Power Wagon Registry

[Eric Haltom]

My Uncle has a cab mounted rack from Front Runner. The thing was not cheap, but it is ridiculously solid.

Which rack did he get and how did you guys mount it? I went to their website and can't find anything Ram (or even generic fitment) to go with. Although, I imagine with a little creativity you can mount any roof rack to any car.

 

[BlkWgn]

Which rack did he get and how did you guys mount it? I went to their website and can't find anything Ram (or even generic fitment) to go with. Although, I imagine with a little creativity you can mount any roof rack to any car.

I am not sure which model rack it is, I will see if I can find out. We live somewhat local to Frontrunner so he went down and talked to them to see what would work. What he has fits nicely to the cab of the truck and is mounted to the rain gutters on the roof, I believe with added Riv nuts. I am assuming they just measured the roof and picked a rack that was the right size then picked the correct mounts. I have sent him an email asking if he has the part numbers for what they did.

 

[Eric Haltom]

I am not sure which model rack it is, I will see if I can find out. We live somewhat local to Frontrunner so he went down and talked to them to see what would work. What he has fits nicely to the cab of the truck and is mounted to the rain gutters on the roof, I believe with added Riv nuts. I am assuming they just measured the roof and picked a rack that was the right size then picked the correct mounts. I have sent him an email asking if he has the part numbers for what they did.

Thanks, much appreciated. I kind of want to do a roof rack on the PW, but I don't know. With the shell, RTT, roof rack, and gear mounted, it might be too much up high.

 

[aearles]

Ha, yep.. the rock rails help for climbing up to access the roof but it's still tall! I gave up on indoor parking of any kind a long time ago, I'm pretty sure the RTT is going to bring my overall height to 8'6"... on 35s and stock suspension.

 

[Eric Haltom]

Ha, yep.. the rock rails help for climbing up to access the roof but it's still tall! I gave up on indoor parking of any kind a long time ago, I'm pretty sure the RTT is going to bring my overall height to 13'6"... on 35s and stock suspension.

lol, that's impressive!

 

[aearles]

lol big typo there, I meant 8'6"

 

[Eric Haltom]

Still... a very impressive number!

 

[No Bananas]

I prefer to overland in my jeep. But, my daily ride and secondary overlander is my 2016 PowerWagon. Here it is on a trip to Padre Island National Seashore in Texas.

 

[Eric Haltom]

I prefer to overland in my jeep. But, my daily ride and secondary overlander is my 2016 PowerWagon. Here it is on a trip to Padre Island National Seashore in Texas.

Very cool rigs! Just out of curiosity, why is the PW your second choice of the two?

 

[No Bananas]

why is the PW your second choice of the two?

My PW is is my company vehicle. I replaced my Ford Raptor with it because I like driving the most badass pickup on the road. My 2014 Jeep is my personal recreational vehicle that I do not mind taking off the trail and doing mods on.

 

[Eric Haltom]

Ha!!! Love it.

 

[BlkWgn]

Thanks, much appreciated. I kind of want to do a roof rack on the PW, but I don't know. With the shell, RTT, roof rack, and gear mounted, it might be too much up high.

This is the response I got about the Frontrunner rack

I dont think it has a model number. they by the rails as stock extrusions and cut and fit to your roof. Since all roofs have different curvatures, they have to bend it into shape. Then they have differnet sized risers to attach the rails to the rack. Again, they pick different ones depending on the curvature of the roof. I went to there place to have it done. They drill the roof and then put nutserts in to hold it all together. took about 2 hours. Just tell your friend to make sure they get them very tight, and use rtv sealant so youdont get leaks/rust later.

 

[Eric Haltom]

This is the response I got about the Frontrunner rack

Very good info. Thanks Cris!

 

[crit_pw]

Thanks everyone. I will look into Frontrunner and the Smittybuilt. All the info is much appreciated. Looking forward to seeing how yours comes out Arron.

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[aearles]

Here's how it looks so far. The tent will come to the outside edge of the blue tape and the awning will span the two longer outside bars.

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[OffroadTreks]

Starting work on mine this week.

 

[aearles]

Alright Chris, the tent is mounted! There's some more photos on Facebook. Once I get the awning done I'll take some better photos (hopefully in the wild somewhere) and do a more detailed write up.

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[crit_pw]

Alright Chris, the tent is mounted! There's some more photos on Facebook. Once I get the awning done I'll take some better photos (hopefully in the wild somewhere) and do a more detailed write up.

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Looks awesome Aaron. The pics on the other site were terrific as well. Looking forward to hearing how you all like it once you get out and use it!

 

[ABomb]

Just getting started!


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[aearles]

I'll be down that way in the winter @Adam Tighe, I'll catch up with you then and see if you wanna plan something!