I'm fabricating a roof rack and am using JRC's gutter mounts to mount it. I hooked them up and the passenger's side door hits the mount when closed. Has anyone else had this problem? What can I do?

 

You could probably grind them down a little.

 

That's probably my last resort as it would still be close.

 

Take pics of it.

Just curious, never see that happen

 

Have you ever removed your door mounts. No way of telling with out pictures but it may be closing at a upward angle.

 

I use Yakima mounts but mine's nowhere near hitting the door.

 

No I have not. Unfortunately, there is a ****** waterfall of rain between me and the XJ. It only hits when the door latches; it moves up. Only on the passenger's side door; the drivers side has all kinds of clearance. It just seams weird that I would be the only one with this problem.

 

If your door is moving up when you latch it, your hinges are probably worn out and you need to replace them. Haven't had a close look, but most door catch/latch assemblies have a post sticking out of the door frame that a catch in the door latches onto. The post that the door latches to can be moved, so move your latch post down a bit to line up better with the catch on the door and your problem is solved.

 

I'll give that a try. Just to clarify, the door moves up very little; but it is just enough to hat the mount. If you weren't concentrating on it and using the gutter as a reference, you would never notice.

 

Id loosen the door hinge mounts and re-adjust them and the striker/latch if it were me. Or you could bend the rack mount a little to clearence it. I have the same mounts and no problem with any of the 8 I used on my rack.

 

You have any close ups of the mount over the door?

 

Here you go, the mounts are close but they dont rub. I put the mounts over the pillars hoping for a little extra strength since I intended to rub the rack against trees when I have to.

 

Thanks. Your's seem to be on a much steeper angle than mine. I'll have to check about putting them sharper; it might help my problem. Thanks

 

Are they bending your gutter?

 

No the stupid tree that attacked my garvin industries rack bent my gutters, thats why I sold it and made the rack/tree slider I have now. My whole jeep is bent lol.