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2nd January 2018, 11:20 PM
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How tall is a Patrol??
Hey guys,
First post (apart from my introduction post) - I'm wondering how tall a standard Patrol with a roof rack fitted is? Is it tall enough that you have to remember not to drive into underground car parks? I assume that once you start looking at lift kits that it becomes more of a potential problem? I know a couple of mates who have written of a bike when driving into a garage or underground carpark while it was attached to their roof rack and was wondering if anybody has had issues with just a roof rack fitted on a Patrol.
Gags
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2nd January 2018 11:20 PM
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2nd January 2018, 11:26 PM
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Legendary
Shouldn't have to much is a problem with standard height and wheels..
I'm safe at 2.1m, I think.
That's with 2", 33s and a rack.
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4.5lt Gas blower. Lots of mods to come.....all in good time.
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2nd January 2018, 11:47 PM
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Patrol God
Like JaySee, mines at 2.1m or there abouts.
However. I would never ever trust those height warning signs. Especially in a Patrol.
Those sprinkler nodes are just begging to be clipped by a roof rack
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3rd January 2018, 09:45 AM
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Patrol Freak
Also 2.1m here. I do it (@ 2.1m rail limit) but with caution and only via proven routes.
I must say I am always looking and listening but then again I do not run high tire pressures.
2008 GU WAG ST Manual CRD - To do the job
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3rd January 2018, 10:33 AM
#5
I find it very helpful to know that my "big white stick" UHF antenna is 1" taller than my truck height, with nothing on the roof rack. If that fits under a clearance bar, all good. I've found that some people are dyslexic and cant measure very well when it comes to making clearance warning signs.
2014 Titanium Y61 with all the fruit ................
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3rd January 2018, 11:47 AM
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Legendary
Like the previous poster, my antenna is pretty much the height of the truck. You can tape a straw or somthing to the top of the antenna if its shorter to make it the correct height. Remember too that car parks at shopping centres have the floor to ceiling height marked and often don't take speed humps into consideration. For the WA blokes, Garden city is a classic where I managed to take out an air conditioning drain pipe with the work truck, which is the same height as the Patrol. All that was required was the front wheels on a speed hump when the bar on the front of the tray, behind the cab, was under the pipe.
2005 GU IV ST 3.0. Snorkel. Roof rack. Awning. Spots. Welded I/C. Dual batteries & VSR. UHF. Barn door hinge extension. Roof top spot lights. Rear drawers. 2" lift. NADS. EGT and boost gauges. Trans temp and water temp gauges. Provent 200 catch can. Rear ladder
And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race. Lost in time. And lost in space... and meaning.
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3rd January 2018, 11:57 AM
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Missing in Action
I`m at 2.4 meters with the rooftop tent on the GU with the 200 kg constant load springs & not much load. No shopping centers where I live. Don`t eat Maccas, KFC etc, so all good. Got a mark on my HF antenna at 2.4 meters for reference when out on the tracks for any low branches.
"Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man....." - Charles Sturt
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3rd January 2018, 12:42 PM
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Legendary
Antenna tip is a good one.
I taped a long straight bit of wood to the top of the rack and that's just under my antenna.
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4.5lt Gas blower. Lots of mods to come.....all in good time.
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3rd January 2018, 03:07 PM
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Patrol God
The antenna trick is a good idea I never thought of that. I think my GME FM antenna mounted to the bull bar is directly in line with the height of the top-most part of the roof rack.
Few years ago when I had my 3L setup I went to Ikea in Richmond. Undercover parking. I knew the car was 2.1m. And the sign said 2.2m. So i'm like sweet.
I got through the first lot and the heigh doodah... Around 20 metres in, I noticed the ceiling getting lower and lower and then there was some pipes and some sprinkler things.... So lucky I looked out and noticed that there was no way I'll; make it throught.
I was stuck. Looked behind me and there was 6-7 vehicles following me. Oh shit.
Lucky there was a security guard or caretaker or something lingering around and he guided me around and I had to do a 34 turn U turn and get out.
Supposedly hes seen this done that many times and asked the sign to be updated heaps but it never got done.
Which is why I said earlier, never trust the height markings.
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4th January 2018, 03:54 PM
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Patrol God
If the antenna touches its find reverse and get out of there
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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