Roof/Rear Trunk Rack, for set of track tires Options

[roundboy914]

I'm heading up to Road America for Labor Day DE with the chicago region PCA. Usually the wife brings up the truck, and i can throw my track tires in the truck. This year, no luck. Does anyone have, or is there even such a thing, as a roof rack or rear trunk rack that can support a set of track tires? Any plans for something that i could fab up? The tires probably weigh around 150#'s or so.

[lotus_65]

if you can beg borrow or steal a yakima

no pics, sorry, but i'm road-trippin' soon and i figured a way to attach my ('98 jetta) yakima rack to the rear trunk lid.

first, i took the plates off the clamps that normally grip the door sills, leaving only the feet with the rubberized pads. (i had to adjust up the clamp so the guts didn't contact the deck lid)

because my bars are the shorter ones i couldn't mount it laterally (not sure if the long ones would make it), so i measured them out and spaced the equally longitudinally. the feet rested better when i spread the rear mounts out slightly to match the curve of the deck.

i propped the decklid and fed a ratcheted tie strap under and up on each, and fiddled with it to wrap around the feet and bar. i had to have the ratchet on top because there's no clearence inside for it, but when i added the luggage bin, it's sorta hidden. (i could have had the clamp plates fabbed to fit around the decklid and still might, but i didn't wanna spend the cash just yet. then it's just clamp and go!)

don't ratchet too tight as you'll gain tension marginally from the top when you close the lid. if you do it right, you'll have full access to your trunk and engine bay w/o removing the rack, and you can add lateral bars or even 2x's to lash down at least 4 skins.

good vibes 2 ya ~