Cybergirl
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On my off road adventure trips, I generally carry a lot of camping equipment in the vault leaving little if any room in the vault for a spare tire, and the last thing I want is to be stranded miles from civilization with an unpatchable tire. My solution is to install this CybertruckCo roof rack on my CT and take along my full size TSportline A/T spare tire strapped to the top.
The roof rack from CybertruckCo is made of strong extruded aluminum billets coated black. I attached them to two of the four pairs of CT's mount points. The quality of the materials is very good. Everything is cut to size and fit the truck perfectly. Unfortunately, the kit came with no installation instructions and none are supplied on line. I struggled with the installation as a result. It looks straight forward at first glance but first impressions can be deceiving. The two long billets are different lengths, duh!, and the way the billets are connected together requires careful planning because if you make a mistake locating one thing, it often means disassembly the whole thing to correct it. Each bolt screws into a flat threaded nut that has to be slid into the billet from its end. It's a lot harder than it sounds.
I learned that the best way to assemble the structure is to mount the cross beam over the glass roof first with all the connection pieces and hook plates in place. The same for the other (rear) cross beam. Then attach the short beams to the rear beam with the other end resting on cardboard placed on the roof, like this:
Once the short beams are fastened to the front cross beam, the rear cross beam can be inserted into CT's mount points and bolted down.
Getting the tire up on the rack was a challenge for me, as well. The tire weighs 96 lbs. It took two people to lift it up on top. Tesla's wheels weigh 87 lbs each. I bought this tie-down to secure the tire. The total cost came to $1745, but my vault is fully available.
I will only carry the spare when I go off road adventuring. I'm sure that even the rack will reduce my range some. The tire much more.
The roof rack from CybertruckCo is made of strong extruded aluminum billets coated black. I attached them to two of the four pairs of CT's mount points. The quality of the materials is very good. Everything is cut to size and fit the truck perfectly. Unfortunately, the kit came with no installation instructions and none are supplied on line. I struggled with the installation as a result. It looks straight forward at first glance but first impressions can be deceiving. The two long billets are different lengths, duh!, and the way the billets are connected together requires careful planning because if you make a mistake locating one thing, it often means disassembly the whole thing to correct it. Each bolt screws into a flat threaded nut that has to be slid into the billet from its end. It's a lot harder than it sounds.
I learned that the best way to assemble the structure is to mount the cross beam over the glass roof first with all the connection pieces and hook plates in place. The same for the other (rear) cross beam. Then attach the short beams to the rear beam with the other end resting on cardboard placed on the roof, like this:
Once the short beams are fastened to the front cross beam, the rear cross beam can be inserted into CT's mount points and bolted down.
Getting the tire up on the rack was a challenge for me, as well. The tire weighs 96 lbs. It took two people to lift it up on top. Tesla's wheels weigh 87 lbs each. I bought this tie-down to secure the tire. The total cost came to $1745, but my vault is fully available.
I will only carry the spare when I go off road adventuring. I'm sure that even the rack will reduce my range some. The tire much more.
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