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Jymrv · 09-15-2013, 12:08 PM

Been running this exact same concept since back in January. I have had no issues at all. Super easy to build. Any machine shop can do the work. Used onlinemetals.com for rod. Great selection of product and they will cut to length for you. You can use any Yakima rack system that uses 1 1/8" round bars. With labor you can do it yourself for less than $300. OP--Did you drill out the holes to lighten rods? Looks cool. I'm looking at redoing it in I believe it's 5777 cold hardened stainless. Light yet more durable from what I have read vs AL. I will definitely shorten the rods if I redo it. Have you tried mounting two bikes yet? I'm a little conceded with bending due to lever action. Any thoughts?

09-15-2013, 12:08 PM	#67
Jymrv Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Subaru BRZ-Black Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Been running this exact same concept since back in January. I have had no issues at all. Super easy to build. Any machine shop can do the work. Used onlinemetals.com for rod. Great selection of product and they will cut to length for you. You can use any Yakima rack system that uses 1 1/8" round bars. With labor you can do it yourself for less than $300. OP--Did you drill out the holes to lighten rods? Looks cool. I'm looking at redoing it in I believe it's 5777 cold hardened stainless. Light yet more durable from what I have read vs AL. I will definitely shorten the rods if I redo it. Have you tried mounting two bikes yet? I'm a little conceded with bending due to lever action. Any thoughts? Last edited by Jymrv; 09-15-2013 at 12:19 PM.