Reviews: Smittybilt Defender Rack Welded One Piece Roof Rack - 40504

I've been looking for racks for my 01 xj the past 6 months and no matter what I could find I always came back to this one, and I'm glad I did! Its very durable and has an awesome appearance I couldn't be more pleased.

I ordered this roof rack for my 2000 xj and I have had nothing but good things to say about it. This rack is very sturdy, high quality, and it looks super cool. For anyone looking for a strong good rack to actually use, this is the one to get.

Your people were excellent in helping me pick my choice I recommend them you give them a raise

Excellent product. Complete nightmare getting it from 4 Wheel Parts. Never received a call saying product was in. Terrible customer service, like literally the worst I have ever experienced. When I finally arrived to pick up others where having the same issues.

Easy to install with supplied hardware and instructions, well-made product.

The rack is awesome, however, the gutter mounts for a 1990 XJ suck. Too short (length wise) and needs gusset supports. The rack itself is awesome!

bought this for my 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Love it! I'm going to put 4 forward facing lights and 2 rear facing lights on it over the next month. I have gotten several compliments on it already.

Can carry just about anything you could think of kayak, canoe, luggage, whatever you need it for.

This is a great rack for my 1998 Jeep Wrangler with the Smittybilt SRC Roof rack. I was not interested in the other rack Smittybilt had to offer with the rack base, so I bought this one and used U-bolts (from the local hardware store) to clamp the rack to the base. The rack was packaged nicely in a thick cardboard box with foam padding inside. There were no dents, scratches, etc. The rack actually eliminated the additional wind noise from the rack base itself. Looks great on the Jeep and seem hold a lot. I was able to put two people on top and watch fireworks during July 4th. Just keep in mind the additional height of your vehicle with the rack. My Jeep lifted 4" with the rack is taller than 6'10" which cannot fit in most parking decks in the area.

4 Wheel Parts of El Cajon went above and beyond what was expected of them. They stayed an hour past closing to get me my truck the same day. Awesome customer service. If you need anything I highly recomend them

Great construction, only cons was not 100% clear on site about mounting brackets.