Roof Rack Crossbar for JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2011-2021 Aluminum with Lock

A Grand Cherokee with bare factory roof rails is only half a load carrier. Nothing runs across them, so there is nowhere to sit a roof box, a ski bag or a pair of mountain bikes. This pair of aluminium bars fills that gap, and it uses the mounting points your Jeep already has.

Uses the holes Jeep already put there

The bars are made specifically for the 2011-2021 Grand Cherokee, so the feet drop onto the original roof points rather than clamping around a door frame. No drilling into sheet metal, no guesswork with rubber pads, no trip to a fitter. The supplier quotes about ten minutes using the hardware supplied, which is realistic for a job that amounts to seating four feet and doing them up. When ski season is over the whole set lifts off just as quickly and the roof goes back to standard.

Locks and keys, not just clamps

Each foot takes an anti-theft lock, and two keys come in the box. That matters less on a driveway than it does in a shopping centre car park or a motel overnight, where an unlocked bar set is a two-minute job for anyone carrying a spanner. The feet themselves are moulded from PA nylon, a tough engineering plastic that will not corrode and stain the roof the way a bare steel bracket does after a few wet winters. Rubber pads sit between the feet and the paint so nothing gets scuffed each time the bars go on.

Key features

• Direct fit: made for the Jeep Grand Cherokee 2011-2021 and mounts to the factory roof holes, so no drilling is involved.
• 6063-T6 aluminium: a heat-treated alloy that stays rigid without the rust a steel bar brings, and light enough to lift on solo.
• Lockable: anti-theft lock system with two keys supplied, so the bars can be left on the car.
• Aerodynamic tube: the bar is shaped rather than square-sectioned, which cuts the wind roar that makes people take a rack off between trips.
• Paint protection: rubber pads under every foot and non-corroding nylon where the rack touches the roof.

Specifications

• Fitment: Jeep Grand Cherokee 2011-2021
• Material: 6063-T6 aluminium bars, PA nylon mounting feet
• Load rating: 200 lb as quoted by the supplier. The basis is not stated, so whether the figure is per bar or for the pair is unclear, and no metric equivalent is given.
• Security: anti-theft lock with two keys
• Mounting: factory roof holes, no drilling

Before you fit these

• The 200 lb figure is the rack's own rating. Your Jeep carries a separate roof load limit set by the vehicle manufacturer, listed in the owner's handbook, and the lower of the two numbers is the one to work to.
• The supplier does not say whether that rating applies to a stationary vehicle or one in motion.

Two bars, four locking feet and the hardware to fit them. Enough to turn a set of bare rails into a working roof before the next trip away.