Custom light bar, 94 Jimmy
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You went to the same school my friend! I see it must have been a caveman that taught you how to spell... I believe the words you were looking for is "debadged" and "shackles"... not "de-baged" and "shackels". Whoever you had for english would NOT be proud. I think Mr. Reith is probably dead by now, we're old, remember? Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go drag my wife to the store by her hair! LMFAO!
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That light bar is amazing...I'm no novice at handiwork, but anytime i try to do a project that involves that much fabrication, something invariably goes wrong...and i find a way to make it work, but its never perfect. that level of craftsmanship is fine for doing home repairs, working with wood, etc. but not for my truck. For example, I'm just too reluctant to drill holes in the roof.
On an unrelated note, perhaps you could answer a question for me. Have you noticed a decrease in performance & efficiency when you added either the light bar or mounted the spare to the roof rack?
People will read this question and laugh at me, but its actually legit. As a mechanical engineer, I know that small design changes have a significant affect on performance.
I got rid of the gate-style rack that mounts the spare to the tailgate (the swinging gate is such a pain in the ***) but I hate taking up cabon space with my spare. I want to mount my spare on the roof rack, but the spare adds so much front-facing surface area. I'm afraid of ll that drag.
Even the light bar could cause substantial drag (though not nearly as much as the spare). For those people who think I'm being rediculous, I would suggest they consider that race cars often do not have side mirrors. Even though the mirrors do not add much surface area, the drag is substantial.
Have you noticed:
1. Decreased fuel-efficiency?
2. Reduced acceleration (either from a stop, or when "stepping on it" at highway speeds?
3. Quicker deceleration while coasting (either at rougly 45 mph or highway speeds?
Question 3 would be the most accurate way to evaluate a difference in drag. Thanks. Again, awesome light bar. James (my 84 jimmy) is jealous haha.
-Bob
On an unrelated note, perhaps you could answer a question for me. Have you noticed a decrease in performance & efficiency when you added either the light bar or mounted the spare to the roof rack?
People will read this question and laugh at me, but its actually legit. As a mechanical engineer, I know that small design changes have a significant affect on performance.
I got rid of the gate-style rack that mounts the spare to the tailgate (the swinging gate is such a pain in the ***) but I hate taking up cabon space with my spare. I want to mount my spare on the roof rack, but the spare adds so much front-facing surface area. I'm afraid of ll that drag.
Even the light bar could cause substantial drag (though not nearly as much as the spare). For those people who think I'm being rediculous, I would suggest they consider that race cars often do not have side mirrors. Even though the mirrors do not add much surface area, the drag is substantial.
Have you noticed:
1. Decreased fuel-efficiency?
2. Reduced acceleration (either from a stop, or when "stepping on it" at highway speeds?
3. Quicker deceleration while coasting (either at rougly 45 mph or highway speeds?
Question 3 would be the most accurate way to evaluate a difference in drag. Thanks. Again, awesome light bar. James (my 84 jimmy) is jealous haha.
-Bob
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That light bar is amazing...I'm no novice at handiwork, but anytime i try to do a project that involves that much fabrication, something invariably goes wrong...and i find a way to make it work, but its never perfect. that level of craftsmanship is fine for doing home repairs, working with wood, etc. but not for my truck. For example, I'm just too reluctant to drill holes in the roof.
On an unrelated note, perhaps you could answer a question for me. Have you noticed a decrease in performance & efficiency when you added either the light bar or mounted the spare to the roof rack?
People will read this question and laugh at me, but its actually legit. As a mechanical engineer, I know that small design changes have a significant affect on performance.
I got rid of the gate-style rack that mounts the spare to the tailgate (the swinging gate is such a pain in the ***) but I hate taking up cabon space with my spare. I want to mount my spare on the roof rack, but the spare adds so much front-facing surface area. I'm afraid of ll that drag.
Even the light bar could cause substantial drag (though not nearly as much as the spare). For those people who think I'm being rediculous, I would suggest they consider that race cars often do not have side mirrors. Even though the mirrors do not add much surface area, the drag is substantial.
Have you noticed:
1. Decreased fuel-efficiency?
2. Reduced acceleration (either from a stop, or when "stepping on it" at highway speeds?
3. Quicker deceleration while coasting (either at rougly 45 mph or highway speeds?
Question 3 would be the most accurate way to evaluate a difference in drag. Thanks. Again, awesome light bar. James (my 84 jimmy) is jealous haha.
-Bob
On an unrelated note, perhaps you could answer a question for me. Have you noticed a decrease in performance & efficiency when you added either the light bar or mounted the spare to the roof rack?
People will read this question and laugh at me, but its actually legit. As a mechanical engineer, I know that small design changes have a significant affect on performance.
I got rid of the gate-style rack that mounts the spare to the tailgate (the swinging gate is such a pain in the ***) but I hate taking up cabon space with my spare. I want to mount my spare on the roof rack, but the spare adds so much front-facing surface area. I'm afraid of ll that drag.
Even the light bar could cause substantial drag (though not nearly as much as the spare). For those people who think I'm being rediculous, I would suggest they consider that race cars often do not have side mirrors. Even though the mirrors do not add much surface area, the drag is substantial.
Have you noticed:
1. Decreased fuel-efficiency?
2. Reduced acceleration (either from a stop, or when "stepping on it" at highway speeds?
3. Quicker deceleration while coasting (either at rougly 45 mph or highway speeds?
Question 3 would be the most accurate way to evaluate a difference in drag. Thanks. Again, awesome light bar. James (my 84 jimmy) is jealous haha.
-Bob
I haven't noticed any difference at all in fuel economy, acceleration, or deceleration either from the tire or the light bar. Besides... how fast do you really want to go? LOL, Plus... how aerodynamic is a 94 Jimmy to begin with? LMAO, I think you would need to go pretty damn fast for it to make a difference, but I don't think it was ridiculous, I think it was a legitimate question.
Now... let's see, you have a 94 Jimmy just like me, you call it James just like me (yes, I'm serious), your name is Bob, mine is Rob. Are we related? LMAO BTW, What's the rfb stand for?
I haven't noticed any difference at all in fuel economy, acceleration, or deceleration either from the tire or the light bar. Besides... how fast do you really want to go? LOL, Plus... how aerodynamic is a 94 Jimmy to begin with? LMAO, I think you would need to go pretty damn fast for it to make a difference, but I don't think it was ridiculous, I think it was a legitimate question.
Now... let's see, you have a 94 Jimmy just like me, you call it James just like me (yes, I'm serious), your name is Bob, mine is Rob. Are we related? LMAO BTW, What's the rfb stand for?
Now... let's see, you have a 94 Jimmy just like me, you call it James just like me (yes, I'm serious), your name is Bob, mine is Rob. Are we related? LMAO BTW, What's the rfb stand for?
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