Lr4 roof racks
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Ray_G
Explorer
True, and keep in mind the prospeed cost on the website reflects VAT; which you won't pay. Don't get me wrong...I hemorrhaged a lot of cash getting mine to the middle east but I have no regrets given the quality and how she looks.
GORM
Adventurer
Let's remember
With the LR3 and LR4 were pushing refrigerator boxes down the road. Questions about road noise with roof rack and AT tires is almost as funny as "What's your mileage?" I love my frontrunner rack. I have no issues with XM radio that are not related to dead spots (even in Philadelphia).
Must remember that the frontrunner rack and stock ladder do not play well together.
I am interested in hearing thoughts about removing air dam. If I open sunroof 5" and drive on hi way I get 50mph winds thru the car which give me wind burn and make feel I should be wearing hearing protection.
Btw: my mileage sucks, I love sport mode, it makes its worse :Wow1:
With the LR3 and LR4 were pushing refrigerator boxes down the road. Questions about road noise with roof rack and AT tires is almost as funny as "What's your mileage?" I love my frontrunner rack. I have no issues with XM radio that are not related to dead spots (even in Philadelphia).
Must remember that the frontrunner rack and stock ladder do not play well together.
I am interested in hearing thoughts about removing air dam. If I open sunroof 5" and drive on hi way I get 50mph winds thru the car which give me wind burn and make feel I should be wearing hearing protection.
Btw: my mileage sucks, I love sport mode, it makes its worse :Wow1:
harbinger808
Adventurer
RayG
"Good point on the awning, I think if I were seriously considering an awning for my truck I doubt I would have gone prospeed-prob would have just stuck with FR."
completely my fault for not doing my research, but im sure once i find a fabricator, the awning and roof rack combo will be amazing
"Good point on the awning, I think if I were seriously considering an awning for my truck I doubt I would have gone prospeed-prob would have just stuck with FR."
completely my fault for not doing my research, but im sure once i find a fabricator, the awning and roof rack combo will be amazing
Ray_G
Explorer
At some point you should drive my D1 w/255/85 MTs on it; that makes the 3 seem like a Bentley. Its all relative.
Campndad
Essayons!!
Thanks for all the input. Looks like I will wait on lucky 8 to receive their inventory from Prospeed. I also got an email back from Prospeed that confirmed their production has held up lucky 8. Got the feeling they are working to get it resolved quickly.
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keeper1616
Observer
Removing the air dam removed the whistling noise, still got the buffeting. It does eliminate the sunroof air-injection though.
latarheel
latarheel
Ray,
Have you added any accessories to the Prospeed rack? Interested in the utility of the Prospeed accessories vs. fabricating something better. I have the Farmtek on My "96 D1 and its been very useful but would like to get a RTT and Chainsaw on the LR4 so looking at options.
Have you added any accessories to the Prospeed rack? Interested in the utility of the Prospeed accessories vs. fabricating something better. I have the Farmtek on My "96 D1 and its been very useful but would like to get a RTT and Chainsaw on the LR4 so looking at options.
RayG
"Good point on the awning, I think if I were seriously considering an awning for my truck I doubt I would have gone prospeed-prob would have just stuck with FR."
completely my fault for not doing my research, but im sure once i find a fabricator, the awning and roof rack combo will be amazing
Jwestpro
Explorer
LOL I call BS on "no hint of wind noise"
maybe you are fine with it but every rack makes significant wind sound compared to an empty roof because the LR3 is actually pretty darn quiet in factory form.Some people just have a higher tolerance for what's very little vs annoyingly obvious even when the sound is identical.
Ray_G
Explorer
Minimal things added, somewhere in my build thread you can see how its setup-I deliberately have kept stuff off this since she is the DD. My D1's SD rack has stuff festooned all over it. As far as prospeed's accessories I took a look at what they had and decided that, while elegant, there were more $$$ than what I needed. Given the proliferation of M8 sized bolt holes all over the prospeed adding things really is just a matter of figuring out where you want it and fabricated some mounts.
r-
Ray
LOL I call BS on "no hint of wind noise"
Some people just have a higher tolerance for what's very little vs annoyingly obvious even when the sound is identical.
I honestly don't hear a sound coming from mine when driving with the sunroof closed.
Jwestpro
Explorer
Cannot speak specifically for LR4 but I have a Voyager rack on my D2 and can attest to their quality. I just did close to 3,000 miles with rooftop tent, extra spare, chainsaw, two Jerry cans and a 4x2 equipment box strapped to it and it never blinked.
This is old and i usually don't quote/repost photos but it's worth it here.... I had a safety devices steel rack on my disco 1 then onto the Disco 2 and also carried a ton of stuff but you just can't come on an lr3/4 thread making any sort of comparison!
-because those EIGHT gutter mount points by steel are many times stronger than what the lr3 was designed to do. It sucks because the lr3 body shell is far stronger but it's rook interface is almost pure bullsh1t.Looks like that was a fun trip!
Jwestpro
Explorer
I'm either very sound sensitive or you are loosing your hearing
ANYTHING on the roof will make noise, even Thule aero bars with no cargo box. To be honest, people often 'hear' in very different tone ranges. I am driven crazy by sounds other people can't even hear or didn't until i identify the source for them ... or maybe it's all in my head