I'm going to use 300 pound fishing magnets to hold it (initially). If I decide to commit and keep it,,, then I'll let my stereo/light installer do a more permanent attachment.
Ohhh that’s a brilliant idea.. I assume you’re putting a thin felt liner between magnet and metal during the extended mockup period.. seriously though that’s a great idea.. I wonder what kinda knock the magnets could take… making it a quick disconnect solution.I'm going to use 300 pound fishing magnets to hold it (initially). If I decide to commit and keep it,,, then I'll let my stereo/light installer do a more permanent attachment.
I want to make sure I love it before drilling into my roof.
The 150 pound magnets didn't feel strong enough. They came with rubber covers that killed their strength. I used a thin sheet of ClingWrap to cover the magnet and it was a lot stronger,,, until I added the weight of the light. Then it was a "no go". Not strong enough.
I just noticed you don’t have your fog lights or headlights/high beams on in the pics… ??.. you will have no trouble seeing at night that’s for sure.The 150 pound magnets didn't feel strong enough. They came with rubber covers that killed their strength. I used a thin sheet on ClingWrap to cover the magnet and it was a lot stronger,,, until I added the weight of the light. The it was a "no go". Not strong enough.
Now,,, I've got a better looking curved bar coming that weights ½ as much... Paired with magnets that are twice as strong.
And,,, the new bar will sit @ 3" high when mounted on my roof. The heavier bars I'm returning would have sat 6" high. No Bueno. I prefer a stealthier look. If this new bar doesn't tickle my giggle trigger, I'm sending all this shit back and leaving my truck the way it is... until I upgrade the front bumper.
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I never really answered your question so,,, I'm hoping get the leading edge of the bar about 1.0-1.5" back from the window/roof center line.... if that makes any sense. I'm 4 beers in. The only problem is,,, this is a temporary solution while I decide between love and hate. Therefore,,, it's going to be elevated by the magnets @ 0.5". So it's going to look like shit, no matter what, until I nut-up and make it permanent. Or peal it off and send it all back.
In my fantasy world,,, I would find a 4" long travel lift with drop down brackets to maintain factory driveline angles and stability controls,,, on Fox 2.5 Performance Elite shocks.
There's a huge section of real-estate at the off road park I go to that's all washed out sand swells (about 1 foot deep) that I carved out a wicked 0.75 mile course. You can lock the rear axel, turn off all traction and stability controls, dial the throttle signal controller to "race mode", keep it in 2wd and just shred these sandy bermed out corners at full throttle in 3rd gear and blast sand 100 feet. You damn near never have to lift, except in the straightaways. The suspension only allows me to go 35-40 mpg before the rear gets bouncy. That needs corrected. 300 pounds of tools pinned up against the tailgate did smooth thing out "a little". But I'm going all-in for the full overhaul (eventually). After I recover from my "Light Phase"...
Even stock trucks have that in 4H. Every lifted truck will do it too. A 2½" Leveling Kit won't affect handling performance or driveline function negatively. Going up from there requires drop-down brackets to maintain normal driveline geometry and factory stability controls. I'm sure common sense will kick in at some point and I'll keep things on the "lesser comcomplicated" side (and cheaper).I'd guess 5-7 hours of labor
You want to go up, and I want to go down.
This dude in the pic I have attached has about exactly what I want, but I just can't figure out what wheels I want. I notice my truck in 4-high doesn't like to turn at sharp angles, and I wonder if it's due to the geometry being messed up?
Mock up is super important so I can understand the extra lengths you’re going through and I’m all for it from the perspective of I’d do that myself if I was going that route.. holes in the roof is not something to be taken lightly. The magnet idea is something I might adopt for a quick fix occasionally mounted flood light.
There are larger diameter magnetic mounts available that are thinner. But they aren't very powerful.
