Roof Rack On 70 Series

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Gun Runner 5

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Does anyone have a "basket style" roof rack on their 70 Series? (Similar to the one in this photo)
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Something like this with a led light bar would be my pick if I wanted a roof rack. This one's a bit light duty for carrying wheels etc but would help with wind drag around touring speed.
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I know cruiserdan has a JDM basket mounted on his, using four Thule gutter mounts on the FRP top.

I really debated getting one, and didn't, and now that I've been driving my 74 for a few weeks, I wouldn't feel great about having a lot of weight up top with my lift. That coupled with the FRP top and the inherent risks in mounting anything to that and it just didn't seem worth it. I put the money into a custom rear bumper instead to carry my jerry cans.

If you're thinking about one for your 75, I would look at ARB racks, I had one on my Cherokee and it was great. Would match your bumper, too. They make short ones for pickups (probably specifically for 75s, even).

Anyway, my 2 cents.
 
creekfinder said:
I know cruiserdan has a JDM basket mounted on his, using four Thule gutter mounts on the FRP top.

I really debated getting one, and didn't, and now that I've been driving my 74 for a few weeks, I wouldn't feel great about having a lot of weight up top with my lift. That coupled with the FRP top and the inherent risks in mounting anything to that and it just didn't seem worth it. I put the money into a custom rear bumper instead to carry my jerry cans.

If you're thinking about one for your 75, I would look at ARB racks, I had one on my Cherokee and it was great. Would match your bumper, too. They make short ones for pickups (probably specifically for 75s, even).

Anyway, my 2 cents.
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I'm actually thinking about a basket style roof rack to go over just the cab of the 75 Series. I want one that is of suitable size to hold the spare tire. I'll probably just have the shop fabricate one for me.
 
I can vouch for Jason -- he's making my bumper and it looks awesome

This is the ARB rack I was referring to:

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I recently drove an HZJ79 pickup that had one of those ARB racks on the roof. It looks great in person.
 
TRAIL TAILOR said:
Get me some measurements and I'll build what you want.

J
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A very kind offer and I appreciate it however my local shop has a very talented fabricator which doesn't require any shipping cost.
Again thanks.....
 
Just be aware that some baskets/roof racks can get get a wind roar that is unbearable. When you buy an off the shelf unit ,it is less likely to suffer this than a custom unit. I met someone once who was into a 15000klm trip but turned around after 600klms from wind noise to have another roof rack fitted
 
roscoFJ73 said:
Just be aware that some baskets/roof racks can get get a wind roar that is unbearable. When you buy an off the shelf unit ,it is less likely to suffer this than a custom unit. I met someone once who was into a 15000klm trip but turned around after 600klms from wind noise to have another roof rack fitted
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The roof rack noise would have to overcome the Diesel engine noise, and my loss of hearing associated with advancing age.
:)
 
Charles
I'm sure the wing thing is to help with wind drag but racks are strange critters and can cause wind noise from any part on them but it's not like we will be breaking any speed limits in our old 2h powered road toads. :)
 
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ozcrusier said:
Charles
I'm sure the wing thing is to help with wind drag but racks are strange critters and can cause wind noise from any part on them but it's not like we will be breaking any speed limits in our old 2h powered road toads. :)
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"Road Toad" would look good on a license plate. :)
 
I have an ARB for the 73 that I never use. It came home on the top of the truck from Atlanta and I honestly did not hear any wind noise over the roar of the mighty 3B under the hood.
 
elkaholic said:
I have an ARB for the 73 that I never use. It came home on the top of the truck from Atlanta and I honestly did not hear any wind noise over the roar of the mighty 3B under the hood.
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To quote Spider-mans uncle, "with great horsepower, comes great noise". :)
 
Gun Runner 5 said:
I assume the spoiler do-dad perhaps reduces some of the noise.View attachment 1102786
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I'm sure that's part of it. But I believe it's more to reduce drag. But remember if put some lights up there the spoiler would be useless. For my build I going to be doing as much as I can to reduce noise. For my job I had a specific training block on noise and its effects on the body (most noise is from air rushing around not the motor; it's just that most people can tune it out). Considering that I plan on doing long trips in the truck I want to nip it in the bud early.
 
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