that allow us to put it on faster but that does not prevent the stripping of the head of the bolt used to tighten the brackets.
My recommendation to Thule And or etrailer is to include the necessary tools to attach this to the truck because there is no standard tool that works well. The ratchets that we purchased were maybe $10 each however the hex bit required is still too long even at an inch. If we could find them in half an inch that would be optimal, but my search has so far proven unsuccessful.
With that said it holds the weight limit as indicated and felt super sturdy on a 14 Hour drive loaded with roughly 450 lbs.
This rack kit included additional special clamps for Tacoma's track at an additional price, something necessary to install. I was immediately impressed at the quality of the materials and engineering. It was not too difficult to assemble and install, but one should use a torque wrench. In a few cases I needed to chase the threads in the clamps. Tightening the clamps was difficult because the bolt head was too close to the bed wall to use a ratchet and could only use a L shaped hex key - kinda awkward. Once installed, I'm very pleased with it's strength and appearance. I will add that doing business with etrailer was a pleasure from the info on their site to the shipping and communication.
I'm happy with the product, but installation was a bit of a pain. I figured I'd leave a review for others so they don't make the same mistakes I did.
The primary issue is the really long allen-head bolts used to clamp down on the sides of the bed (see picture). They are way longer than they need to be, and leave no room to use a drill driver or socket wrench. For all eight of these bolts, I had to use the short end of an allen wrench and turn these less than a half turn at a time. It took forever. For those doing this installation in the future, I recommend buying much shorter bolts. The kit comes with 3/8"-16 x 3.0" bolts. The bolts could easily be half as long, at 1.5". You'll need 8 of them. If you end up getting hex head bolts rather than allen head, you'll want to make sure the head is as small as possible to allow room for a socket wrench to fit over it and not scrape up the sides of the truck bed.
The other thing that would have made this installation easier is not putting the end caps on until after the the main assembly is mounted on the truck. There's a screw that holds the end caps on and it's difficult to get the holes lined up unless you're under it. The instructions say to do this before mounting it on the truck. I recommend skipping this step and coming back to it as the final step.
I'm otherwise happy with the product and I would recommend it.
Kate F.
11/19/2025
We love reviews like yours Brad! Thanks for the great pointers for the next person trying to install this ladder rack. We really do appreciate you taking the time, etrailer is lucky to have you as a neighbor (customer).
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6/24/2022
Perfectly! No issues.