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daboognish88
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Aug 26, 2016

Creative ideas on ladder rack for Dodge Xplorer

I have a 1983 Dodge Xplorer 228 and its got a round roof. I don't think a typical ladder rack would mount on the roof, for one there is nothing to mount onto. But I wonder if I could modify an existin...
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SoCalDesertRid1
Explorer
Aug 27, 2016
Luggage on top would easily give your vehicle away as not being a work van...

I have made extended gutter mounts for a rack on a bubble top van. It's not difficult and the clamp set of the original mounts can be used with an extended version of the original mounts.

The gutters are reasonably strong on most vans, unless they're rusted out, which could happen in Kansas.

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