2024 Update – Moved a few brands to metric sized sections where they should have been
You get a hold of a great power rack or squat rack, but then you find out that the company doesn’t make the attachments / accessories that you want.
No problem! You should be able to find a compatible attachment or accessory, as long as your rack is made with one of a few standard configurations.
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The key specs are:
The tubing size of the uprights, as above, typically one of: 2″x2″, 2″x3″, or 3″x3″.
Racks made in China usually use metric sizing. This applies to a lot of brands featured here. They don’t advertise the fact, and you would have to ask them or run into the problem yourself. The tables they are organized in identify them as such.
The hardware/peg diameter that fits into the holes in the uprights, as above. Varies from 1/2″ to 1″. Going by the peg diameter is more consistent across brands than the hole size that is cut somewhat larger than the peg.
The hole spacing in the uprights, ie: the distance between holes on center, as above. This is only applicable for attachments that use 2 holes, the second using a locking pin.
2″ spacing is becoming the standard. Some racks have Westside spacing, which is 1″ spacing at a certain height range for setting bench press safety bars just right, and otherwise 2″ spacing above and below that.
An attachment can fit in a larger hole than it’s made for, but it will be able to wiggle and maybe tip down a little, depending on the snugness of the bracket that goes over the tubing.
Similarly, attachment brackets can fit onto slightly smaller tubing than what they were designed for. This can be less bad than the wrong peg size, because you can glue shims (UHMW plastic or wood) to the inside of the attachment’s bracket to make it fit. Some attachments work well enough even if they’re loose. Some don’t have enough pressure put on them to be a safety issue, like a battle rope anchor, but it could still rattle.
Lastly, the steel gauge (wall thickness) of rack tubing does not factor into compatibility. The tubes are fabricated to an outside diameter spec.
For fitting 3×3 attachments onto 2×3 tubing, or 2×3 attachments onto 2×2 tubing, an Etsy seller is making these adapters to fill the void in the bracket.
I don’t recommend you use load-bearing attachments that don’t fit quite right, such as J-hooks, steel safety arms, or plate holders, unless you have a good way of retrofitting it to be snug enough. Use some common sense, visualize it, and you’ll get the idea.
In many cases attachments that use a locking pin to secure the attachment into a second hole on the rack’s upright won’t line up the same on all racks. Normally this is the difference in metric and imperial (inches) hole spacing. As much as you want it to work, under most circumstances you won’t get the locking pin in. The offset starts at 1/16″ per hole and widens cumulatively.
If you’re thinking of foregoing the locking pin or buying a thinner one, and you have to ask for confirmation on whether it’s safe, you probably shouldn’t do it.
Rogue has among the best and most consistent quality. Cheap Amazon-only brands, which I don’t like to list unless there are no other options, are the worst and might be unsafe. Most other brands are somewhere in the middle or sometimes as good as Rogue.
Not listed here are complex attachments and accessories that will not fit any other racks, such as those that mount on the top or bottom crossmembers or need the rack to be a specific width between uprights. Examples are special pull up bars or rack extensions.
Size categories ordered smallest to largest.
Titan X-2 (discontinued)
The Titan T-3 Multi Grip Pull Up Bar is compatible with this rack (thanks TJ!).
Granite Fitness Series 22 racks
No other brands match this size.
Powerline PPR1000, Northern Lights Crossbox
Titan Fitness T-2, Giant Lifting 2X Series
50mm is a hair smaller than 2″. These are generally compatible with 2×2 racks. However, 2×2 attachments using a second hole and hitch pin are incompatible.
