Go Rhino Ceros Rack

I'm on the hunt for a roof rack.

I had a Prinsu on my Tacoma and was very happy with it. However, because I lease my trucks I'm looking for something that I can easily swap over to the next rig. I'm not opposed to something like a Prinsu again, and I'm not all that scared of drilling into a leased truck cuz its not a domestic - it'll get traded in, not dropped off. I just like the idea of being able to strip everything in a parking lot with minimal tools - I usually buy my trucks on a whim cuz that's how it works in the bizz.

I stumbled across the Go Rhino Ceros and I like the no drill, easily swappable, install. But I can't find that many people who actually have them, so here I am, coming to the experts to see if anyone has any experience with these racks.

Are they a viable alternative to Prinsu or Sherpa racks? Most of the time it'll be empty for cool kid points, but I do toss a couple kayaks up there for the majority of the summer. Does the clamp style mount hold up to two big sails at highway speeds? Should I put a strip of PPF along with door edge to prevent scratches? I'm not opposed to holes in my leased truck, but I do still care a little about my resale, and scratched up doors are pretty noticeable, even if I get to write my own deal.

Wind noise isn't a huge consideration, but if its something I can hear over tire noise I'll probably get annoyed.

Can you still open the sunroof with the rack?

I imagine they use the same t-slot cross bars as something like Prinsu or Sherpa - can someone confirm? I didn't keep the bar adapters for my J-Low kayak carriers and I don't feel like they'll be easy to find if I need different fit kits for the Ceros cross bars.

Any other helpful tidbits, or rack options I should be looking at? And no, I don't want just cross bars - again, cool kid points.

 

I have one, and a write-up on my build thread. I'll be brief, feel free to ask more questions and I'll explain

Yes, it is a viable rack. There are clamps at each of the 4 corners that clamp into the drain channel. Seems plenty strong - shaking the rack shakes the whole truck.

Anything that touches paint is rubberized and "safe". I still put PPF down

No major wind noise

Sort of. The frontmost cross bar for mounting a light interferes with the bug deflector. I think I will be able to modify it to work, but out of the box - no.

They are using t-slot, not sure of the dimensions but it sure looks like 1/4-20. I would have to check and confirm

Install took me ~1.5 days. I am a perfectionist and this thing is like trying to hot glue spaghetti, lengthwise, to build a bridge. Tolerances suck and it took some pressing and mechanical leverage, along with tightening, loosening, and adjusting, multiple times to get everything tight, square and secure.

 

Appreciate the feedback. I'll have to peruse your build thread, but this is good info and exactly what I needed to hear. I'm not super fussed about the lightbar thing. If I do lights on this truck it'll be a couple ditch lights and maybe a bar in the bumper. I'm not a fan of the light scatter back from the hood with high mount bars.

 

I would like to chime in and share they have held up well in my overland adventures. I put my Yakima 7gal Roadshower and traction bar on top w/ no issues. Wind noise is minimal. I highly recommend it especially if you don't want to drill. I also wrapped the clamps the same color as the truck and makes it look much cleaner.

 

Nice - how long is your light bar on the Go Rhino rack ? I have a 40" Cali-raised that I was thinking of using but heard the opening is shy of that by a good bit....

any comments on noise or how secure it is once tightened down ?

thanks

 

They are 32" Auxbeam from Amazon. Super bright and couldn't justify spending more for something that only gets used when on the trail. The rack is pretty dang on sturdy. Shaking it will move the whole truck and it will not even budge.