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Originally Posted by BurghRunner
Has anyone that mounted a Thule Box on the LFD bars/factory rails had issues with the box hitting the shark fin antennae?
Sorry if I missed this in the posts. Seems like the clearance for the feet and hatch were addressed, but I couldn’t find an answer on the fin.
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i run a Thule Sonic XL on the LFD Ruggedized bars. 3 total bars, front is a dedicated LFD fairing mount and the other 2 hold the cargo box. I chose them based on future expandability with holding other equipment (traction boards, hi lift, etc) and they're high enough off the roof that the Thule mounting "clamps" can pinch around the crossbar and not hit the roof sheetmetal which was the big downfall with the OEM bars.
i was nervous about the exact same thing the first time i mounted the box with it hitting the antenna. sorry i don't have a shot of it but the Sonic box has a relief cut in the rear of the floor so it just clears. if i mount the box so that its as far back as it can go before hitting the hatch when its raised, it still has enough relief in the floor to clear. i don't know if other Thules are built like this but i think its very intentional, however if it wasn't on the LFD bars i'm not sure it would clear...they give it a lot of height boost.
sorry for the crappy shot but you can kinda see the sharkfin up under the very back of the Thule. fits with about an inch of height to spare.