krhayes79
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If you need help testing, i would be happy to be a guinea pig!!!
The LFD Off Road Thread
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If you need help testing, i would be happy to be a guinea pig!!!
007Tacoma
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that cover came with my 300 as it was originally a portable version with the handle. I removed the handle when I modified it.
krhayes79
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no drilling, yes silicone to make the mounting points water proof!
JLofa
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butyl tape should do the job right?
Kamalani Mahie
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Hmm mine is originally a portable too. I’ll have to look around in the bag for one then. Thanks!
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I offered also the only thing that I have that isn't made by them are my sliders and I bought those to help a small business in the NE where I am from.
Kamalani Mahie
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So my 450p appears to have not come with that little rubber cover for the male end BUT I found that a normal schrader valve cap fits snugly over the end. I'm pretty sure a rubber 5/16" vacuum cap would fit over it perfectly as well. I was able to fit a 1/4" one by expanding it a bit and I fit a 3/8" one by pushing it further over the collar on the male connector.
Kamalani Mahie
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Also, I purchased the LFD air compressor mount and plan to try to fit the 450 on it. Based on the dimensions of the plate and the 450 mount points I think it will fit...barely. I plan to drill new holes if needed (probably). I will let everyone here know how it goes!
Old Tanker
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Cutouts for Hi-Lift jacks.
Huh. That didn't even cross my mind, all I was thinking is man, those are going to be small lights.
Function, function, function, that is what I have figured to be the purpose of the bumper
007Tacoma
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Function, function, function, that is what I have figured to be the purpose of the bumper
...and they work really well when you are needing to lift the rear in a tight spot.
Curved Fairing Vibration
I just completed a 2000 mile round trip between CA and CO on 80 mph highways and was limited to 75 or less, depending on the wind speed, because of the same vibration issue with the curved fairing. I have a feeling that it's the gap between the bottom of the fairing and the roof that's creating an airflow/harmonics issue. The vibration actually went away when i opened my sunroof--either fully opened or tilted up the back--so changing the airflow would fix the problem.
It was really frustrating that I had to slow down far enough for semi trucks to pass me in order to not have the rack vibrate itself off of the roof. In the first 100 miles I hit 85 mph on a down hill and it sounded like it was vibrating metal on metal against the roof, but fortunately there was no damage so that wasn't the case.
I'll PM you on FB. I definitely need to find a solution!
I just completed a 2000 mile round trip between CA and CO on 80 mph highways and was limited to 75 or less, depending on the wind speed, because of the same vibration issue with the curved fairing. I have a feeling that it's the gap between the bottom of the fairing and the roof that's creating an airflow/harmonics issue. The vibration actually went away when i opened my sunroof--either fully opened or tilted up the back--so changing the airflow would fix the problem.
It was really frustrating that I had to slow down far enough for semi trucks to pass me in order to not have the rack vibrate itself off of the roof. In the first 100 miles I hit 85 mph on a down hill and it sounded like it was vibrating metal on metal against the roof, but fortunately there was no damage so that wasn't the case.
I'll PM you on FB. I definitely need to find a solution!
Yes! I just finished a 2000 mile trip where I couldn't go the speed limit on 75-80 mph freeways because of this issue. I didn't have the front feet on, so I'm sure that exacerbated the vibration, but it's an aerodynamics issue, not a structural issue. I think that closing the gap between the fairing and the roof may solve the problem. When I opened my sunroof and disrupted the airflow the vibrtation would all but disappear.
I saw that [MENTION=290929]YellowSnow[/MENTION] added a Prinsu style fairing to close the gap, which solved his wind noise problem, but he didn't mention the vibration issue.
Could you send a link to the Prinsu style seal that you ordered? I have a horrible vibration issue that starts between 75-80 mph with my curved fairing and I'd like to see if closing the gap will fix it. Did you have a vibration issue at high speeds, too, or just noise?
LFD_Off_Road
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What's weird about these is that we've run these for more than a year with many, many different vehicles in our fleet and not had that issue. One of our employees just did a 4,500 mile trip last week with his out to Moab and back, and we did a similar trip last year to CO too.
We are experimenting with a few different edge trims with seals right now, should have some available to send out this week if anyone wants to try one.
We are experimenting with a few different edge trims with seals right now, should have some available to send out this week if anyone wants to try one.
Mega thanks to LFD for sending me a replacement Integrated Wind Fairing Crossbar, free of charge. It's awesome to see a company that listens to customers!
LFD Off Road - Integrated Wind Fairing Crossbar
No vibrations / jack hammering out of this one.
LFD Off Road - Integrated Wind Fairing Crossbar
No vibrations / jack hammering out of this one.
