Roof rack from Leitner Designs coming soon

[74CampySuperRecord]

I opted for the Leitner 3/4 ACS rack. I was blown away by the quality and precision of everything.

Leitner? The name sounded familiar. AMP.

This is top quality manufacturing. Beyond excellent.

I am a customer. No affiliation other than riding AMP products in the past.

 

[SUBVET735705769]

Leitner full rack should arrive Friday. Weekend project.

 

[bradb622]

I opted for the Leitner 3/4 ACS rack. I was blown away by the quality and precision of everything.

Leitner? The name sounded familiar. AMP.

This is top quality manufacturing. Beyond excellent.

I am a customer. No affiliation other than riding AMP products in the past.

I’d have to agree about the quality, it’s exceptional. Very well designed and built.

 

[grnamin]

Leitner full rack should arrive Friday. Weekend project.

Based on the full rack instructions, it looks like the 3/4 rack can be converted to full with additional side bars if they are available for separate purchase in the future.

Update: Maddie from Leitner said they are working on a 3/4 to full conversion kit.

 

[holdmybeer]

Nice to hear now there may be a way to transition to a full rack if my needs change.

I am so impressed with the design, machined quality, packaging, and apparent strength of my 3/4 Leitner rack.

It ain't light or flexy. And neither is the Grenadier.

 

[NotHerDecision]

I purchased the Leitner 3/4 rack today from Truck brigade… free shipping and discounted!

 

[SUBVET735705769]

Installed the full size rack this weekend. Quality packaging, quality instructions, quality everything. With 35s and the Eibach lift, the roof rack puts the height at 85" FYI

 

[Asnes]

Installed the full size rack this weekend. Quality packaging, quality instructions, quality everything. With 35s and the Eibach lift, the roof rack puts the height at 85" FYI

Seems too low to be true! Just a hair over 7'. the North American magic number for garage clearance.

 

[ADVAW8S]

Leitner just announced QM roof rack. Short version 40 inches, can fit a spare tire. Longer version 70 inches

 

[grnamin]

Installed the full size rack this weekend. Quality packaging, quality instructions, quality everything. With 35s and the Eibach lift, the roof rack puts the height at 85" FYI

Can the full rack be installed in reverse, with the short left and right bars in the front instead of the rear?

 

[SUBVET735705769]

Can the full rack be installed in reverse, with the short left and right bars in the front instead of the rear?

I am not an engineer, but I play one on TV. It seems to me, the weakest point on the rack is the joint between the shorter and longer side bars. This joint is made up by two 4in steel T slot connectors held in place with set screws, giving a 2in overlap to each extrusion. This weakness is mitigated by having that joint between the Grenadier hand rails. The short extrusion is fully supported by the rear hand rail (both mounts) while the longer extrusion is supported by the front hand rail and the gutter mount. This comes across as the most structurally correct way for installation.

If the shorter side bars were up front, the joint would interfere with the most forward hand rail mounting bracket. The steel slot connectors go in the same slot as the mounting arms. With the 36in side bar plus the 2" steel connector, this lines up with where the first load bar mount should go, hence the interference. Hope that was clear enough.

 

[Phred]

They say 2” increase in height with the 3/4 rack. Can anyone confirm this to be true? I’m really close on my garage and need to make sure their 2” is a real 2”.

 

[holdmybeer]

They say 2” increase in height with the 3/4 rack. Can anyone confirm this to be true? I’m really close on my garage and need to make sure their 2” is a real 2”.

I just took a couple of pics for you. In both pics, the ruler started atop the factory longitudinal black plastic roof strips.

The the first pic shows the top of the rearmost loadbar. The Leitner loadbars are lower than the perimeter so that's not your highest point but that'll be your height increase across the entire inner load "platform" of the rack.

The second pic is more meaningful for empty rack clearance. This shows the distance from factory plastic strip to the top of the Leitner perimeter frame at the rear, looking forward. This is your highest point since Grenadiers have a natural rake. I tried to align the front and rear perimeter frames in the pic so you can read the measurement squarely. I'd say that's 2 1/16", maybe 2 1/8" if you want to be safe.

