Cross Bar Installation Spacing

[EspressoDrinker]

Looking for advice on how far apart to space the cross bars when installing them? Don’t have the instructions so looking here. Thanks.

 

[PittPa]

They are in a post about cross bars in this forum. Somewhere.

 

[Tellthemride]

I installed mine with the cross bars 29” apart (on center) and the rear bar about 32.5” from the end of the side rails on the rear end of the of the car.

Images of them installed on my other thread.

Thule WingBar Evo and Force XT XXL Rooftop Cargo Box

In case anybody was considering installing the Force XT XXL rooftop cargo box from Thule on their Telluride, I am happy to report there is plenty of clearance for the tail gate when opened. Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars - Aluminum - Silver - 53" Long - Qty 2 Evo Flush Rail Feet for Thule...

tellurideforum.org

 

[EspressoDrinker]

That’s perfect and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much for the information.

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[EspressoDrinker]

I installed mine with the cross bars 29” apart and the rear bar about 32.5” from the end of the side rails on the rear end of the of the car.

Images of them installed on my other thread.

Thule WingBar Evo and Force XT XXL Rooftop Cargo Box

In case anybody was considering installing the Force XT XXL rooftop cargo box from Thule on their Telluride, I am happy to report there is plenty of clearance for the tail gate when opened. Thule WingBar Evo Crossbars - Aluminum - Silver - 53" Long - Qty 2 Evo Flush Rail Feet for Thule...

tellurideforum.org

Thanks so much for the information. Exactly what I was looking for.

 

[tpgh]

Looking for advice on how far apart to space the cross bars when installing them? Don’t have the instructions so looking here. Thanks.

Depends on what brand you bought. If you have the OEM or Snailfly, here’s the spacing.

 

[Danimal10]

Why would the crossbar spacing matter relative to the brand of crossbar?

On a more important note, (I know I'm unnecessarily overanalyzing) it seems like the ideal scenario, at least when using a cargo box, is that the cargo box is able to be mounted as far back as possible without interfering with the liftgate opening, so you would want to mount the crossbars such that they are "centered" underneath the cargo box, for weight support purposes, when the cargo box is in this far back position. Am I missing something with my logic here? Maybe the concern with shifting the crossbars to the rear is that the roof rails/roof will be overloaded in the rear?

 

[PittPa]

Noise?

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[AJ.Ali]

Depends on what brand you bought. If you have the OEM or Snailfly, here’s the spacing.

Can you please send me that image? It fails loading

 

[2020Telly]

The recommendation in the drawing is:

Rear tip of the rail to the outside of the rear crossbar: 30in
Space between the inside edges of the crossbars: 31.5in
Outside of the front crossbar to the front tip of the rail: 21.75in

But I found that drawing to be off by a couple inches to reality and this recommendation did not work for the cargo carrier I use. I've had my crossbars on for almost 6 years and I just have the rear tip of rail to the rear crossbar outside edge at 30in and then the space between the insides of the crossbars at 16in. This allows me to mount the cargo carrier level, in other words the crossbar mounts aren’t at the spots that start to curve on the rear or the front. I think this helps make sure I don’t have too much air pushing down or up because my fuel efficiency doesn’t change too much. I can still open the sunroof if needed.

 

[AJ.Ali]

The recommendation in the drawing is:

Rear tip of the rail to the outside of the rear crossbar: 30in
Space between the inside edges of the crossbars: 31.5in
Outside of the front crossbar to the front tip of the rail: 21.75in

But I found that drawing to be off by a couple inches to reality and this recommendation did not work for the cargo carrier I use. I've had my crossbars on for almost 6 years and I just have the rear tip of rail to the rear crossbar outside edge at 30in and then the space between the insides of the crossbars at 16in. This allows me to mount the cargo carrier level, in other words the crossbar mounts aren’t at the spots that start to curve on the rear or the front. I think this helps make sure I don’t have too much air pushing down or up because my fuel efficiency doesn’t change too much. I can still open the sunroof if needed.

Thanks much! I installed mine with the original spacing and it worked perfectly! No wind noise at all. I’m yet to add a platform on top later on next month hopefully and see how that goes

 

[smiely]

Has anyone tried the Malone Airflow2 crossbars? I'm really struggling with whistling. Gaps are covered. Maybe spacing can be further adjusted - just moved to OEM measurements, but still notable whistling at 25+ mph. Any ideas?

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[2020Telly]

Airlift helper bags in the back? You might be able to stiffen the coil and raise the back up slightly to make less resistance?