RickTheEngineer
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Good day everyone! I just wanted to throw this out there as clarification before I ask my question. I checked around the forum, as well as other sites if anyone has done what I want to work on, and there is little to no information out there on the matter. I want to put a roof rack on my M1009 Blazer, but not just any roof rack. I bed rail utility rack. But here in lies my question. I want to know if any M1008 pickup owners have also seen the M1009 variant in person and may know if the bed rails on the M1009 are significantly weaker in build strength/metal gauge? I plan to use a rack like this or similar, however I do not know if the Blazer bed rails can take the strain. I know some cutting and welding will be needed to the rack to make it all work out dimensionally. The only thing I plant to carry up there is a rootop tent and some spare food/tools on a long trip. So no more than 200lbs tops. Also, the rack is rated for 1,700lbs, which is much more than I would use it for, so do you think that removing the bulkhead bar safe to do? (See the manual I posted below, you will see a sideways mounded bar, which would interfere with the bench seat. I wanted to know what you'd think if it were not installed, since I have seen some manufacturers such as "Rack-It" do not even have them)
Here is the site
http://www.contractors-solutions.net/Pro-II-Truck-Rack-for-Pickups-with-Caps.aspx
Here is the manual
http://www.contractors-solutions.ne...oMaster/Pro-II-truck-rack-instructions-KS.pdf
If this ain't worth it, what is the best thing to do? I wanted to avoid using the shell as a mounting point since I read a lot of folks didn't like how weak it was. Plus I may want to use a soft top from time to time.
Here is the site
http://www.contractors-solutions.net/Pro-II-Truck-Rack-for-Pickups-with-Caps.aspx
Here is the manual
http://www.contractors-solutions.ne...oMaster/Pro-II-truck-rack-instructions-KS.pdf
If this ain't worth it, what is the best thing to do? I wanted to avoid using the shell as a mounting point since I read a lot of folks didn't like how weak it was. Plus I may want to use a soft top from time to time.
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