Tonneau Compatible: Works perfectly with inside-of-the-rail mount roll-up tonneau covers. See tonneau chart.
Dual T-Slot Rail Design: Compatible with all Putco TEC rack accessories, as well as other T-slot accessories for tents, bikes, kayaks, molle panels and more.
Custom-Fit For Your Truck: Computerized machine (CNC) bending to fit your cab’s contour exactly. Easy year, make, model and cargo bed size ordering to ensure you get the right rack for your pickup truck.
Easy Stake Pocket Mount Installation: No-drill install into stake pocket holes.
Best-in-Class for Quality and Design: Backed by a Limited lifetime warranty.
Textured Matte Black: Sleek, premium grade textured matte black powder coat finish for years of great looks.
MADE IN THE USA: Designed and Manufactured in Des Moines, IA.
*Please Note: The Toyota Tacoma Venture TEC Racks WILL NOT work with a tonneau at ALL, as they mount on the inside of the truck bed.
PUTCO’s Venture TEC Modular Cargo System begins with a sleek bed rack designed to provide endless mounting options through its patent-pending TEC channel system. Customize your overland rack with tons of accessories; molle panels, gear mounts, tent mounts, tables, grab handles and more. Constructed using high-quality, lightweight 6061 t6 aluminum, this cargo system allows you to bring anything on the go! The Venture TEC Modular Cargo System is engineered to mount to any truck, there are several different mounting options the stake pocket mounts can be used for any truck with stake pockets and allow for the uninterrupted use of a tonneau cover. There are options as well for non-stake pocket trucks. The Venture TEC M.C.S. comes in different sizes to accommodate the many different truck options that are on the market.
Gear up with the unstoppable Putco Venture TEC Rack system – always primed for your next epic adventure!
Build-In Rear Tie-Downs
Rails have T-Grooves To Fit Accessories
Simple No Drill Installation
Contours The Cab Perfectly
All of our Venture TEC Racks include Qty 4 tent brackets FREE, your rack will be tent ready out of the box!
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Venture TEC Rack Videos
Install
Installing does take a little bit of time, but there is no drilling required. With the easy-to-read instructions, you should have no install issues, but you can always call us if you need assistance.
Venture TEC Rack Installation Video
Tonno Compatibility
Ultimately, this rack fits tonneaus that mount to the inside rail of the truck bed and do not interfere with the stake pocket holes, which is where the rack mounts to. Here is a list, by brand, of tonneaus that work with this rack and do not interfere with use of tonneau, which tonneaus that fit with rack but limit use of the tonneau, and which tonneaus do NOT work with this rack.
Please Note: The Tacoma & Jeep Gladiator Venture TEC Racks WILL NOT work with a tonneau at ALL, as they mount on the inside of the truck bed.
RACK THAT WORK WITH THESE TONNEAUS:
Access brand soft roll-up tonneau covers: Works all Access rollup covers – Tonnosport, Literider, Vanish, Lorado, Access Original & Access Limited
American brand tonneaus: Only works with EZ roll (Does NOT work with tri-fold or hard tri-fold)
BAK hard rolling tonneau covers: Works with Revolver, Revolver X4, Revolver X2, and RollX (does NOT with with Vortrak)
Extang: Only works with Revolution (Does NOT work with Encore, Trifecta, Full Tilt, Express, BlackMax, Solid Fold 2.0, e-Max, or Tuff Tonno)
Gator tonneau covers: Works with SRX rollup, SR1 Pro rollup, SR2 rollup, or HR1 hard rollup (Does NOT work with Soft-Trifold, FX, FX3, MX, Electric, Hybrid, Tailback, Recoil, GatorTrax, or SFX soft fold)
Lund tonneaus: Works with Genesis rollup only (Does NOT work with Genesis soft or hard fold)
Rough Country tonneau covers: Works with soft rollup only (Does NOT work with hard fold or soft fold)
TonnoPro tonneau covers: Only works with LoRoll (Does NOT work with soft or hard folding tonneaus from TonnoPro)
Truxedo brand soft roll-up covers: Works with Lo Pro, Pro X15, & Edge. Deuce 2 has limited use (Does NOT work with Truxport)
TruXedo hard rolling tonneau covers: Works with Sentry CT & Sentry
WeatherTech tonneau covers: Only works with soft rollup cover. Fits Alloy cover with limited use of cover.
