Hello,
Lurked for a while and finally have something to contribute.
I have always liked the look of the low profile pioneer/backbone combo on the 460 but haven't been thrilled with all the wind noise it created. I researched fairing solutions and read that the factory rhino rack fairing is garbage (reduced mpg, ducts the air through the slats, and $$$). Bumping into others in the same boat at GXOR meets, people have tried to adapt yakima fairings and others for limited success.
I just finished mine over this weekend and am really liking the results. I took some inspiration from a member in the LC200 forum (Rhino Rack (Pioneer Platform with Backbone rails) and Wind Noise Solution(s) - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/rhino-rack-pioneer-platform-with-backbone-rails-and-wind-noise-solution-s.1286914/) and ran with it.
So here is the 95% finished product! Still a few things to finish off... but it works really well. I'd say 70-80% reduction in wind noise.
I utilized "2020" aluminum extrusion strut materials, and only fabricated a few parts.
Off the shelf rhino rack M8 channel nut and hardware (spares that came with my platform), and 2020 series 135* gusseted aluminum extrusion. I used my mill and enlarged the m5 hole to an m8 hole to accommodate.
I bought 2 x 4 packs of these brackets, but figured 6 was plenty for a ~48" fairing.
I picked up 2" wide, 3/16" thick aluminum bar stock to fabricate small spacers to clear the lip on the front, and large enough to help distribute the load to the whole rack member.
Ended up making the spacers an inch wide so they'd tuck up as outboard as possible on the ends.
Lurked for a while and finally have something to contribute.
I have always liked the look of the low profile pioneer/backbone combo on the 460 but haven't been thrilled with all the wind noise it created. I researched fairing solutions and read that the factory rhino rack fairing is garbage (reduced mpg, ducts the air through the slats, and $$$). Bumping into others in the same boat at GXOR meets, people have tried to adapt yakima fairings and others for limited success.
I just finished mine over this weekend and am really liking the results. I took some inspiration from a member in the LC200 forum (Rhino Rack (Pioneer Platform with Backbone rails) and Wind Noise Solution(s) - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/rhino-rack-pioneer-platform-with-backbone-rails-and-wind-noise-solution-s.1286914/) and ran with it.
So here is the 95% finished product! Still a few things to finish off... but it works really well. I'd say 70-80% reduction in wind noise.
I utilized "2020" aluminum extrusion strut materials, and only fabricated a few parts.
Off the shelf rhino rack M8 channel nut and hardware (spares that came with my platform), and 2020 series 135* gusseted aluminum extrusion. I used my mill and enlarged the m5 hole to an m8 hole to accommodate.
I bought 2 x 4 packs of these brackets, but figured 6 was plenty for a ~48" fairing.
I picked up 2" wide, 3/16" thick aluminum bar stock to fabricate small spacers to clear the lip on the front, and large enough to help distribute the load to the whole rack member.
Ended up making the spacers an inch wide so they'd tuck up as outboard as possible on the ends.
