I just found out yesterday that it makes a nice whistling noise about 40 without the long rubber strips in there.
I'm about to go put those in after I get out of the shower and get done with my internet time
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| Author: | Liberator [ Fri May 02, 2008 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Mopar Roof Rack Crossbars |
OK, did a search but only got a few hundred pages so in the hopes of finding the proper orientation of the Mopar Roof racks, can anybody here tell me do you have the thin edge towards the front or the back. I got a used set stating one rack is for the front and one for the back but I noticed that they are tapered. I am going to assume that like an airplane wing, the fat edge goes towards the front. Can somebody who has a set confirm or post the instructions that came with the racks? Thanks |
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| Author: | Guest [ Fri May 02, 2008 8:09 pm ] |
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Fat edge toward the front, and whichever one is for the front they probably tightened down the mounts (I just got a used pair, myself) use (i think) a 7mm allen wrench to loosen the mount itself from the roof rail, and you can position it, since the KJ's roof rails are further apart at the front than at the rear. |
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| Author: | Liberator [ Fri May 02, 2008 9:10 pm ] |
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Thanks TB, I set it up as you stated and put them as far apart front to back as possible. Pretty solid but I had to tighten it down hard on one mount. Do u find it noisy at all during highway speeds? Thanks |
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| Author: | Guest [ Sat May 03, 2008 6:20 pm ] |
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I just found out yesterday that it makes a nice whistling noise about 40 without the long rubber strips in there. I'm about to go put those in after I get out of the shower and get done with my internet time
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| Author: | Liberator [ Sun May 04, 2008 4:12 am ] |
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Shouldn't you keep the rubber top on there to keep water out of the channel which facilitates corrosion ie. pitting on the aluminum and rusting the locks? I used to have the Surco rack (which I loved) on there instead of this lower profile cross bar but given I have taller 17" tires during the summer, I keep hitting the ceiling overhang signs going into underground garages 
So with the rubber top on, does it still whistle? |
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| Author: | KJ Taz [ Sun May 04, 2008 10:38 am ] |
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As with the other jeeps I have had, on the Liberty in order to keep the cross bars from making noise you have to have them both toward the rear. The farther to the front you have them them more noise they make. I fianlly just took mine off and only put them on when needed. |
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| Author: | Jeepjeepster [ Sun May 04, 2008 1:56 pm ] |
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Here are mine: 
Ive never heard them and I usually travel around 80mph with the cruise set. Yours may of come off but mine had a sticker on the bottom pointing to the front. Fat edge to the front is right. |
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| Author: | Guest [ Sun May 04, 2008 8:12 pm ] |
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Liberator wrote: Shouldn't you keep the rubber top on there to keep water out of the channel which facilitates corrosion ie. pitting on the aluminum and rusting the locks?
I used to have the Surco rack (which I loved) on there instead of this lower profile cross bar but given I have taller 17" tires during the summer, I keep hitting the ceiling overhang signs going into underground garages So with the rubber top on, does it still whistle? Nope! No whistle anymore to drown out my tire noise which drowns out whatever god awful noises I'd hear if I had street rubber
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| Author: | Joe Jeeper [ Sun May 04, 2008 9:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cross bars |
Just my cross bars don't seem to make noise, but the Mopar Basket does at certain speeds and with the wind blowing. |
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| Author: | Liberator [ Sun May 04, 2008 9:20 pm ] |
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Thanks for the info. Do the rubber gasket trim lift off after awhile? It seems to be lifting in the ends. JeepJeepster, I really like your setup w/ Rubi wheels..... but why do you have barbed wire fencing at work? U work in Jail/Corrections or a school?
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| Author: | Pote [ Mon May 05, 2008 5:42 pm ] |
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mine are quiet. no whistle or hum, and so far after a full NE Ohio winter, the rubber is not disformed, bending or anything. they look as good as the day they wer installed. I like that they are super low profile compared to some others....about as low to the rails as you'll find, aftermarket or not. They are shaped exactly like an airplane wing. teardroped. fat rounded edge to the front, with the taper to the rear. |
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| Author: | Weegie5 [ Tue May 06, 2008 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | whistling |
Mine whistled when I first put them on too. I moved one of them and that fixed the noise. I can't remember which one I moved, and I can't remember which way I moved it, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter. I think you just happened to space them pretty close to what some might call a natural frequency or harmonic. Change the spacing a bit and viola! |
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| Author: | hyedipin [ Tue May 06, 2008 12:26 am ] |
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jeepjeepster is the only guy who puts the shades up on a rainy or dark cloudy day like that.. |
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