Drambeenie Risers MEGATHREAD.

[Aluma007]

probably why the oem one has that little rubber nub in the center...no vibrations when slamming the trunk. :P

[Drambeenie]

Originally Posted by Aluma007

probably why the oem one has that little rubber nub in the center...no vibrations when slamming the trunk. :P

For sure! My center support will have like 3/8inch rubber and the rest will be Glass Nylon or Tough Resin

What do you guys think of my new cover design?!

[tehShirt]

Originally Posted by Drambeenie

For sure! My center support will have like 20% rubber and the rest will be Glass Nylon or Tough Resin

What do you guys think of my new cover design?!

https://i.imgur.com/8Ou648l.jpg

Ah, the Painter's Tape Spoiler Package, my favorite accessory!

The grill of the RAV4 looks like a middle support...

[Drambeenie]

Originally Posted by tehShirt

Ah, the Painter's Tape Spoiler Package, my favorite accessory!

The grill of the RAV4 looks like a middle support...

That actually looks like a dope shape

I bought some modeling clay. Going to wait for the new covers to arrive, install them (fingers crossed that they fit!) and then get going on the center support.

[johan]

The center support is a hard pass for me. I would rather have jiggle. It can't possibly be worse than the Civic Type-R's wing... so It should be fine.

[Drambeenie]

Originally Posted by johan

The center support is a hard pass for me. I would rather have jiggle. It can't possibly be worse than the Civic Type-R's wing... so It should be fine.

Interesting. Here's another angle . What do you think?

[johan]

Originally Posted by Drambeenie

Interesting. Here's another angle . What do you think?

Ah, I didn't see the video. Yeah that's pretty comparable LOL.

I guess the question is... do you think that vibration will break the support beam pieces you're creating, over time.

[Drambeenie]

Originally Posted by johan

Ah, I didn't see the video. Yeah that's pretty comparable LOL.

I guess the question is... do you think that vibration will break the support beam pieces you're creating, over time.

From driving no chance, but with only hard trunk slams I haven't tested it enough. The factory riser internals flex slightly from the slams and the wobble and I feel like my trunk hinge will break from the slams before these glass Nylon pieces do. This material is extremely strong and has slight flex to absorb energy.

Perhaps I need to add rubber washers to the top and bottom for extra security. I was able to tighten the bolts on top a bit more and it definitely reduced the flex by about 10%. But I don't want to over tighten and a center support would obviously solve the issue.

If you close the trunk from the top of the spoiler there's very minimal vibration and it feels very solid but not everyone will close their trunks like that.

[mabviper]

I think the spoiler is pretty thin. You can see it oscillate longer after you close the trunk. Personally, I'd be worried about it snapping in the middle or at the mounting points due to stress. Why don't you try and film it at highway speeds to see how much it deflects?

[Drambeenie]

Originally Posted by mabviper

I think the spoiler is pretty thin. You can see it oscillate longer after you close the trunk. Personally, I'd be worried about it snapping in the middle or at the mounting points due to stress. Why don't you try and film it at highway speeds to see how much it deflects?

Strangest thing. When the wing was off the car I was only able to tighten to a certain point, but on the car I was able to tighten the risers even more. So now there is little to no wobble or vibration when driving except when I hit a pothole but that shook the whole car. Still wobbles in the middle when I slam the trunk. I'll get another video of that.

[Aluma007]

would it be odd to keep the OEM posts and just add little metal towers that have adjustable angle tabs and mount the flat wing on them?

[Mithosphere]

Originally Posted by Drambeenie

When driving little to none. If I hit big bumps it vibrates, but my car is lowered so it's much stiffer.

Just took it on the highway at highway speeds and it handled very well little to no movement. It's when I got to slower speeds and drove over bumps it vibrated slightly and not on all bumps.

With the center support I bet it won't move at all, but we'll find out!

Hm. If it were me, I wouldn't add the middle support, it doesn't sound too bad.

[Drambeenie]

One thing to also keep in mind is the covers haven't been attached yet and that could give it a lot of extra support and prevent it from bending at all. Will be getting that soon EDIT: Allegedly being delivered tomorrow.

[johan]

Originally Posted by Drambeenie

One thing to also keep in mind is the covers haven't been attached yet and that could give it a lot of extra support and prevent it from bending at all. Will be getting that soon EDIT: Allegedly being delivered tomorrow.

I was going to post exactly this. They should definitely make an impact - assuming they are touching both the wing and the trunk.