Stan...
Thanks for responding and who to call at 4 Wheel... will be contacting Jay in the next few days... will post any pertinent info after I talk to him...
Brad
Posted 05 February 2019 - 10:28 PM
Stan...
Thanks for responding and who to call at 4 Wheel... will be contacting Jay in the next few days... will post any pertinent info after I talk to him...
Brad
Posted 05 February 2019 - 11:01 PM
Just talked to Jay @ 4Wheel...after discussing the issue, he suggested putting a bug guard on the front hood of our 93' Nissan truck...he felt just that small addition might change the aero flow over the truck/camper to eliminate any roof popping due to winds while on the road...
Will get that mounted and see if that eliminates the popping...will let you know after our bug-guarded rig is road tested...stay tuned...
Brad
Posted 06 February 2019 - 05:50 PM
Posted 06 February 2019 - 06:49 PM
I see the Frequently Asked Questions section on the Four Wheel Campers web site says...
(Click to enlarge)
.
'01 FWC Hawk shell on a '13 Tundra Double-Cab + '19 Ford Transit van with Quigley 4x4 option
Posted 03 August 2019 - 09:09 PM
I know it has been "months" since I talked to Jay about how to eliminate roof popping when driving especially at highway speeds(55 mph +)...Jay had suggested installing a "bug guard" on the front bumper of our 92 Nissan p/u...
Since the conversation in February, I purchased and installed the bug guard/wind deflector...and "finally" we took a 5 day/500 mile r/t to eastern Oregon and a lovely campground next a lake... both going and coming, traveling freeway most of the way including the "windy" Columbia River Gorge, I can report that there was virtually NO POPPING of the roof... 2 or 3 times due to big truck "side wash" there was a pop or two, but nothing like it had been prior to the wind deflector install...
Jay, I would say your suggestion was most helpful and recommend trying the same fix to others who may experience "roof popping" during road travel (usually 55 mph plus)... Thanks again to Stan, Jay and 4-Wheel folks lending a hand with solving a problem...
Posted 04 August 2019 - 05:17 PM
Posted 05 August 2019 - 02:03 AM
I've experienced this popping too, and the hood deflector install makes me think that the popping is coming from the truck's roof, not the camper. I can even feel the roof deflecting through the headliner when it happens.
My $.02
Posted 05 August 2019 - 09:18 PM
Bill, Vic...thanks for your thoughts... have tried adjusting the roof latch tensions--no noticeable difference... Vic, can't say it is our p/u roof but rather the camper...Jay at 4W suggested this solution...saying it would deflect enough air to lessen the pressure on the camper/camper roof...early on, the noise had something to do with the turnbuckles not tight...that issue has been eliminated as the turnbuckles are check and remain "tight" to the camper bed...
Another 3 week trip happening Sunday to BC...will have some more "road experience" to observe and report...
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users