How To Use Tie Downs Straps On Roof Racks

First loop the strap under the roof rack s crossbar and drape the loose ends over your oblong load i e.

How to use tie downs straps on roof racks.

Follow the steps for the hard roof rack but instead of securing the straps to your crossbars you will usually have loops on your soft roof rack where you can loop the cam straps through. Secure using the cam buckles. Use ratchet or cam straps to tie the roof rack through the doors not the windows. On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle.

Make sure the straps are tight and secure and as with the hard roof rack make sure you tie up the loose ends of the straps. Roof racks have been known to fail at high speeds with lots of updraft so take the extra precaution of tying the roof rack down to the roof of the vehicle as well. With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails.

Next pull the long end of the strap under the crossbar on the.