Well, I did look it up, and packaged it was 36 lbs - still really light. I'm not sure why they are more either. On the website is his outdated price on the chrome rack too. It's cheaper on the site right now, but he let me have the chrome one for total price extension and everything for 160 = 93 (rack) + 43 (extension) + 24 (shipping). The reason that the chrome dropped down in price was because as I was speaking with him about getting one, he got one sent back because the chrome had started rusting. So he dropped the price for me, and told me that he was planning on changing the website soon. That still doesn't explain why the black ones are more expensive. It's always been the other way around - grille guard, step bars, tailight guards. Oh well. It's a good rack, and not too much noise from it either. Let me know if I can help you out with it anymore. Thanks, and if you are going to get one, tell the guy that I refered you. By the way also - the extension does work even if he tells you it doesn't.
Brett