Looking to put a thule rack on my wife s ford taurus.
Weight limit subaru roof rack.
To calculate the off road load rating divide the load rating by the safety factor then subtract the weight of the racks this will tell you the safe off road cargo rating for your vehicle.
But i can tell you that i regularly put quite a bit more weight on my thule racks mounted on subaru outback factory rails.
While driving the weight load limit for mine is 250 300lbs max evenly distributed.
The 2020 subaru outback is largely an evolution of the car it replaces.
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The safety factor is 1 5 to 2 depending on the roof rack and fixture style you can find the safety factor in the roof rack instructions.
The unofficial official answer that i received was around 650lbs of static weight if it s evenly distributed and correctly mounted.
Brake instead of ceramic brake.
Roof rack weight limit.
Keep in mind wind resistance plays a factor too so the surface area of whatever you carry up there can make a difference.
The highest weight capacity roof rack that we have for your 2017 subaru forester comes from rhino rack and includes the aero crossbars part rrva126b 2 for black or part rrva126s 2 for silver and the sx series legs rrsx100 this roof rack has a weight capacity of 175 lbs and will only fit your forester is it has factory raised side rails that run front to back.
I ll carry three boats 110 lbs 2 j s 1 saddle hundreds of miles of highway speeds.
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