| Titan Adjustable Monolift | $229.99 | |
| Titan Safety Straps Pair fits 26″ inside depth | $159.99 | |
| Titan Dip Bars Pair | $84.99 | |
| Titan Y-Dip Bar | $94.99 | |
| Titan J-Hooks Pair | $74.99 | |
| Titan Roller J-Hooks Pair | $94.99 | |
| Titan Sandwich J-Hooks Pair | $94.99 | |
| Titan 23″ Spotter Arms Pair | $104.99 | |
| Giant J Cups Pair (use code TWOREP for 10% off at Giant Lifting) | $49.99 | |
| Giant Landmine | $79.99 | |
| Giant Dip Station | $119.99 |
Powerline PPR200X / PPR500, Best Fitness BFPR100, Valor BD-7 / BD-33, Rep Fitness PR-1000 / PR-1050 / PR-1100, Fringe Squat Cage, Legend Fitness Varsity Series, Get Rx’d Pro Power Cage, Vanswe Power Rack, TDS 1000lb Power Squat Rack, Fitness Reality 810XLT, Amstaff DF1161A / TP006D (discontinued)
| Rep Dip Attachment | $79.99 | |
| Rep J-Cups Pair | $69.99 | |
| Rep Landmine (fits any rack that will take 5/8″ or larger pegs) | $89.99 | |
| Rep 9″ Plate Storage Pair | $29.99 |
For more on the strap safeties used as an alternative to traditional steel safety bars, see our article, Are Power Rack Safety Straps Safe?
ForceUSA MyRack only.
60mm is 2.36″, way off from all imperial sized racks. These attachments might fit the metric racks in the next section well enough that take 16mm pegs.
| ForceUSA Plate Holders (4) | $49.99 | |
| ForceUSA Deluxe J-Hooks Pair | $79.99 | |
| ForceUSA J-Hooks Pair | $59.99 | |
| ForceUSA Dip Attachment | $79.99 | |
| ForceUSA Landmine Base & Handle | $79.99 | |
| ForceUSA Spotter Arms Pair | $99.99 | |
| ForceUSA Strap Safeties Pair fits 29″ inside depth | $99.99 | |
| ForceUSA Monolift | $199.99 |
Bells of Steel Residential Rack / Utility Rack / Light Commercial Rack / Brute Rack / Folding Rack / Combo Rack
60mm is 2.36″, way off from all imperial sized racks.
| BoS J-Cups Pair | $59.99 | |
| BoS Sandwich J-Cups Pair | $59.99 | |
| BoS Plate Storage Pegs Pair | $44.99 | |
| BoS Roller J-Cups Pair | $69.99 | |
| BoS Landmine Base | $69.99 | |
| BoS Y Dip Bar | $99.99 | |
| BoS 27″ Spotter Arms | 119.99 | |
| BoS Lever Arms | $199.99 | |
| BoS Monolift | $229.99 | |
| BoS Belt Squat | $308.00 |
Powertec WB-PR / P-PR (discontinued), Hulkfit Power Cage
60mm is 2.36″, way off from all imperial sized racks.
Valor BD-11 / BD-41, Amstaff TR023 / TR025 / SD1050
| Valor 12″ Safety Arms MB-H | $65.00 | |
| Valor Premium Bar Holders MB-G | $45.00 | |
| Valor Dip Handles MB-B | $59.00 | |
| Fitness Avenue J-Cups Pair | $27 |
Titan Fitness T-3 / T-6 (discontinued)
Slightly smaller than 2″x3″, and pegs slightly larger than 5/8″. Generally compatible with 2×3 racks except for attachments using a second hole, because of the metric hole spacing.
| Titan J-Hooks Pair | $74.99 | |
| Titan Sandwich J-Hooks Pair | $94.99 | |
| Titan Roller J-Hooks Pair | $104.99 | |
| Titan Safety Straps Pair fits 24″ or 36″ inside depth | $134.99 | |
| Titan 21″ Spotter Arms Pair requires 50mm hole spacing | $114.99 | |
| Titan Adjustable Lever Arms | $329.99 | |
| Titan Dip Attachment | | $74.99 |
| Titan Y-Dip Bar | $104.99 | |
| Titan Plate Storage 4-Pack | $94.99 | |
| Titan Battle Rope Anchor | $59.99 | |
| Titan Step Up Platform | $104.99 |
Rogue R-Series (Infinity), FringeSport Unlimited Kip Power Cage / 2×3 rigs (discontinued), Bolt Fitness Lightning Power Racks
| Rogue J Cups Pair | $70 | |
| Rogue 20″ Spotter Arms | $145 | |
| Rogue Matador | $95 | |
| Rogue Landmine | $95 | |
| Rogue Plate Storage | $31 | |
| Rogue Battle Rope Anchor | $30 | |
| Rogue Wrenches (15/16″ wrenches fit the head of a 5/8″ bolt) | $35 | |
| Fringe 24″ Safety Spotters Pair | $116 | |
| Fringe J Cups Pair | $98 | |
| Fringe Dip Bar | $129 |
Sunny Health & Fitness Power Zone Power Cage
No other brands match this size. The attachments in the 2×3, 5/8″ peg section above should fit this rack well enough.
