Roof Rack Mounting

[Silverjay]

Getting ready to order a rack and there seems to be two scoops of thought on mounting. Most of the systems attach to the load bars and that makes sense to me. Some of them like Gobi attach to the body clamping on the rain gutter. Any thoughts or pro/cons for the different methods?

 

[DenisM]

I cancelled the oem roof rack and bought two sets (4) OEM bars instead. Half the price, half the weight, great utility with different configurations.

 

[Zimm]

The oem full rack is your strongest option. Other options are likely much quieter or fuel efficient, and will suffice.

I went with the oem load bars. (3). They do what I need and are easy to remove.