![]() ![]() My second caveat is that I’m obviously using the rack in a way that Titan doesn’t recommend. I would recommend buying at least 8 bolts that are 5/8 diameter, 5.5” or 6” long (can be bought from a store like Fastenal). The provided bolts are just long enough to go through both 2” tubing, leaving enough room for ~70% of the nut to be threaded, with no washers. My main caveat is that the bolts provided by Titan aren’t really long enough to attach the side faces of the side members/uprights. With so many bolts attaching the side members to the main rack, distributing the stress, I don’t imagine I’ll have any issues. I did a quick search into the strength of the bolts especially shear strength, and the resources I found said that bolts of that thickness (and of Grade 5 or 8 bolts) should be able to handle a few thousand pounds each. Everything is square and the connections are tight. In terms of the strength and stability of this set-up, I don’t currently see any issues. I didn’t do the same thing for the bottom side members because I didn’t want the side members to intrude into the main rack’s space, where I do deadlifts. I wanted at least two bolts in that connection to prevent any rotation about the connection (to be fair, if the both the main rack and the extension is bolted down, rotation won’t be an issue). ![]() ![]() So, I found a workaround using the T3 24” extension kit.Įssentially, instead of attaching the side members to the back face of the uprights, I connected the side members and the uprights through their side-faces.įor the top side members, I attached the extension’s side member to the main rack’s side member, so that I had more holes to work with. 12” on the other hand, would have been perfect, but was not for sale. I wanted a rack extension for convenient plate storage, but I didn’t have enough space for a 24” extension. Titan only sells 24” or 36” rack extensions for the T3 as of this time (Dec 2017). ![]()
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