Like the title says... Is anyone using roof racks on their trucks? The couple I've looked into said the word "drill" in their mounting instructions.

 

No. Please don't put a roof rack on a truck. If you must, remove the headliner so you can use nuts, bolts and backing plates. If you try to use an aftermarket kit that uses sheet metal screws, they will pull out of the soft aluminum way too easy when you have a load on it, and you have a wind drag compounding the force on the rack.

Maybe you can find a removable Thule or Yakima that will work. They are the clamp on type.

 

We're using a TracRac. It's mostly removable. The slide rails stay on, but remove a few screws at the ends of the slides, and both uprights slide off completely. When I'm not using it, I slide both uprights up just behind the cab. Kind of the best of both worlds. It does generate a little bit of wind noise, but not like a Rack-it.

 

How are the slide rail attached to the truck?

 

The rails are held on through the stake holes. The TracRac comes with very heavy duty rubber blocks that expand into the stake holes. There are access holes that are only visible inside the rails that are covered with little buttons after you put the whole thing together.