LFD Off Road 7/8 Rack Installed
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This is my area of specialty. My carport is 78" tall so all of my decisions have been based around that. LFD racks are slightly taller (at 4.25" over the roof) than OEM but much shorter than the mounting solutions the OEM would require, such as Thule/Yakima crossbars. Hopefully you have a taller, non-standard garage and it might clear. That would be amazing.
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spoonmectr
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Do you have any current coupon codes? Im looking to buy some skids
would you mind taking a pic of the rack in relation to the height of the antenna?I have the LFD bars on my stock roof rails and they stick up higher than the stock rails.
Jay's T4R
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Barcelona Red crew! Got any more pictures of the ride? Curious about your wheels.
Oh, nothing too exciting. Here it is with some additional LFD rack info.
LFD Off Road rack mysteries revealed!
Spacing between fairing and roof- most racks seem to curve toward the roof at the front and contact the roof with the fairing (with some weatherstripping or the like). I think it looks more finished. How does everyone feel about the gap with these LFDs? I really like the look, but an worried it looks unfinished up front.. Any good photos of this issue?
Nuclearcujo
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Are there any new codes for the cross bars? Want to order 3
You just missed all the black friday sales by a few weeks!
TheBlandRunner
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We are testing curved front fairings for the full racks. We have 2 more prototypes of varying length getting cut, bent and welded next week.
Spray painted prototype version 1
mteolus
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Doesn't bother me in the least, but mine is on the factory rails so it sits back behind a bit so is less noticeable.
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This and the height of the rack are my only (minor) complaints. I think the rack could have been designed to be at least an inch shorter and the fairing does bug me but it does not seem to create more wind noise the way it is designed.
This isn't a rack that follows the curves of the roof so there is some gap between the side rails and roof towards the front anyway. I'm getting used to it and since it's not a functional issue I can live with it.
I would like a way to cover up the silver stock bolts without pulling them and painting them.
007Tacoma
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I actually prefer the distance between the rack and the roof - it allows me to bolt and unbolt things without becoming a contortionist or having special tools.
For what it's worth, I painted the rack bolts with a paint pen on the truck; I don't see why that wouldn't work for the OE roof bolts
BurghRunner
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Has anyone mounted a Thule Box on the LFD racks? I want the rack for off road goodies, but use my Thule Force XL box for vacation trips.
I've seen some Yakima boxes on top and just wondered if the Thule feet fit the rails as well. Thank you!
I've seen some Yakima boxes on top and just wondered if the Thule feet fit the rails as well. Thank you!
BurghRunner
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I never officially found out. I did see a set up close and it’s looks like it would fit. That’s the best I can tell you.
I installed a Thule Motion XT size XL on a set of LFD cross bars, with stock side rails and it fit just fine. It actually set just a tad higher than the stock cross bars, but when loaded up with winter gear for 1500 km it worked just great. With stock cross bars and the same box i would get occasional front end box bounce due to the turbulent air flow, which sometimes meant i had to slow down as the front end of the box hit the roof. However with the LFD bars, no issues at all, even with high winds. It may that the LFD bars are flat as opposed to the curve the OEM bars have, or the small amount of additional height from them, but I would say they worked great.
I will say, make sure you get the faring, as without they do tent to make a howl or whistling noise above 100kph/60mph. With the ski box on the rails, this wasn't an issue, only if there was nothing mounted on the rails. Ya, i know it's recommended to remove rails when not using. But who does that, really?
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