For those of you that want to use your R1S for hauling kayaks this is the route I went.
I picked the ProBar since my measurements came up needing a 63" bar for how I wanted the hullavators positioned when lowered but you could get away with a 60" bar too I think (make sure you verify first...
"Door drop" is a much better way of describing what was going on with ours, it just took changing the door angle to fix it. When the door would open it dropped down on the striker side and when shut the striker was having to push it way up to meet the body lines.
We had the same issue with the same door where the handle itself sounded like it was under a lot of pressure and the door had to be slammed a few times. While at the service center for something else I included that but they said it was "within spec." Once I got home I took a look and since I...