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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
I had to pick up my 5 new 37s from the freight warehouse on Friday, in my SUT. I could only fit 4 inside due to the bed cover, so 1 tire had to go on the roof. Just with the tire alone and no wheel, the center of gravity was noticably off and body roll was more prevalent! The wind drag was also more noticable coming home in a high wind.
The H2 is bad enough with wind drag and body roll, and with just a tire on top it was even worse. Now that I have experienced this first hand, there is no way I am gonna move my tire up there.
Also, if you look at the above SUT roof rack it would be a lot of money just to put a tire up there.
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01-07-2008, 01:22 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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Originally Posted by tomp
I had to pick up my 5 new 37s from the freight warehouse on Friday, in my SUT. I could only fit 4 inside due to the bed cover, so 1 tire had to go on the roof. Just with the tire alone and no wheel, the center of gravity was noticably off and body roll was more prevalent! The wind drag was also more noticable coming home in a high wind.
The H2 is bad enough with wind drag and body roll, and with just a tire on top it was even worse. Now that I have experienced this first hand, there is no way I am gonna move my tire up there.
Also, if you look at the above SUT roof rack it would be a lot of money just to put a tire up there.
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I have the gobi roof rack for my SUV, and there's no windnoise. It's a GREAT setup !!
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01-07-2008, 03:48 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
Can you tell it is up there when you are on the highway, or offroading?
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01-07-2008, 07:25 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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Can you tell it is up there when you are on the highway, or offroading?
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I'll check today for more pics. I know I have some!!!!
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01-08-2008, 09:22 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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I'll check today for more pics. I know I have some!!!!
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Tim, wasn't that one of your many trucks?
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01-09-2008, 05:09 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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Tim, wasn't that one of your many trucks?
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yep. I ended up with the stealth rack up there instead. I wanted to fit in my garage still. HAving the tire up top really does make that SUT bed more user freindly.
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01-08-2008, 08:15 AM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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Can you tell it is up there when you are on the highway, or offroading?
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01-08-2008, 03:33 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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I have the gobi roof rack for my SUV, and there's no windnoise. It's a GREAT setup !!
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Frenzy,
Just curious. How large of a tire would fit?
Could you fit a 37" tire on the rack for instance?
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01-09-2008, 05:57 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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Frenzy,
Just curious. How large of a tire would fit?
Could you fit a 37" tire on the rack for instance?
How about a 40"?
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I'm sure a 37" would fit. I've seen lots of pics on other hummer forums with bigger tires. You can always contact Gobi and ask 'em. They're very friendly people.
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01-09-2008, 06:26 PM
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Re: Pics of SUT With Spare on Roof?
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I'm sure a 37" would fit. I've seen lots of pics on other hummer forums with bigger tires. You can always contact Gobi and ask 'em. They're very friendly people.
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37's will fit. 40's will not.
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