How I mounted my hilift, Rotopax *and* Maxtrax, all together
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How I mounted my hilift, Rotopax *and* Maxtrax, all together
(not sure if this goes here, or in "build", apologies if I got it wrong)
Thought I'd share this as I couldn't find the answer when I looked, and figured out a solution that has worked quite well for me.
My 2018 JKUL Rubi came with a Terraflex heavy duty tire carrier. I wanted to mount my hi lift jack on it, and attach a rotopax too that - and maxtrax. Goal to have all three external, and to the rear of the rig.
The first two are easy - Teraflex have a hilift mount for the tire carrier, and a mount (essentially just a steel plate) to attach a Rotopax to the highlift.
I measured, and measured again, and figured I could get 4 stacked Maxtrax between the hilift and the tire.
I couldn't find any stock mounting system to achieve this, so I ended up getting two more of the Rotopax-hilift mounts, and figuring out where to drill them, to attach the Maxtrax mount pins. The pins aren't ideal alone in this configuration, so I keep it all nicely wrapped together with a ratchet strap, for safety.
Yeah, it'll take a minute to deploy any one of these three - but I figure that if I happen to need any one of those three, then I'm already in a time-consuming situation.
Thought I'd share this as I couldn't find the answer when I looked, and figured out a solution that has worked quite well for me.
My 2018 JKUL Rubi came with a Terraflex heavy duty tire carrier. I wanted to mount my hi lift jack on it, and attach a rotopax too that - and maxtrax. Goal to have all three external, and to the rear of the rig.
The first two are easy - Teraflex have a hilift mount for the tire carrier, and a mount (essentially just a steel plate) to attach a Rotopax to the highlift.
I measured, and measured again, and figured I could get 4 stacked Maxtrax between the hilift and the tire.
I couldn't find any stock mounting system to achieve this, so I ended up getting two more of the Rotopax-hilift mounts, and figuring out where to drill them, to attach the Maxtrax mount pins. The pins aren't ideal alone in this configuration, so I keep it all nicely wrapped together with a ratchet strap, for safety.
Yeah, it'll take a minute to deploy any one of these three - but I figure that if I happen to need any one of those three, then I'm already in a time-consuming situation.
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wgw (06-29-2021)
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Thanks.
Here's the parts:
HD Tire carrier (mine came with this): teraflex.com/shop_items/jk-alpha-hd-aluminum-hinged-carrier-kit
Jack mount with CB antenna mount too: teraflex.com/shop_items/jk-alpha-hi-lift-jack-mount
Rotopax (and with some drilling, maxtrax) mount: teraflex.com/shop_items/jk-alpha-rotopax-mount
Maxtrax mounting pins: maxtraxus.com/products/maxtrax-mkii-mounting-pins
Took some trial-and-error to figure out how to get everything lined up in a way that doesn't hit the rear light when the gate is open, and also lined up with the handle-holes on the maxtrax for the pins.
Here's the parts:
HD Tire carrier (mine came with this): teraflex.com/shop_items/jk-alpha-hd-aluminum-hinged-carrier-kit
Jack mount with CB antenna mount too: teraflex.com/shop_items/jk-alpha-hi-lift-jack-mount
Rotopax (and with some drilling, maxtrax) mount: teraflex.com/shop_items/jk-alpha-rotopax-mount
Maxtrax mounting pins: maxtraxus.com/products/maxtrax-mkii-mounting-pins
Took some trial-and-error to figure out how to get everything lined up in a way that doesn't hit the rear light when the gate is open, and also lined up with the handle-holes on the maxtrax for the pins.