Fitness Reality X-Class Light Commercial Rack
No other brands match this size.
Rep Fitness PR-3000 (discontinued)
Griffin Fitness GR3 Lite, Rep Fitness PR-4000, Titan X-3, Vulcan Flat Base Power Rack
Slightly smaller than 3″x3″, and pegs slightly larger than 5/8″. Generally compatible with 3×3 racks except for attachments using a second hole, because of the metric hole spacing.
Rogue Monster Lite, Stray Dog Strength, Bells of Steel Hydra, Body Solid GPR400 / SPR500 / SPR1000*, Granite Fitness
* The Body Solid SPR1000 takes 5/8″ pegs facing the front/back, and 3/4″ pegs on the sides. Many of its attachments are made to fit the side holes, which are incompatible with any other racks.
Mark Buffalo wrote a guide on how to fit the Titan X-3 lat pulldown on a Rogue Monster Lite rack.
American Barbell power racks, EliteFTS Collegiate / R3
See the 3×3, 5/8″ section above for more attachments that will fit these racks well enough.
Titan’s TITAN Series, Rep Fitness PR-5000, Vulcan Strength Racks (except Flat Base Power Rack), Griffin Fitness GR3, Giant Lifting 3X Series, Fringe Sport Osprey Power Cage, Fray Fitness Savage Series, Get Rx’d Goliath rack
Slightly smaller than 3″x3″, and pegs slightly smaller than 1″. Generally compatible with 3×3 racks. The attachments here with a locking pin using a second hole, such as spotter arms, can even sometimes fully fit on 3×3 racks because the smaller peg size somewhat makes the attachment drop a little lower and reach the slightly wider spaced hole to lock into.
There have been reports of Titan’s all-steel J-cups and UHMW-lined J-cups not fitting over 3×3 tubing.
Rogue Monster, Ethos Power Rack 1.0, Amstaff 370, Fringe 3×3 rig, Valor rig, Legend Fitness Performance Series, EliteFTS Scholastic Half Racks / Garage Power Racks, Sorinex XL Series, Bells of Steel Manticore, Bolt Fitness Storm Series, PRx Pro, Prime Prodigy, eliteFTS Quick Ship Power Rack, Inspire Fitness FPC1, Stray Dog Strength, Oak Club Manufacturing, Irwin Fitness
For a high and low cable system that works on almost any power rack, see the Spud Inc Pulley System shown above.
If you only need a high pulley (for lat pulldowns and tricep pushdowns), see Giant Lifting’s pulley system for a much lower price.
This Rep Fitness dip attachment above fits on almost any rack with 1″ round safety bars (thanks Anthony!). The rack needs to have at least 21″ depth between the front and back uprights, which is the case for all freestanding racks and most floor-mounted racks except the most shallow ones. The rack’s hole spacing does not matter, as the bottom part of the attachment simply rests against wherever the lower safety bar is.
There are a couple solutions for power rack strap safeties if you can’t find a match. If you can get a brand of them with brackets that fit your rack but the straps are the wrong length, get two 2″ Stren-Flex slings of the right length to replace them with. They are extremely strong, with pertinent info labeled and a chart on that webpage with the pound ratings.
Your second option is a pair of Spud Inc suspension straps that hang off your rack’s top crossmembers.
Multiple questions on this in the comments prompted me to add this section.
