Disappointing RCI roof rack…

[Aonarch]

My TrailRax is great.

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[Bill T]

Yup, believe it’s that bracket, asked cause that was a later addition

Hopefully RCI chimes in with some helpful advice and the rattling gets resolved

This rack is the only rack im interested in because of the low profile and straight front fairing. I just can’t fall in love with the curved fairing from other companies

Also glad to hear you’re liking the IO RTT - I’m going to be ordering the carbon fiber model once the finances allow

Nothing but problems with my RCI rack since I purchased it. I’m ready to abandon it

 

[jamieeee]

I have the RCI rack 4 door as well. I installed the JCR hardtop support bracket + the one RCI supplied. By itself, the rack does not make any noise commuting local and on freeway. However, ever since I put my RTT which is 220 lbs on the RCI rack, I experience crackling, banging sound. I knew on the first ride that it was the RTT metal railing getting in contact with the extrusion bars. I spent 2 hours puting stick on felt all around the metal railing on the RTT and it immediately got rid of that sound. I double it up the felt just to be sure it is absorbing the contact.

Now I am experiencing a new noise coming from where the JCR support bracket is. I believe it's not coming from the support bracket but the hard top itself. To best describe it, it sounds like a creaking noise or two styrofoam rubbing against each other. It is quiet annoying. I can replicate the issue when I press against the hard top around the area and I would hear it. To mitigate the issue, I put 1.5" foam block between the hard top and roll bar to put pressue on the hardtop. Now I'm driving noise free for now....

It just takes some trial and error

Overall, I'm still happy with my purchase after some tweaks and modification. Here is how my RCI rack is looking with my RTT.

i’m running into the same creaking noise after installing my ikamper on my rci rack. do you mind sharing how you fixed it with the 1.5” foam block? what foam are you using?

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