Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee that I wanted to put a front receiver on so I could slide my rod rack in it. Appears they do not make one for the vehicle. Just looking for ideas that others have used. Open to any ideas whether roof top or some type of modifications you may have seen for the Receiver up front. Thanks in advance, y'all.

Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee that I wanted to put a front receiver on so I could slide my rod rack in it. Appears they do not make one for the vehicle. Just looking for ideas that others have used. Open to any ideas whether roof top or some type of modifications you may have seen for the Receiver up front. Thanks in advance, y'all.

Many of the rack fabricating companies will make brackets that bolt on your frame and have a pipe welded onto them. The rod/Cooler rack is fabricated to have pipes that are at the proper spacing to let you slide the rack into the bracket pipes and a clevis pin to hold them in place. Maybe you can modify your current rack to use this method. I think any shop could make the Pipe brackets for you, but you'll have to add the pipes beneath your rack.
I also have a aluminum rod holder that has a flat plate that can be bolted into your bumper.

Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee that I wanted to put a front receiver on so I could slide my rod rack in it. Appears they do not make one for the vehicle. Just looking for ideas that others have used. Open to any ideas whether roof top or some type of modifications you may have seen for the Receiver up front. Thanks in advance, y'all.

Have a 2016 Jeep Cherokee that I wanted to put a front receiver on so I could slide my rod rack in it. Appears they do not make one for the vehicle. Just looking for ideas that others have used. Open to any ideas whether roof top or some type of modifications you may have seen for the Receiver up front. Thanks in advance, y'all.

Many of the rack fabricating companies will make brackets that bolt on your frame and have a pipe welded onto them. The rod/Cooler rack is fabricated to have pipes that are at the proper spacing to let you slide the rack into the bracket pipes and a clevis pin to hold them in place. Maybe you can modify your current rack to use this method. I think any shop could make the Pipe brackets for you, but you'll have to add the pipes beneath your rack.

I have the setup that Squid described above. With two points of connection, the rack has no wobble like some one receiver racks have. Easy to slide on and off with only two pins to remove.

The rack in the photo has been on four different trucks (1 Toyota, 3 Rams). I would recommend welding the bracket to the frame instead of bolting it. I had a new bracket made that was bolted to the truck in the photo. The rack had a slight wobble so the very next day I had the bracket welded to the frame like on the prior three trucks. Its bomb proof and I can stand on it to tie down my kayaks.

Good luck with your search.

Many of the rack fabricating companies will make brackets that bolt on your frame and have a pipe welded onto them. The rod/Cooler rack is fabricated to have pipes that are at the proper spacing to let you slide the rack into the bracket pipes and a clevis pin to hold them in place. Maybe you can modify your current rack to use this method. I think any shop could make the Pipe brackets for you, but you'll have to add the pipes beneath your rack.

I have the setup that Squid described above. With two points of connection, the rack has no wobble like some one receiver racks have. Easy to slide on and off with only two pins to remove.

The rack in the photo has been on four different trucks (1 Toyota, 3 Rams). I would recommend welding the bracket to the frame instead of bolting it. I had a new bracket made that was bolted to the truck in the photo. The rack had a slight wobble so the very next day I had the bracket welded to the frame like on the prior three trucks. Its bomb proof and I can stand on it to tie down my kayaks.

Good luck with your search.

Superb, sir! Thank ya kindly!

Said it's great if you need to pull under a house for parking and is lockable.

My neighbor's son has a 2016 jeep cherokee and he just got a ski rack carrier that goes on the roof rack and can carry probably 10 rods if he wanted to up there.
He was dead set on a rod rack off the hitch but tried this and likes it so much he says it is the only way he will carry them anymore.
Said it's great if you need to pull under a house for parking and is lockable.

One question- can rod racks be used either on the front or back? In other words can a rack that you use on the back of the car be used up front if you install a hitch receiver up there?

One question- can rod racks be used either on the front or back? In other words can a rack that you use on the back of the car be used up front if you install a hitch receiver up there?

Yes Sir. Of course if you live in a state that requires a front license plate, you can sometimes find aa LEO that will cite you for that. (Even if it's an out of state LEO.)