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2017 Platinum - BDS, Fuel, Fab Fours, KC

Old 10-31-2018, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AricsFX
Love the rack!!
Say that to a lady. statistics say you'll get slapped 98 times. banged twice
Old 11-01-2018, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Losrocket
How is the wind noise with the M-Rack? I'm planning on getting one but worried about the whistle.
It’s there but it’s not that bad. Let me get back to you on this - there is some whistle right now - but from what I’ve been reading it’s probably, mostly, attributed to the light bar in front. I’ve got an idea for a fix that I’m going to try this weekend.


Originally Posted by AricsFX
Love the rack!!
Thanks! It was needed to complete the look I was going for. I think it pairs well with the front and rear bumpers.

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Say that to a lady. statistics say you'll get slapped 98 times. banged twice
Hahaha. Hilarious!
Old 11-01-2018, 10:49 PM
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Cool, thanks for the response. I want to run the rack without a front light bar and plan on making a custom fairing to hopefully help prevent the whistle.
Old 11-13-2018, 06:37 AM
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Just wanted to follow up on this - still having a slight whistle from the light bar between 20mph and 50mph. Tried adding black door molding to the cooling fins on the back of the bar (read that on some Jeep forums) - didn't really do anything. Seems that angling it differently may be the answer.

I think the rack itself is pretty quiet. There is more overall wind noise, but it's not bothersome. Again I think most of it is the LED bar. The most annoying part is the whistling. I'm determined to find a solution. Will update accordingly. Tips welcomed!
Old 11-13-2018, 11:32 PM
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I bet that light combo puts out ridiculous light. Well done on your build. Great looking rig.
Old 11-14-2018, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Kkline
I bet that light combo puts out ridiculous light. Well done on your build. Great looking rig.
Unless I'm by myself in the woods, it's embarrassingly bright... lol. They'll come in handy during my camping trips but otherwise I just run the amber fogs because the look cool and don't blind anyone.

If I turn them all on in the neighborhood, it lights up houses on each side of the street like daylight and in front of the truck, well - you can imagine.
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Switched from 35x12.5 to 37x12.5 after a whopping 150 miles. Anyone want some tires? lol.







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Nice looking truck!

What kind of of gas mileage do you get with the lift and tires.

I just bought an new truck with 6” lift with 20” wheels and 35” tires and I haven’t hand calculated but my truck says I’m getting 11 mpg. I thought it would be a little more.
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Sick Sick build! You've got a lot of mods on her but she still looks very clean and not over the top
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Originally Posted by Dr3w22
Nice looking truck!

What kind of of gas mileage do you get with the lift and tires.

I just bought an new truck with 6” lift with 20” wheels and 35” tires and I haven’t hand calculated but my truck says I’m getting 11 mpg. I thought it would be a little more.
For the short time I had the 35's on - it was around 12.4 on the computer (granted this is off due to the tire size too). Now with the 37's, I just keep the display on the digital speedometer and don't look at the fuel economy.



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