Rack will fit with these Tonneaus, but Rack must be removed to operate Tonneau:
A.R.E. brand: Fits with Fusion hard fold cover, but with limited cover use (Rack must be removed to fold up cover – Does NOT work with any other A.R.E. tonneaus)
BAKFlip tonneau covers: Fits with BAKFlip G2, HD, MX4, FiberMax, and F1 but with limited cover use (Rack must be removed to fold up cover – Does NOT work with CS or Vortrak)
Gator Hard Covers: Fits with FX, Fx3 & MX hard fold with limited cover use (Rack must be removed to fold up cover – Does NOT work with Electric, Hybrid, Tailback, Recoil, GatorTrax, or SFX soft fold)
LOMAX hard fold tonneaus: Will fit with Lomax Original or Lomax Stance models but with limited cover use (Rack must be removed to fold up cover)
Rough Country Low-Profile Hard Fold tonneau covers: Fits with low-profile hard fold only, with limited cover use (Rack must be removed to fold up cover – Does NOT work with standard hard fold or soft fold)
Truxedo brand: Fits with Lo Pro, Pro X15, & Edge. For the Deuce 2, the cover has limited use (Rack must be removed to fold open cover in front – Does NOT work with Truxport)
UnderCover tonneau covers: Only fits with Flex, Ultra Flex, and ArmorFlex with limited cover use (Rack must be removed to fold up cover – Does NOT work with Classic, Elite, Lux or SE)
WeatherTech tonneau covers: Works with rollup & only fits Alloy covers with limited cover use (Rack must be removed to fold up cover)
WILL NOT WORK WITH ANY OF THESE TONNEAUS:
Advantage brand tonneaus: (Does NOT work with any Advantage tonneau)
American brand tonneaus: Only works with EZ roll (Does NOT work with tri-fold or hard tri-fold)
DiamondBack: (Does not work with any DiamondBack cover)
Extang: Only works with Revolution (Does NOT work with Encore, Trifecta, Full Tilt, Express, BlackMax, Solid Fold, e-Max, or Tuff Tonno)
Pace-Edwards: (Will NOT work with any)
Retrax: (Will NOT work with any)
Roll-N-Lock: (Will NOT work with any)
Rugged Liner tonneau covers: (Does NOT work with any Rugged Liner tonneau)
Truck Covers USA: (Does NOT work with any Truck Covers USA tonneau)
Tyger tonneau covers: (Will NOT work with any)
Warranty
Putco’s NeveRust™ Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Putco® exclusively warrants this product to be free of defects in workmanship or materials when properly installed on the vehicle for one year from the original date of purchase. The product must be purchased from Putco.com or through an Authorized Putco® Reseller. The NeveRust™ Limited Lifetime Warranty refers to the finish exhibiting surface rust conditions on the chrome, aluminum, or stainless steel surface, materially affecting the structure or value of the part, for so long as it’s installed on the original vehicle and same owner. For additional information please review our warranty policy for additional details.
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Customer Reviews
Hardware is good. Washers undersized. 3 hr install that would be a 30min install if you only take time to write good instructions. Parts list is useless. Few instructions give call parts with pictures by different names than parts list making it impossible to verify. Trial and error installation due to poor instructions. Otherwise for materials and looks I’d given a 5 star.
– swloftis
I think this rack is the nicest that is offered for the Santa Cruz. However, at this price point, an extra crossbar should be included. Other vehicle venture tec racks are made with two U-bars. Since this only has one in the back, there’s not two horizontal bars included in this rack. Installation was a pain, and the instructions leave out a few steps. However, overall it was easy to figure out from pictures I found online.
– Amelia Wilson
Installed and works with peragon not sure why it’s listed in the not compatible area.
– Will
Just installed my new venture tec rack and I love it! – I wanted to get a sturdy rack without removing my Truxedo sentry tonneau cover. This is absolutely stunning and solid! I was worried at first as it’s not as known as other overlanding racks however, it’s so worth the price. Other racks that allow most tonneau covers doesn’t seem as solid as this one. Some of the holes didn’t measure up exactly but extruded aluminum makes it easy to correct. Definitely recommend highly! I fit it to my 2019 Ram Rebel Quad Cab.
– Brian Lim
Questions and answers of the customers
Gmc AT4 1500 crew cab CarbonPro 5ft8 bed will this product fit?
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QGmc AT4 1500 crew cab CarbonPro 5ft8 bed will this product fit?answer now
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No, unfortunately for this CarbonPro Bed it would require drilling two holes on the rear of the bed and drilling holes in a carbon fiber bed liner is typically not recommended, as it can weaken the material and compromise its structural integrity. Please consult with a professional installer or your GMC dealership or bodyshop for further guidance if needed.
What does the tent bracket look like? Will I need to purchase a separate cross bar for the front to support tent, I'm using a trustmade hard top tent.
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QWhat does the tent bracket look like? Will I need to purchase a separate cross bar for the front ......
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For the Santa Cruz we would recommend purchasing the front Cross Rail as an additional tie-down point to facilitate the installation. But we have not tested IF it's required with the trustmade hard top tent.
If I dont have the factory tonneau, will it mount to the stake pockets?
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QIf I dont have the factory tonneau, will it mount to the stake pockets?answer now
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Yes!, none of our racks require a tonneou/bed cover.
and in most applications it will simply bolt-on your factory stake pocket holes!
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Hardware is good. Washers undersized. 3 hr install that would be a 30min install if you only take time to write good instructions. Parts list is useless. Few instructions give call parts with pictures by different names than parts list making it impossible to verify. Trial and error installation due to poor instructions. Otherwise for materials and looks I’d given a 5 star.
I think this rack is the nicest that is offered for the Santa Cruz. However, at this price point, an extra crossbar should be included. Other vehicle venture tec racks are made with two U-bars. Since this only has one in the back, there’s not two horizontal bars included in this rack. Installation was a pain, and the instructions leave out a few steps. However, overall it was easy to figure out from pictures I found online.
Installed and works with peragon not sure why it’s listed in the not compatible area.
Just installed my new venture tec rack and I love it! – I wanted to get a sturdy rack without removing my Truxedo sentry tonneau cover. This is absolutely stunning and solid! I was worried at first as it’s not as known as other overlanding racks however, it’s so worth the price. Other racks that allow most tonneau covers doesn’t seem as solid as this one. Some of the holes didn’t measure up exactly but extruded aluminum makes it easy to correct. Definitely recommend highly! I fit it to my 2019 Ram Rebel Quad Cab.