WJ or ZJ - Roof rack noise

[paradiddle]

Trying to decide between a Kargomaster and ConFerr for my WJ.

I have a Yakima bike rack and it howled horribly before I put the fairing on. I really don't want to run the fairing with a safari rack (it would look silly).

Anyway - who has what rack and how much wind noise do they make?

Thanks

[Zac]

First off, let me welcome you to ILJ,

Second...I recently saw a 97 ZJ (actually looks just like mine) with the Yakima fairing with a safari rack...The Jeeper kept one of the factory bars fore of the safari rack to support the fairing. I must say that it looked ok to me, and with the wind whistle that you wont get, was rather functional too.

Zac

EDIT: BTW: while I'm not sure about the ConFerr racks, the Kargomasters are compatible with the Yak mounting systems. That is the bars on the KM fit the clips for the Yaks.

[zj_gary]

I've got wind noise with my Con Ferr, and have looked into adding a fairing. As Zac indicated, you also would use one of the factory bars in front, and (IIRC), mount the fairing brackets directly to the Con Ferr. I think I have a better description bookmarked at home from (Duff?) - I can check later.

What I'd like to know is, does having a set (or two) of lights mounted on the rack cut out some/most/all of the wind noise? Also, I've got a plywood floor that I'm going to install, and maybe that will cut some of the noise, also.

gary