Removing my Urander bedrack using custom overhead frame in garage ceiling

[Cybergirl]

Tesla will not replace the gant rails (Tesla recall) with the Urander bed rack installed on my Cybertruck. I built an overhead frame in my garage a while back to support the bedrack, rooftop tent, spare tire, and solar panel so that it can be removed from the truck without disassembly.

The removal process is straight forward. After removing the eight bolts that attach the Urander bed rack to the truck, I drove the truck into the garage beneath the support frame. I then raised the suspension to "Very High" in Off Road Mode, engaged "Jack Mode", and hooked four chains from the frame onto the molle sides of the bed rack. I next disengaged Jack Mode, lowered the suspension to "Low". The bedrack separated from the truck cleanly. I then drove the truck out from under the bed rack which was left hanging from the overhead frame. When the time comes, I'll reverse the process to reinstall the bed rack. Some effort may be required to get all the mounting points aligned to screw in the bolts.

Bed rack hooked to support frame with suspension raised to Very High:

Suspension lowered:

Bedrack left hanging and ready for reattachment to the truck:

I didn't think the garage ceiling was strong enough to support the weight of the bedrack, tent, spare tire, and solar system, hence, the construction of the frame which offers additional overhead storage space as a bonus.

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[Oden's Beast]

You keep surprising me! Awesome plan and execution! Such great idea!

 

[hemiarch]

Wow!! Very much agree with Oden’s beast.
so you’re back home?
Good to sleep in your own bed?

 

[Cybergirl]

You keep surprising me! Awesome plan and execution! Such great idea!

Thanks. My CT looked rather 'nude' without the bed rack.

 

[Cybergirl]

Wow!! Very much agree with Oden’s beast.
so you’re back home?
Good to sleep in your own bed?

Yes, back home safely. I'll be posting a wrap up summary of the trip in the next couple of days.

 

[Oden's Beast]

Wow!! Very much agree with Oden’s beast.
so you’re back home?
Good to sleep in your own bed?

Thanks. My CT looked rather 'nude' without the bed rack.

I’m actually going in to my SC this Wednesday for the Terrestrial Armor installation. They added the cant rail warranty replacement to this service. I literally just messaged them to confirm that I’ll need to remove mine as well! Thank you for the heads up!

I fortunately have access to forklifts, but I think I’ll likely do something similar to your set up eventually.

Thanks again!

 

[mbrockus]

That’s a great solution for those considering a rooftop system.

 

[dalton108]

Tesla will not replace the gant rails (Tesla recall) with the Urander bed rack installed on my Cybertruck. I built an overhead frame in my garage a while back to support the bedrack, rooftop tent, spare tire, and solar panel so that it can be removed from the truck without disassembly.

The removal process is straight forward. After removing the eight bolts that attach the Urander bed rack to the truck, I drove the truck into the garage beneath the support frame. I then raised the suspension to "Very High" in Off Road Mode, engaged "Jack Mode", and hooked four chains from the frame onto the molle sides of the bed rack. I next disengaged Jack Mode, lowered the suspension to "Low". The bedrack separated from the truck cleanly. I then drove the truck out from under the bed rack which was left hanging from the overhead frame. When the time comes, I'll reverse the process to reinstall the bed rack. Some effort may be required to get all the mounting points aligned to screw in the bolts.

Bed rack hooked to support frame with suspension raised to Very High:

Suspension lowered:

Bedrack left hanging and ready for reattachment to the truck:

I didn't think the garage ceiling was strong enough to support the weight of the bedrack, tent, spare tire, and solar system, hence, the construction of the frame which offers additional overhead storage space as a bonus.

Your problem-solving and planning skills are both superlative. Great job, as usual!

 

[Cactusrick]

GREAT IDEA -Brilliant - Such great tips. Planned CT events...and the creativity on this Forum...

 

[REM]

I've been designing this in my head for a couple weeks now, thanks for posting your iteration!!

 

[hemiarch]

Tesla will not replace the gant rails (Tesla recall) with the Urander bed rack installed on my Cybertruck. I built an overhead frame in my garage a while back to support the bedrack, rooftop tent, spare tire, and solar panel so that it can be removed from the truck without disassembly.

The removal process is straight forward. After removing the eight bolts that attach the Urander bed rack to the truck, I drove the truck into the garage beneath the support frame. I then raised the suspension to "Very High" in Off Road Mode, engaged "Jack Mode", and hooked four chains from the frame onto the molle sides of the bed rack. I next disengaged Jack Mode, lowered the suspension to "Low". The bedrack separated from the truck cleanly. I then drove the truck out from under the bed rack which was left hanging from the overhead frame. When the time comes, I'll reverse the process to reinstall the bed rack. Some effort may be required to get all the mounting points aligned to screw in the bolts.

Bed rack hooked to support frame with suspension raised to Very High:

Suspension lowered:

Bedrack left hanging and ready for reattachment to the truck:

I didn't think the garage ceiling was strong enough to support the weight of the bedrack, tent, spare tire, and solar system, hence, the construction of the frame which offers additional overhead storage space as a bonus.

What is that hook setup you’re using to attach to the molle panels?

 

[RM Rilke]

You are the shizzle. Elegant solution.

 

[Cybergirl]

What is that hook setup you’re using to attach to the molle panels?

It's a mini load binder to tighten the chains after attaching to the molle panels. I could have used a simple hook.

 

[hemiarch]

So the setup with tent is well under 700lbs I assume.
You did this in case the suspension travel wasn’t enough to clear ?

 

[Cybergirl]

So the setup with tent is well under 700lbs I assume.
You did this in case the suspension travel wasn’t enough to clear ?

It's under 600 lbs with the 172 lb bed rack, 100 lb spare tire, 200 lb solar system, and 80 lb tent. I used the mini tighteners to take slack out of the chains after hooking to the molle panels. That way, when reinstalling the bed rack, it's at a height that matches the truck's sails when the suspension is raised to Very High allowing some movement to align the bolt holes.

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