I'm trying to find a safari rack for my 98 xj with full length rails. I'm wanting one that pretty much covers the entire roof but wouldn't interfere with the hatch. I have absolutely no experience with roof racks on xjs I just recently decided I needed more cargo space for camping and such. Thanks.

I built one for my XJ and it was 48x60. If i had to do it again I would have done a 48X72.

This picture kind of gives you an idea of what the length dimension looks like sitting on top of an XJ.



And this one shows width

Look at B Lee racks in the vendor section... specifically his trail rack..

It covers basically the entire roof without interfering with the hatch.

Thanks for the info guys

I have a surco on my 98 xj and its plenty big. I have my spare up there with a high lift jack a shovel and 3 fishing poles i also strapdown some tackle and a spare 5 gallon gas can. They go for about 250 new on some websites

Thats what it looks like on a 1998 xj

I'm planning on making my own at about 4 feet wide by feet long measured a model out and it looks awesome, sorry I can give u any pics don't have any on me, but it doesn't interfere with the hatch
hope this helps!

Thanks again

that face looks like its from an early model XJ...?

Looks just like mine and mine is a 98. Dont really matter what year it is anyways... The main focus was on the roof rack size? Not the "face" of a picture.

Unless everything was converted back to an older style xj that is not a 98.

Who knows. Its what google brought up andthis pic was actually posted by someone on this forum somewhere and it was posted as a 98. Thats y i sed it was a 98.

Not a 98. Just FYI its a 96 or older.

Like i sed. Im not the one who posted it on this forum as a 98 someone else did. I was just goin by what it said. I was simply just trying to show what a surco roof rack looked like on an xj.

Here.. 45x60 surco rack (same exact rack on both rigs)..

First rig (Green)is my first xj...1988 with a diamondback bike on it.

Black rig is my 1998 with the same rack on it.