Roof Rack Components to Use with Thule Roof Tracks to Allow Crossbars to Slide
Updated 02/10/2020 | Published 07/06/2019
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I am looking at purchasing the Thule 60inch track system to mount on the top side of my trucks bed. My question is: Do I have to drill holes through the metal where I want to have the foot of the tower? Or does the tower slide into the rails to where ever position I want to have it at? I saw a video of a person using your same tracks but he bolted the tower feet into the base of the tracks making them permenently. I do not want that. I want the tower feet to slide and lock into whatever position I want. Could these tracks or any tower feet do that?
asked by: Arturo D
Expert Reply:
The Thule roof racks that would use the Thule Roof Mounted Top Rack System # THTP54 were intended to allow the feet of the rack to slide forward and back in them. I am not sure why the guy in the video you watched decided to bolt everything through the track but that's not the way it was intended.
You'd want to mount the tracks part # THTP54 and then use the fit kit part # THKIT3101 to mount the feet like part # TH460R. For your load bars, I recommend the Thule ProBar Evo Crossbars - Aluminum - 69" Long - Qty 2 # TH713600 or the 79" long # TH713700.
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Mike W.
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