Roof rack from Leitner Designs coming soon

Jeffrey said:

That bolt in the recess of the mounting bracket has no purpose, at this time. Could mount side lights or an awning, perhaps, or shovel mount brackets. It's available!

BTW, I originally thought that the side support brackets in discussion were mounted to the four 'grab bars'. Not really the case. The eight brackets are bolted directly to the vehicles threaded holes, and then the brackets support the stock tubes. The rack's weight is NOT on those tubes at all. Genius idea, for extra connectivity and better load management. You really can't tell by looking at pictures, but it is apparent when installing.

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DaBull said:

Hi MarkIGTM, I drove to Corona last week to Leitner designs and met with Bernard to view the brackets in person.

Although I saw the extra screw, I forgot to ask Bernard what function it provides. Knowing Bernard, I cannot imagine it is just for cosmetic purposes. I will ponder that is has something to do with tightening or holding the bracket in place in addition to the other two screws that attach to the Ineos brackets holding the aluminum roof tubes or perhaps is there to allow the attachment of other accessories like a light. When anyone finds out, please post.

The brackets are made out of solid billet aluminum and each is CNC machined and then power coated black. In my opinion, incredibly over engineered and I mean that in a great way.

Per Bernard, the top of the brackets set level with or are not more than 1/4" above the 4 plastic roof strips on the Grenadier roof depending where you measure them along the roof line. This provides the basis of the overall low profile design of his rack. His rack per his website diagram, is 2" tall, thereby giving a total height with brackets of not more than 2 1/4" over and above the 4 roof strips.

The perimeter frame fo the rack is designed with a wiring chase that runs along and inside the perimeter frame to help keep wiring and even connectors tidy and out of the elements. The aluminum cross bars are stout with T-Slots and have a profile of 1 1/8" thick by 4" wide. I like that you can easily remove, add or adjust any of the cross load bars without taking the rack apart.

I could not be more impressed with the overall design and the incredible build quality.

It's got DaBull's stamp of approval and I am ordering one.

I also saw his prototype lighting for the front of the Grenadier, which is something I will be ordering too.

His storage boxes are a very innovative design that provides easy side access with a spring flip up door and has keyed locks. The storage box locks onto the rack from the inside to help prevent theft. You can stack 100 pounds of extra gear on top of each storage box.
DaBull

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MarkIGTM said:

Hi DaBull. Thank you for the additional details and your first-hand impression, much appreciated. I've emailed Leitner to enquire about shipping to Australia. One last question. I can find a weight of 60Lbs for the tray but is there a quoted total weight including the mounting brackets anywhere?

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GrenADV said:

How soon did the rack ship from when you placed the order? Just curious on lead times if it’s actually 4 weeks (as shown on their site) or if it’s faster than that.

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DaBull said:

Hi Jeffrey, Thanks for the clarification and future use of that extra screw.
How many cross bars came with your rack?
DaBull

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Jeffrey said:

Other than the perimeter of the rack frame itself, there are 5 enclosed moveable crossbars. The open gap between each is 8".

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Bobbo28 said:

Picked up & assembled/installed my Leitner rack this past Tuesday... from the perspective of someone who also owns a Defender w/ a Frontrunner Slimline II, the Leitner rack is FAR superior. Absolutely solid as a rock, low profile, no wind noise. The power coating is exceptional. It was very easy to install and the build quality is second to none.

The Leitner guys are awesome... Bernhard is currently prototyping some front/rear exterior lighting that I will definitely be ordering.
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GrenADV said:

How soon did the rack ship from when you placed the order? Just curious on lead times if it’s actually 4 weeks (as shown on their site) or if it’s faster than that.

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MarkIGTM said:

Hi DaBull. Thank you for the additional details and your first-hand impression, much appreciated. I've emailed Leitner to enquire about shipping to Australia. One last question. I can find a weight of 60Lbs for the tray but is there a quoted total weight including the mounting brackets anywhere?

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JGM said:

The total weight for a 3/4 rack, including all hardware, is around 85lbs.

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silvester3 said:

Anyone considered buying the additional load bars for this roof rack to make a solid platform ?
If so, how many additional would need to be purchased ?
Thanks !

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MACS said:

I wish the Leitner roofrack would be available in Europe/Germany.
Any info on that?

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FrankeMatt said:

I have considered buying one or two more. I dont think I would make it completely solid though. Im going to configure my FR Wolf Packs up there next week and I will know then, if I will need one or more to bridge a gap.

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silvester3 said:

Anyone considered

buying the additional load bars for this roof rack to make a solid platform ?
If so, how many additional would need to be purchased ?
Thanks !

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[ Adam ] said:

For once you guys are in the position we've been

Please post when done - I'm debating a few of those as well.

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