jeremyb

My xj was repainted years ago, and whoever did it, did ahorrible job. Looks like a Maaco special. The respray has peeled off in several places. I dont care how it looks, but am concerned about rust protection.
THe paint is almost completely peeled off the roof. I plan on sanding it down and using bed liner to paint it.
So here's the questions....
I am planning on building a roof basket over the winter. If you look at the pic you will see the metal roof rack on it..

By jeremy128 at 2010-10-26
I have read that the roof rack will hold up to 2oo lbs.Does that apply to the old metal roof racks like I have?
If yes, I may keep the rack to bolt the basket to. If it will not hold that amount of weight, should I just go ahead and remove the rack and use the rack mounting holes to bolt the basket to the roof?
I want to start on the roof within the next several days. I need to figure out which route I will take before I start stripping the roof to coat it with bedliner. Thanks in advance......

96_xj

Get rain gutter mounts. They are much stronger. Mine holds 1000 lbs (i dont drive it with that much weight). The stock roof rails are crap

jeepxj19

I have my rack bolted to 3 of the stock rails, i dont think the things going anywhere