CRUISER'S NEW RACK

TIME TO FIX MY LEAST FAVOURITE PART ABOUT MY FJ CRUISER, BY THROWING THE FACTORY ROOF RACK IN THE BIN AND INSTALLING A FRONT RUNNER SLIMLINE II UNIT

- EVAN SPENCE

I HAVE made no secret about how much I dislike the factory roof rack fitted to my FJ Cruiser. It’s noisy, ugly and pretty much useless at carrying loads, unless you spend a fortune on bits and bobs trying to upgrade it. Rather than put lipstick on a pig, I decided I wanted to start from scratch and fit a flat tray-style roof rack to maximise storage space in what is a fairly small four-wheel drive.

Why Front Runner? Well, I’ve installed a few of them in the past and found them to be super-high-quality. Secondly, they look fantastic on the FJ. Another key reason for choosing Front Runner was the large number of cool accessories that are available, ranging from slide-out tables, recovery board mounts and a barbecue grill. I now have quite the wish list for future upgrades now that I’ve installed the roof rack. It was also in stock and ready to ship, which is half the battle these days.