Folding Kayak Rack 4 PCS/Set J Bar Car Roof Rack for Canoe Surf Board SUP On Roof Top Mount on SUV, Car and Truck Crossbar with 4 pcs Tie Down Straps

I bought this rack system in March of 2021 when we bought our 12' Wilderness Kayaks. I've used it heavily for 2 seasons and it has performed exceptionally well. It's easy to install and remove but I leave it on all season until it's time to replace it with the ski rack. The angle of the upright supports is adjustable and they fold down completely flat when not in use. The tension straps provided are more than sufficient to secure 2 12' kayaks to my Jeep Grand Cherokee without having to put additional lines to the bumpers to secure the boats. We've gone on 4+ hour drives with the kayaks in place and have never had a problem. The finish of them has held up very well. The hardware is Zinc coated so some of the areas are showing a very minor amount of rust. Those concerned can easily change out the provided hardware with stainless by going to your local hardware store for replacements. The black powder coat on the steel tube frames have held up nicely and even the foam pads are still in great shape. There's all kinds of racks you can buy but this one works well and is a great value. I highly recommend it.

Everything I was looking for. Strong, sturdy, easy to install and take off for storage. Well made. Like hardware. Moved two large kayaks at highway speeds for over ten miles. Didn't budge. The only challenge is to lace straps around the top of racks before or after kayaks are in place. Next time, I will place the strap around the top bar of the rack and then toss it over the roof of the car away from me, place the kayak in the rack, and then toss it back over the kayak and tighten it on my side. Found that fore and aft straps were not necessary but I was not going very far. Absolutely buy again. Easy to remove, so I plan to have these for over a decade.

Amazing for my 2020 rav 4 works perfectly holds our 2 yaks with no issues only problem was one was built a lil ...off and 1 set was missing hardware luckly I had extra at home but i know that's rare for most people, also they worked fine but they didn't line up properly when fully opened so I returned and ordered a new set that was perfect and came with all the hardware thats why I'm only giving 4 stars. But after using it for over 3 months I can attest they are solid do not move and secure my yaks to my car with no issues. Over all very simple install and extremely sturdy.

This kayak rack set is very good quality. The steel tubing is thicker (sturdier) than most personal watercraft racks I've seen. Fit and finish of parts - steel, rubber, and plastic - is very good. What impresses me most though is the well-thought-out design. The is not another 'me too' copy of another product. The interlocking mechanical parts allow the user to adjust the upright bars for the optimal orientation of two kayaks on the car top. It takes a bit of muscle to make the adjustments, but once set, the angle of the bars does not budge at all. The rubber support pads and the foam resting pads on the bars are positioned nearly perfectly for holding kayaks without denting or scratching. Given all that, it seems surprising that the price was so modest. If you need to haul two kayaks as my wife and I do frequently, and if you have crossbars on your vehicle's roof, just get this rack without any reservation. I wish we had found this set a couple years instead of the rack which this set replaced. (We gave the other set away.)

I purchased these to replace some permanent J-Hooks which weren't foldable. Now, I can park my car in the garage and have seen marginally better fuel efficiency with my car. Installation was as easy as my other J-Hooks...as long as your cross bars aren't round, you'll be fine with these. I make a point of checking the tightness every so often and they've held up very well for the month I've had them on my car. I've been at highway speeds with my 10-foot kayaks strapped in and I haven't experienced any issues at all. The latch mechanism which is used to open and close the bars seems to get the most attention from other reviews, so I'll focus on that. Yes, the latch is plastic and I can see it as a point of weakness, but it has a very durable, sturdy feel to it. It's very thick plastic which doesn't feel like it has any give to it. I feel confident that it is going to last quite a while. The teeth that hold the long bar in place are also very well designed. They are large, squared-off, almost gear-like in shape and they lock the bar in place exceptionally well. When locking the latch, you do need to make sure the teeth are lined up before locking...I can see that as a point of frustration for some. But with a little common-sense care, things lock into place quickly and easily. Overall, I'm very satisfied with these as a safe and secure way to haul my kayaks.

Easy install. Also, the fold down feature makes it easy to pull into garage with kayaks off, as long as you remember to fold them down. I unloaded kayaks, forgot to fold them down, and pulled into my garage. The cross bar broke off my Buick, but the kayak rack was unharmed!

So was super excited with the quality and fold down design of the kayak racks for my flat bar roof racks, but upon trying to install found out that the bolts it comes with are way too long! No matter which way you turn them they are too long. If you follow directions, they hit my roof and if left would damage my car, even empty, would be worse if loaded weight on it. Tried flipping the opposite direction, and this gouges the kayaks, not good either. So only option is to return, or hunt for the metric bolts that are the right length or try to cut bolts. Either way, it's time and money I should not have to spend or do, given what was paid for these racks! As stated in my video we are deciding whether they will be kept, I have after weeks of searching found metric bolts that are short enough to not gouge my car, but I am not certain they are working properly, so since I still have time I may still opt to return these as I am just not happy with how much I spent and how they are working. It's sad because the overall quality and fold down design is awesome but the fact it came with hardware that doesn't work and doesn't fit the flat bar too well, as they described...I'm just not sure I want to keep and risk having my car damaged. I included the last two pics to show it on my car with the shorter bolts I found, but these racks still just don't fit well and we're supposed to be for my type of roof racks. Even with the shorter bolts, the wing nut that goes on bottom will still hit and scratch my car once the weight of kayaks is on the holders. Very disappointed....Haven't been able to use, so we had to cancel 2 different kayak trips that were planned.

Wish there was a rubber coating on the top bracket making contact with the cross bars like the lower bracket has on it…. And the instructions are very hard to read but I appreciated the video included on Amazon by the manufacturer.