One other note ... your safari windows, if you have them and they're open, rise taller than the Leitner rack. That's how low profile this rack is.

Hope this helps.

Looking forward, from plastic strip to top of rearmost loadbar:

Looking forward, from plastic strip to top of rear perimeter frame: (highest point of empty rack)

 

[Phred]

Thank you sir! Much appreciated!!

 

[Keato]

I just took a couple of pics for you. In both pics, the ruler started atop the factory longitudinal black plastic roof strips.

The the first pic shows the top of the rearmost loadbar. The Leitner loadbars are lower than the perimeter so that's not your highest point but that'll be your height increase across the entire inner load "platform" of the rack.

The second pic is more meaningful for empty rack clearance. This shows the distance from factory plastic strip to the top of the Leitner perimeter frame at the rear, looking forward. This is your highest point since Grenadiers have a natural rake. I tried to align the front and rear perimeter frames in the pic so you can read the measurement squarely. I'd say that's 2 1/16", maybe 2 1/8" if you want to be safe.

One other note ... your safari windows, if you have them and they're open, rise taller than the Leitner rack. That's how low profile this rack is.

Hope this helps.

Looking forward, from plastic strip to top of rearmost loadbar:
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Looking forward, from plastic strip to top of rear perimeter frame: (highest point of empty rack)
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I so wish you'd taken those photos with the other end of the rule.

 

[ColoradoMike]

Late to the roof rack party but I installed my Leitner 3/4 roof rack two nights ago and absolutely love it! It was not an "easy" install as I am about a year out from a total shoulder replacement and had a really bad fall on it in September so my ability to lift things over my head is kind of spotty...LOL. I elected to assemble the sides, corners, and T-bolts BEFORE putting it on the roof. Prior to that I installed the brackets that mount to the grab handle areas. I then put a couple of moving blankets on the top so that my wife and I could get it on the roof. Once I secured the outer frame to the attachment brackets, I then proceeded to put in the slats.

I love the build quality! Everything fits like a glove and is very low profile! The instructions were very detailed to include the torque settings for the bolts! To me, it looks like it came from the factory. No disrespect to the Rhino Ineos Rack but it was too tall for my liking.

I elected to go with the MaxTrax universal mounting solution as they had a great combo deal for Black Friday.

For those of you curious about the height with respect to the safari windows I have provided some pics for your enjoyment!

If you have any questions about my install of it please hit me up, I would be happy to share. A couple of times I was SWEARING because the corners would NOT FIT! Well...chock it up to operator error and I misread the instructions. Long story short, the side bars need to "go into" the front and rear bars with a little bit of a PUSH. I was too gentle with it. Once I figured that out it was a breeze!

Enjoy!

 

[Jackattack13]

That's my favorite rack. Looks so slick!

 

[ColoradoMike]

That's my favorite rack. Looks so slick!

I did a ton of research on the Leitner rack and was VERY happy to get it on a Black Friday sale! Still awaiting my side Molle panels which should come in the next couple of weeks. 110% a quality product!

 

[MileHigh]

One other note ... your safari windows, if you have them and they're open, rise taller than the Leitner rack. That's how low profile this rack is.

Hope this helps.

That does help. Just want to ask if that is with the inherent rake to the IG, that the rear of the rack is still lower in absolute terms than the windows?

I kind of had given up on a roof rack, but trying to shoe-horn skis inside made me realize exterior storage is more of a benefit than I realize.

Is there a dedicated roof rack system for skis that work with this roof rack?

 

[Lemon35]

That does help. Just want to ask if that is with the inherent rake to the IG, that the rear of the rack is still lower in absolute terms than the windows?

No. Not in my experience anyways. The rear of the rack is the highest point as measured on my truck with no weight in the rear, to include when my safari windows are open.

I know this because I can clear my garage door by 1/2 inch and it's only closest at the rear (flat garage slab and less than 1% approach incline from the driveway).

After mounting my Leitner rack I had a friend on a ladder observing and filming as I inched back into the garage for the first time. One of Leitner's reps actually suggested that I give up looking for a rack if I want to keep the truck parked inside; turned into a measure 8 times and buy once scenario. Jealous of @ColoradoMike's door clearance