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Title: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: airmanwilliams on April 15, 2011, 08:40:35 PM

anyone have ideas, plans, or just some write up that they would share on how to make a roof rack for an 87 suzuki samurai?

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: Capt on April 16, 2011, 07:49:04 AM

FYI
I  "Drop Da Top" a lot, so I haven't seen any real user friendly roof racks,
also, some Off Roader's here that have them find that they "Load-up" with
Trail brush from all the tree branches hanging into Logging Roads we run.
PetroWorks had one that you may look at on-line to get Ideas from.

CAPT

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: Drone637 on April 18, 2011, 07:47:24 AM

Are you looking for a permanent rack or just one for wheeling?  A club member has one from a Jeep Cherokee, he just fabbed up some mounts to bolt it to the roll cage and uses it for wheeling trips only.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_86HP5-adsWc/SrsadyUGnzI/AAAAAAAAFW0/s3HWSFknHvg/s640/PICT0070.JPG)

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: airmanwilliams on April 18, 2011, 07:56:18 AM

I would like a permanent one but cant mount to the iterior roll cage because its my daily driver and I need a softtop option. that is a good picture and does give me a good idea if it comes down to a temp one. I just need to get a front cage and windshield put on now.

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: Capt on April 18, 2011, 06:24:34 PM

Drone637,
 NICE PIX.......
Are you running away from home with all that stuff?!!!!

Or did the wife throw you out?!!!!

CAPT

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: zuk1988 on April 18, 2011, 10:47:03 PM

That's actually my sammy on the Dusy/Ershim trail in Cali.We were on the trail for 5 days,luckily my friend had an open seat for my kid to ride in other wise it would have been really crowded.

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: Drone637 on April 20, 2011, 02:54:44 PM

Yep.  I didn't bother posting the picture of the other roof rack, as it didn't make it.  :D

Calmini has a roof rack available as well:

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.php/softop-and-hardtop-tubular-safari-roof-racks.html?___store=default (http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.php/softop-and-hardtop-tubular-safari-roof-racks.html?___store=default)

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: zuk1988 on April 21, 2011, 07:55:52 AM

I welded it in 3 different places and ended up just strapping the thing down to the torga bar. :o

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: MY-UKI-RIDER on April 21, 2011, 12:25:02 PM

Here's my 87 samurai... I custom made it with the 12tone pipe bender.. I used it alot on  my fishing pole and surf boards

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: airmanwilliams on April 21, 2011, 01:47:06 PM

I like that. the studs just go through the cage? I like the idea of doing that when I dont have the top on.

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: MY-UKI-RIDER on April 21, 2011, 10:38:08 PM

here's another picture with the soft to on...with the 235/75/r15 tire... I have my bigger tires on when I going fishing on the lava trials

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: darnold87 on June 23, 2011, 11:03:54 AM

I ran my mounts down to the body.  6 mounts total.  Fronts unclip and come out to allow windshield to fold down.  Originally it was made to un-pin and come off.  I ended up liking the rack enough to leave it on all the time so I welded the un-pinning joints solid for strength & rigidity.
Here are a few pics.  I don't have any upclose pics of the mounts. this is the best I could come up with:

Title: Re: samurai soft top roof rack ideas ?
Post by: kmcfarland on June 28, 2011, 07:51:20 PM

Calmini is the way to go. I don't think you could buy all the stuff and build it for much less than the 400 and some asking price. and it is a nice setup.