Excellent Accessory. These are needed to protect your bar from scraping the front metal of the roller J hooks when you rack the bar after lifting. Easy to install the protectors too. You can remove the black plastic with a small allen wrench to install the protector on each J Hook with the bar sitting on the rollers too. I purchased two sets of these to protect my bars in my basement gym. I have 2 sets of Titan Roller J Hooks. A quick photo of one J Hook is attached.
These J-Hook protectors add a level of protection that is otherwise lacking from the original manufacturer. I really like my Roller J-Hooks, which already have a pretty generous amount of UHMW "padding." The one design issue--if I'm being picky--is that the front lip sticks out further than standard J-Cups. And Titan doesn't include UHMW on that portion. This product supplements that and provides some additional protection.
Do I need these? No, they're a bit of an affordable luxury, but even though I don't treat my lifting equipment as showpieces, it's still nice to protect the barbell on missed racks (which I've already done a few times since installing them).
Speaking of which, the installation is super easy and they fit very well. Recommended, particularly for home gym scenarios where loud clanging isn't ideal or you want to further protect your barbell. And particularly for the Rolling J-Cups, as they have the additional length of the front lip.
Great product. The material was a little different than what I was expecting but it did it’s job. It has given me peace of mind that my barbells will remain in great condition.
Exactly what I needed for my J-cups.
Perfect fit, thank you