You generally can’t add a rear rack extension – usually to accommodate weight plate storage – made for a different brand. The height of the holes off the floor and the rack width would have to be precisely the same.
Similarly, with extension feet meant to stabilize a rack, even if the tubing size and peg size are a match, the holes would have to be precisely the same height off the floor, or they would float and defeat the purpose.
I have heard reports of people using these across brands, but in every case it seems the user made some modifications to make it work. If you found a case where they are perfectly compatible, please leave a comment!
For the best compatibility going forward, I highly recommend getting a 3×3 rack taking 5/8″ pegs (Rogue Monster Lite compatible) or 1″ pegs (Rogue Monster compatible). Even you never buy a Rogue product, they lead the way in things like this.
Rogue appears to be in the beginning stages of abandoning their 2×3 racks in favor of 3×3. Other manufacturers have noticed and likely will follow suit. This doesn’t mean that nobody will make racks with 2×2 or 2×3 tubing. I believe that there will be a market for those lighter and cheaper racks for a long time, and they are not necessarily bad racks. The 3×3 attachments sell much better and are more numerous, because people who spend the extra money for a 3×3 rack are more likely to soup it up.
You might want to steer clear of racks that have metric sized tubing. That said, many people know what they’re getting into and choose to buy those.
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Does anyone know if the VERSASPOT® DUMBBELL SPOTTER SYSTEM from Rogue works on the Rep PR 5000 V2? Thanks!
Hi David,
Thank you for the guide. What would you recommend for a bar holder that will fit the Rep PR-4000? I was looking at both Titan and Rogue since Rep doesn't make any. Thanks!
I would go with the Titan 3 Barbell Vertical Hanger, which looks more convenient to me and easier on the bar than a typical barbell holder that sits near the floor. You could also wall mount it.
Hi David,
Do the Rep Fitness ISO Arms (Pair) fit the Rogue Fitness RML-3WC foldable rack?
Like any of Rep's attachments that use 2 holes, with a peg and a locking pin, they are made for metric hole spacing and won't line up on Rogue Monster Lite racks' 2" hole spacing but will otherwise fit.
What dip horns attachment would work best for Ethos Power Rack 1.0--I cant find any place to buy the Ethos dip horn anywhere these days.
What is the peg size, tubing size, and hole spacing?
The Rep Fitness Dip Attachment for 1000-Series Racks is compatible with the Ethos Power Rack 1.0 (3x3, 1”). Works perfectly!
This is the one, attaches to the 1" safety bars, right? Does your Ethos rack have 2" hole spacing?
https://www.repfitness.com/rep-power-rack-dip-attachment
Yes, that is the one and yes on 2” hole spacing.
I thought the 1" hole spacing was 3" on the Ethos Power Rack 1.0?
consider adding in body solid gpr400 (3*3 tubing, 5/8 hardware)
Done, thanks!
Hi, I just bought a Body-Solid GPR380 power rack (see picture) and was looking to find attachments like J-hooks, plate storage, jammer arms etc
But when I measured the rack, I found it had very uncommon dimensions:
- 2x3 tubing
- 1” holes (no holes on the side)
- 3inch spacing between holes
Any thoughts if any attachments would be compatible with the rack?
Thanks
I believe that rack was discontinued years ago. Your best bet might be the Rogue Infinity attachments. The holes will be a little large.
Does the Titan X3 monolift arm work on the Rep Pr 4000?
Yes, the Titan X-3 attachments fit the PR-4000. I'm going to combine those two tables into one shortly.
Hello, I am looking at the Ethos Power Rack 1.0 from Dick's Sporting Goods. Seems like a good rack for the money. However, I cannot find any specs on the tubing size or hole size. I also cannot find any accessories available like plate storage or multi-use pens (e.g., for attaching bands). Are any of the accessories listed above compatible with the Ethos Power Rack?
It's listed in the section of 3x3, 1" hardware. The Rogue Monster attachments will fit.
Does anyone know if the PR-4000 Crossmember is compatible with the Titan X3?