Wind noise and roof racks?

[Texasliam]

For my 4d soft top, I’ve got a full roof rack by Raket. Over 60mph the wind noise gets pretty bad. Snapping Sounds like a flag waving at similar speeds. Raket doesn’t have a front wind deflector yet, but if you have a similar rack, did a wind Deflector improve the wind noise? Something like this

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[RagnarKon]

No experience with the rack you’re talking about.

But on the Trailrax rack, yes the wind deflector definitely helps with the wind noise. Doesn’t remove it completely, but it helps.

 

[604Bronco]

Honestly, with a soft top, I'm not sure anything will help much. You're always going to have the issue of fabric flapping in the wind, disrupted by a roof rack. Deflector might help a bit, but won't solve the issue (IMO).

 

[acarzt]

I have the Hooke Road soft top rack and I was getting a terrible flapping sound at the back. I couldn't figure out how to make it stop and pretty much gave up... Then, when I mounted my roof top tent to it, the sound went away

So yea, the RTT is never coming off now

 

[604Bronco]

I have the Hooke Road soft top rack and I was getting a terrible flapping sound at the back. I couldn't figure out how to make it stop and pretty much gave up... Then, when I mounted my roof top tent to it, the sound went away

So yea, the RTT is never coming off now

Adding a RTT is essentially converting your soft top into a hard top

 

[Bellime]

no experience with that brand roof rack……

But from my experience. I had the OEM Roof Rack and then mount a basket that had wind deflector on it. The whole thing had about 6 inches clearence from the roof at the front. It was bad for noise.

that said, I just removed all of this and purchased a Hooke Road that mounts directly to the roof. Lower profile, but with a wind deflector much close with about an inch gap. Now I have a definite whistle.

I also have applied the weather strips defined by one our B6G contributors, I have to find the post. This effort really helped with the wind noise, before the Hooke Road rack.

I am investigating a non-destructive piece to fill the gap on the Hooke Road to see if I can remove the whistle.

 

[jayson]

Not sure it'll help in your situation but I have hooke road as well and it created horrible wind noise, I found a workaround using this: https://www.amazon.com/Tallew-Weath...74-b71b-813a2c13dc27&pd_rd_i=B0B4NN1RMS&psc=1.

 

[Texasliam]

Not sure it'll help in your situation but I have hooke road as well and it created horrible wind noise, I found a workaround using this: https://www.amazon.com/Tallew-Weath...74-b71b-813a2c13dc27&pd_rd_i=B0B4NN1RMS&psc=1.

Not sure it'll help in your situation but I have hooke road as well and it created horrible wind noise, I found a workaround using this: https://www.amazon.com/Tallew-Weath...74-b71b-813a2c13dc27&pd_rd_i=B0B4NN1RMS&psc=1.

Please link the Hooke road. I’m not finding it

 

[jayson]

Please link the Hooke road. I’m not finding it

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BQVPT6DL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[1st 75th ranger]

For my 4d soft top, I’ve got a full roof rack by Raket. Over 60mph the wind noise gets pretty bad. Snapping Sounds like a flag waving at similar speeds. Raket doesn’t have a front wind deflector yet, but if you have a similar rack, did a wind Deflector improve the wind noise? Something like this

yeah noise goes with the rack unfortunately the bigger the noiser also

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