Aftermarket Roof Rack Options For 2011 Chevy Avalanche

Published 05/27/2021

Products Featured in This Question

Yakima Aero Bar Roof Rack for Camper Shells - 54" Track Mount - Black - 60" Bars

$847.75

Custom DK Fit Kit for 4 Rhino-Rack 2500 Series Roof Rack Legs - Naked Roof

(3341)

$129.99

Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack - Aero Crossbars - Raised Side Rails - Aluminum - 58" Long - Silver

(1702)

$233.95

Rhino-Rack 2500 Series Legs for Vortex Aero Crossbars - Naked Roofs or Fixed Mounting Points - Qty 4

(8964)

$234.99

Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars - Aluminum - Black - 54" Long - Qty 2

(2754)

$239.98

Question:

Hi I was wanting to purchase a Yakima roof rack for my 2011 Chevy avalanche. I’ve seen options on your website to buy the racks that mount to the existing stock rack. But I would like to take the stock rack completely off and use the mounting holes that are built into the roof for a new Yakima system. Do you guys have that option? Also I was wanting the black 60” jet stream bars. Thank you for any help you can provide.

asked by: Nick K

Helpful Expert Reply:

There are roof racks that can be installed onto your naked roof via door jams / gutters, however, if you wanted a system to bolt into the roof you would need to go with a system like Yakima # Y57CV. This includes 54" tracks that need to be drilled into your roof and then attach the legs and 60" aero crossbars. This would work but I don't recommend it as it requires drilling new holes into the roof and is much more involving than other roof racks for your vehicle.

If you removed the factory roof rack/rails completely then you could install the Rhino-Rack Vortex Aero Crossbars Black - 54" # RRVA137B-2 along with Legs # RRRLKVA and Fit Kit # DK227 which attach to your door jams. I recommend going this route due to low cost and ease of installation when compared to the track-mount setup mentioned previously.

It sounds like you are not too fond of the factory raised rails, but if you wanted to go the easiest and most affordable route then I would just install the Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack - Aero Crossbars 58" # MPG216 onto your raised roof rails. I attached a couple demonstration videos for you to check out.