Using Yakima Xterra Xtowers for D-90?

[RyanB]

Has anyone used the Yakima Xtowers designed for the Xterra roof rack on their external roll cage? The large diameter of the round Xterra rack bars and the D-90 external roll cage look approximately close. Here is a good pic. http://www.rackwarehouse.com/y0109.html

If anyone has used these how did they work and do you have a pic?

Thanks,

Ryan B.
94 Defender 90 ST

[mhansen]

Ryan-

X-tower works great on a SW but to make it work better you have to add the tower extention.

I don't have a photo with me... I commute from Denver to Memphis to work (I am working on the I-55 reconstruction from the Mississippi Bridge to the I-40--I-55 split in Arkansas) I will be in Denver this weekend but I will be in Memphis next. E-mail me for my phone number and I will help you put it together.

Mike.

P.S. I will ride shotgun offroad for beer

[boshea]

Hey Ryan -
I also have the Xtowers installed on my bars and they work great. The only caveat is that the xtower does not lock like other Yakima tower units. However, all of my components lock and that works fine. I did not install the risers because I did not need to. I have enough clearance between the cross bar and the top of the vehicle. However, if you have a fiberglass top or SW you will need the extra clearance. I positioned my towers a little more forward on the vehicle and they work great.

I hope that helps-
Brian:afro

[GliderKing]

I'm going to keep this thread going, as I'm having some rack related problems....

goal: use Yakima Rocket Box, position further back on vehicle
goal: use Yakima for Surfboard(s)
goal: either with/without bikini/hardtop/softtop

so far, I'm coming up short. I can make the second goal with the xterra tower, with extension. I've attached a pic of the yakima with surfboard using the xterra towers. Not ideal, but it won't go flying off the top when crusing along the highway.

To get the rocket box mounted, it needs to be about 6" longer to line up with the mounts, and needs to be further back on the top of the vehicle so it doesn't lean over the hood (looking silly). I bought a track to mount on top of the hardtop that is 42" long, which is about how long the hardtop is before it starts to curve downward toward the front of the vehicle. I was hoping to mount a single mount to the track and have it line up with the one of the xterra mounts, giving myself some room to manuever it back or forth and get the best wind noise reduction, and looks but it's not even close to the right height. Meanwhile, what do I do when I take off the hardtop.... hummmm....

Bob

[GliderKing]

Here's a pic of the track mount height (left) compared to the xterra tower height. It's clearly taller....