Date:         Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:27:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Roof racks on non westies
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Measured my racks (home-built), I've got 8 1/4" height legs from the rain
gutter to the bottom of the cross-bar, which gives me a comfortable 2 3/8"
clearance between the top of the roof and the bottom of the cross-bar. This
is at the roof's highest point, i.e., measured from one of the "waffle"
structures to the bar. So that's 5 7/8" from high portion of roof to the
bottom of the rain gutter trough. Hope this helps,

Gary


Date:    Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:42:59 -0400
> From:    T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Roof racks on non westies
>
> Bumping this cause, I'm interested in the clearance height too.
>
> Thanks for bringing this up again Craig!
>
> Tony
>
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 5:49 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Sorry to revive an old thread, but does anyone know what model feet they
> > have or how high the feet need to be to clear the roof?
> > Also, these Proline racks listed above for $50 complete
> (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
> > look very similar to the standard "300" feet from Thule, but are they
> tall
> > enough to clear the roof?
> >
> > Anyone know?
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Craig
> > '87 SUNROOF Syncro
> > '85GL turned WESTY
> > '90 Automatic in someone elses driveway still....
> >
>