Attachments for Racks & Rigs: Australia Buying Guide (2026)

Source: VERVE rack and attachment product pages, September 2026.

What counts as a rack or rig attachment

Attachments are the add-ons that turn a bare frame into a full training station. Rig and rack attachments typically fall into four groups: load-bearing safety parts (J-hooks, safety spotter arms, pin-and-pipe safeties), pressing and pulling tools (jammer arms, dip bars, landmine units), storage (plate pegs, vertical and horizontal bar holders) and cable or specialty items (pulldown attachments, leg curl or extension units).

The right attachments turn a basic rack into a complete training station, adding safety, storage and new exercise options without replacing the frame you already own.

Compatibility comes first: upright size, hole diameter and hole spacing

Three specs decide whether an attachment fits. Get all three right and installation is trivial. Get one wrong and you either cannot fit the part or you create a safety risk.

1. Upright profile (tube size)

Australian racks generally use square steel tube. Entry and mid frames often run 50x50mm, stronger frames step up to 60x60mm, and heavy commercial frames use 75x75mm. As a rough guide, mid-range racks tend to use 60x60mm or larger uprights with better hardware and wider attachment compatibility, while heavier frames use 75x75mm uprights with higher load ratings and fully modular attachment ecosystems. The 3x3 inch (roughly 76mm) profile common to US brands is close to but not identical to metric 75mm, which matters for fit.

2. Hole diameter

Hole and peg diameter decide which attachment family fits your uprights. The 5/8 inch and 1 inch figures you see quoted are hole and peg diameters. Across brands these run from 1/2 inch up to 1 inch, and the larger family generally carries the more heavy duty options. Many Australian racks use metric bores such as 18mm or 25mm, so always measure rather than assume.

3. Hole spacing

On the vast majority of racks the holes are spaced 2 inches, about 50mm, apart measured centre to centre. Some racks add Westside spacing. That pattern adds 1 inch spacing through the bench press zone, roughly 12 to 36 inches off the floor, and keeps 2 inch spacing everywhere else. The benefit is finer safety placement for bench, but be careful: accessories made for a Westside-spaced rack usually will not fit standard 2 inch spacing, because they are built around the closer pattern.

Why two-hole (pinned) attachments are the strict test

Single-bracket parts such as basic J-hooks slip over the tube and are forgiving. Two-hole attachments that lock into a second hole with a pin are far less forgiving. Attachments that use a locking pin into a second hole often will not line up across different racks because of the difference between metric and imperial spacing, and the offset starts around 1/16 inch per hole and widens cumulatively. The honest advice from the same source is blunt: do not use load-bearing attachments that do not fit quite right, such as J-hooks, steel safety arms, or plate holders, unless you can retrofit them to be snug.

The core attachments, ranked by priority

• J-hooks: your bar cradles. Most racks ship with matching J-hooks, so when you upgrade or add a second pair, match them to your rack and to the bar you want to protect. Look for UHMW or HDPE liners to save your knurl.
• Safety spotter arms or pin-and-pipe safeties: non-negotiable for solo lifters. If you lift without a spotter these are not optional. Set them to catch the bar just below your deepest safe range of motion. Note that arms suit a full cage, while an open squat stand needs spotter arms that catch across the travel path.
• Dip bars: a cheap, high-value add. Dip handles are usually rack-specific, so confirm your upright profile and hole size before ordering.
• Landmine and jammer/lever arms: add pressing, rowing and rotational work. Useful for smaller spaces where a separate machine will not fit.
• Plate and bar storage: keeps the floor clear and the frame ballasted. Plate pegs and bar holders keep the training space organised and safer to move around.
• Cable and specialty units: pulldown, leg curl or extension attachments extend a rack toward machine-style training.

What load ratings actually tell you

Be careful with load numbers. Most attachment listings, VERVE's included, do not publish a rated capacity at all, so a figure quoted in a buying guide is usually a guess. Where VERVE does state one, it is on the part itself: pin and pipe safeties are rated to 500kg, the monolift to 380kg and the lat low row to 250kg. Treat the rack frame's rating as the ceiling regardless. A 500kg arm bolted to a light frame does not make that frame heavy duty. If a rating matters for how you train, ask for it in writing before you order rather than working off a published band.

What the core attachments cost

These are current VERVE prices for the core attachments, so you can budget against real numbers rather than bands. The full range runs to 57 products.

Where VERVE fits

VERVE's advantage is being a local supplier with a broad, single-ecosystem catalogue: racks and rigs, matching attachments, and dedicated ranges such as TFT rack attachments and TFT cable attachments for cable-based setups. Buying attachments from the same maker as your rack removes most of the fit risk described above, because the pin holes, tube profile and spacing are designed to match. If you already own a competitor's rack, VERVE is still worth checking, just confirm your exact upright profile, hole diameter and spacing before ordering.

Buying checklist

• Measure your upright tube (e.g. 50x50, 60x60 or 75x75mm).
• Measure hole diameter (commonly 5/8 inch, 1 inch, 18mm or 25mm).
• Confirm hole spacing (usually 50mm, plus any Westside zone).
• Prioritise safeties and J-hooks before novelty attachments.
• Check the attachment rating and the frame rating; the lower number wins.
• Favour same-brand parts for pinned, load-bearing attachments.

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