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Hey everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today, we're taking a look at the Malone Roof Rack System here on our 2020 Forest Subaru Forester. So, this is gonna be a great entry level roof rack for when you wanna carry around those fun things on your Forester, but you don't wanna spend too much for it. We'll take a look at it right here. This roof rack is available in different sizes and different colors. What we have here are the 58-inch long aluminum bars, but this is also available in the shorter 50-inch, they're all gonna work the exact same way, I brought the longer bars out here just because I think it's easier to load and unload with longer bars. Taking some measurements, we're gonna start with that overhang measurement, which is with the length of the bar, we measure from the tower to right before the end cap.
That's gonna be about five and three quarter (tape measure swishing) two sixth inches depending on where you have this mounted on your roof. I like more overhang again 'cause it's easier to reach, but also, that's gonna be the extra usable space to clamp (hand tapping) items around your bars. If your Forester has raised rails, that's good news! Because then you can use these crossbars or other roof racks designed for those rails. What that rail is, is if you can fit your hand underneath the rail on top of your Forester, then that's a raised rail, and those are helpful too because then you can adjust for different crossbar spread needs. So, what is crossbar spread Well, that's the measurement from one crossbar to the other.
I have mine (tape measure swishing) at 28th inches, but you can move it forward or backward to a maximum of 38 inches with these bars. Some other measurements are gonna be roof clearances, and there's two measurements there, one is the space below the roof rack, and from the roof to the bottom of the crossbar, that's going to be about four and a quarter inches. The next is how much height this is add to the roof. Again, roof to the top of the bar is gonna be about five and a quarter inches. (tape measure swishing) That's a lot of space.
If you have things that clamp around the bar, you have plenty of space without scratching the roof. If you're carrying cargo, for example, skis with extra tall bindings, then that will give you plenty clearance for those findings, and if not, you can check out other accessories here at etrailer, like carriers that give you that extra height. That extra height is also helpful if you want to utilize your sunroof. So, plenty of space from the bottom of the bar to the top of the glass. Another perk is that if you wanted to, you can slide your crossbars over towards the back and give you more space over by the roof.
While these are the crossbars that I tend to recommend for someone that just needs a roof rack quickly and easily, and they're not carrying a lot of things, if you're looking to upgrade from something that's not entry level, here are some reasons why. While it checks off most of the boxes for a good roof rack like it's an aerodynamic shape, it's an aluminum bar, it has locks included, and it fits around your raised rails, the way that aluminum is designed is that you have to evenly distribute your weight. If you have extra heavy items like a really heavy kayak-centered, then that's something we've noticed may cause the roof rack to bend a little bit. Another thing is, is when you have your heavier items loaded up, please utilize the raised rails of your Forester as well to keep things strapped down. You want multiple points of contact just in case you don't tighten down this roof rack enough, it may slide side to side. So, all those things are something to keep in mind, if you don't wanna worry too much about it, you may wanna upgrade to more premium rack like the Rhino Rack that has racks for race rails for your Forester. But I still recommend this to several of my friends if I know that they're not carrying aroun
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