Tacoma Roof Racks

A Tacoma roof rack can carry a rooftop tent, but check two numbers first. The dynamic rating is what the rack can carry while you drive, so it must be higher than the weight of the tent plus anything else on the rack. The static rating is what the rack can hold while parked, which matters when people are sleeping in the tent.

Every manufacturer rates its racks differently, so use the numbers on each product page. A few examples from the manufacturers' specs on our listings:

• Prinsu Pro: 700 lb dynamic and 1,200 lb static.
• Sherpa Grand Teton and Teton: 400 lb dynamic and 700 lb static.
• upTOP Kilo: 250 lb dynamic and 850 lb static.
• Southern Style Offroad: 300 lb in motion and 570 lb static.
• Sherpa Grand Teton Sport Series: 150 lb dynamic and 400 lb static, built as Sherpa's lowest-profile rack.

Remember that the rack, tent and gear all count toward your truck's payload. Want to keep the weight lower? Many owners mount the tent on a Tacoma bed rack instead and use the roof for lights and gear. Shop rooftop tents.

Most of the 2005+ Tacoma roof racks we carry bolt on with no drilling, using the factory roof mounting points. Prinsu, Sherpa, the upTOP Double Cab racks, RCI, Westcott, C4, Kuat, Expedition One, Rago and Southern Style racks are all listed as no-drill installs for those trucks.

A few setups are different:

• 1st Gen Tacomas (1995-2004) have no factory roof mounts, so most racks for them, such as the Prinsu Double Cab Pro, install with drilling and rivet nuts.
• The upTOP Alpha Access Cab and Bravo Access Cab racks install with rivet nuts in the factory drip rail.
• 2019-2023 Tacomas with the factory desert air intake (snorkel) need a rack made for it, such as the Prinsu Desert Air Intake Roof Rack or Prinsu Pro Desert Air Intake. The upTOP Bravo Double Cab is listed as not compatible with the desert air intake.

Installing a Prinsu? Read our Prinsu Tacoma installation guide, or contact our team if you are unsure which rack fits your truck.

The wind deflector (also called a fairing or visor) at the front of the rack cuts wind noise, and on many racks it is where you mount a light bar. Choose the version that matches your lights:

• Prinsu: standard deflector, 40 inch light bar cutout or Baja Designs LP4 cutout.
• Sherpa: full-height fairing, or half-height fairing for a single-row light bar.
• Westcott Designs: no cutout, 40 inch light bar, six 6 inch round lights or ten 4 inch round lights.
• upTOP Bravo: no cutout, universal 40 inch or cutouts for specific Extreme LED and Baja Designs bars.

Then finish your setup with light bars, awnings and roof rack accessories such as mounts and cargo boxes.