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I also came up with this crazy idea to bedliner the roof rack area when installing the "short" rack...I have two cross bars from the "long" rack to add and see if that will work....4 bars on the...

Good day at the JY, picked up a "short" rack from a '99 and got it mounted (WITH anti-seize on screws), the side rails are stout enough for my 6'5" son and I to grab and hoist ourselves up to stand...

That is nice!

I want to make some sort of rack without selling a body part to do it, and this looks good. I may try to grab an extra cross bar with at the junkyard.

Very helpful....so I will be targeting '99 up to get what I need.

And yes, I know the gutter mounts are usually stronger, but that is after gears and winch.

After some junkyard adventures, I realized I missed a detail.:bang:

Which years of XJ's had the "short" OEM rack, where the side rail is almost even with the back edge of the driver and pasenger...