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26 May 2019 17:12 #209026 by me101
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Hi, looking to get a rack for Little Jim, but just wanted to ask those who have one if there are any issues. Looking at a full length rack (there is someone in Rotherham area I think who makes them), but is it a bad idea? Does it feel top heavy loaded / unloaded? Any noticeable issues on the road when windy? The other issue is when on a lean, I already feel like it will tip, how much does a rack impact the tip over point?
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26 May 2019 17:32 - 26 May 2019 17:35 #209027 by furo
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It will really depend on the design of the rack that you are getting. I have a low profile rack, I'm not sure how heavy it is but I guess around 10-12kg. I recently had it off for a week to get it raptor lined and I couldn't notice any difference at all in centre of gravity/fuel economy/wind noise. Even when I load it up with my recovery tracks, which are fairly heavy, I don't notice it. When I first got it I did have an issue with wind noise, but a local fabricator made the front into a wind deflector and that completely resolved it, apart from the occasional whistle in bad crosswinds.


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26 May 2019 17:38 #209028 by me101
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It has sides, so will weigh a bit more I think. Found pic on ebay.

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26 May 2019 18:18 #209033 by Riccy
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That looks pretty similar to the one I made. You will find a lot of wind noise caused by the crossbars, particularly the front. I found a LED light bar fitted in the space and stopped the noise ;-)

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26 May 2019 18:20 - 26 May 2019 18:20 #209034 by Riccy
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its an old pic, but the rack looks the same still:



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26 May 2019 19:05 #209036 by Keithy
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Last one I built had a bit of a whistle.....redesigned and made this one.....no whistle.

Had 150kg of mdf on it.....you certainly know it's there!!


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26 May 2019 21:30 #209042 by Scimike
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I have the JimnyBits one fitted to ours. Makes no difference to the vehicle empty other than slightly more wind noise at speed, but nothing too excessive. Had plenty of items on it, usually when we go camping, so the vehicle itself is loaded inside which tends to offset the extra load on the roof. So for me it has had no adverse impact on the way the vehicle feels or performs with or without load. Certainly without load I can't tell it's fitted.
Our GEN3 has standard tyre sizes and no body lift etc.

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26 May 2019 23:09 - 26 May 2019 23:09 #209045 by Daniel30
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Land rover one on mine whistled at first but stopped after I installed the spot lights, I don't notice it as there and it's heavy :)

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27 May 2019 06:56 #209050 by me101
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I like the look of that one, got a light bar to fit to it, but a smaller one.

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27 May 2019 06:57 #209051 by me101
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I do like the one Riccy has, but thanks for the responses, seems like we're good to go!

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