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Stop Mounting Your Maxtrax on Your Roof - Maxtrax Spare Tire Mount Kit By American Adventure Lab

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MAXTRAX are one of those pieces of gear that you hope you never need—but when you do need them, you need them immediately.

The problem is that many recovery board mounting solutions create another issue. Roof racks get crowded, cargo space disappears quickly, and retrieving boards from the top of a lifted vehicle isn't always convenient when you're buried in sand, mud, or snow.

We wanted a cleaner solution.

The American Adventure Lab MAXTRAX Spare Tire Mount Kit utilizes the unused space around your rear-mounted spare tire, providing a secure and accessible mounting location for your recovery boards while freeing up valuable roof rack and cargo space for other gear.

Features & Benefits:

• Fits most vehicles running 33"–40" spare tires

• Securely mounts MAXTRAX recovery boards to your spare tire

• Lightweight 5052 aluminum construction

• Weighs approximately 15 lbs

• No drilling or permanent vehicle modifications required

• Uses MAC's endless-loop ratchet strap system for a secure installation

• Creates additional storage space behind the recovery boards for recovery gear and trail essentials

• Universal design compatible with a wide variety of off-road and overland vehicles

• Designed and manufactured in the USA

Installation Notes:

• Simple installation using the included strap system

• No cutting, drilling, or fabrication required

• Easily removable if your setup changes

• Works with many factory and aftermarket spare tire carrier configurations

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this fit my vehicle?

The mount is designed to work with most rear-mounted spare tires between 33" and 40". This includes many popular Jeep, Bronco, Toyota, and overland platforms.

Why mount MAXTRAX on the spare tire instead of the roof?

For many builds, roof rack space is already dedicated to tents, fuel, water, storage, lighting, or camp gear. Mounting recovery boards on the spare tire keeps them accessible while reducing clutter on the roof.

Can I store gear behind the MAXTRAX?

Yes. One of the added benefits of the design is the storage space created behind the recovery boards. Many customers use this area for soft shackles, recovery ropes, tree savers, and other trail essentials.

Will the mount hold up to off-road use?

The system is built from durable 5052 aluminum and designed specifically for the demands of off-road travel and overland use while keeping weight to a minimum.

If you're looking for a secure way to carry recovery boards without sacrificing roof rack space or interior cargo capacity, the MAXTRAX Spare Tire Mount Kit is worth a closer look.

We're happy to answer any questions about fitment, compatibility, or installation.

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American Adventure Lab

www.AmericanAdventureLab.com

Phone: 435-414-0615 | Email: [email protected] | Instagram: @americanadventurelab

https://americanadventurelab.com/product/maxtrax-spare-tire-mount-kit/

MAXTRAX are one of those pieces of gear that you hope you never need—but when you do need them, you need them immediately.

The problem is that many recovery board mounting solutions create another issue. Roof racks get crowded, cargo space disappears quickly, and retrieving boards from the top of a lifted vehicle isn't always convenient when you're buried in sand, mud, or snow.

We wanted a cleaner solution.

The American Adventure Lab MAXTRAX Spare Tire Mount Kit utilizes the unused space around your rear-mounted spare tire, providing a secure and accessible mounting location for your recovery boards while freeing up valuable roof rack and cargo space for other gear.

Features & Benefits:

• Fits most vehicles running 33"–40" spare tires

• Securely mounts MAXTRAX recovery boards to your spare tire

• Lightweight 5052 aluminum construction

• Weighs approximately 15 lbs

• No drilling or permanent vehicle modifications required

• Uses MAC's endless-loop ratchet strap system for a secure installation

• Creates additional storage space behind the recovery boards for recovery gear and trail essentials

• Universal design compatible with a wide variety of off-road and overland vehicles

• Designed and manufactured in the USA

Installation Notes:

• Simple installation using the included strap system

• No cutting, drilling, or fabrication required

• Easily removable if your setup changes

• Works with many factory and aftermarket spare tire carrier configurations

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this fit my vehicle?

The mount is designed to work with most rear-mounted spare tires between 33" and 40". This includes many popular Jeep, Bronco, Toyota, and overland platforms.

Why mount MAXTRAX on the spare tire instead of the roof?

For many builds, roof rack space is already dedicated to tents, fuel, water, storage, lighting, or camp gear. Mounting recovery boards on the spare tire keeps them accessible while reducing clutter on the roof.

Can I store gear behind the MAXTRAX?

Yes. One of the added benefits of the design is the storage space created behind the recovery boards. Many customers use this area for soft shackles, recovery ropes, tree savers, and other trail essentials.

Will the mount hold up to off-road use?

The system is built from durable 5052 aluminum and designed specifically for the demands of off-road travel and overland use while keeping weight to a minimum.

If you're looking for a secure way to carry recovery boards without sacrificing roof rack space or interior cargo capacity, the MAXTRAX Spare Tire Mount Kit is worth a closer look.

We're happy to answer any questions about fitment, compatibility, or installation.

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Sweet! Can you use it in conjunction with your spare tire platform you posted in another thread? 🤭🤣
 
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I love how folks immediately come in here and try to be smartasses since the Gladi *in stock form* mounts the spare underneath, as if it's impossible that some folks might have relocated their spare to a rear bumper mount and could utilize these products (which is common for overland builds, also which the Gladiator is commonly used for). Would it have been better posted in the Camping and Overlanding sub-forum? Sure, but it's still plenty valid around these parts.
 

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I love how folks immediately come in here and try to be smartasses since the Gladi *in stock form* mounts the spare underneath, as if it's impossible that some folks might have relocated their spare to a rear bumper mount and could utilize these products (which is common for overland builds, also which the Gladiator is commonly used for). Would it have been better posted in the Camping and Overlanding sub-forum? Sure, but it's still plenty valid around these parts.
Your right, I am a smartass!
 

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I love how folks immediately come in here and try to be smartasses since the Gladi *in stock form* mounts the spare underneath, as if it's impossible that some folks might have relocated their spare to a rear bumper mount and could utilize these products (which is common for overland builds, also which the Gladiator is commonly used for). Would it have been better posted in the Camping and Overlanding sub-forum? Sure, but it's still plenty valid around these parts.
We can make all the excuses we want for posting JL products on the JT forum, but that's what they are. "But 1-5,000 gladiators could use it, after their custom rear tire mount" Look at the thread title, nobody is mounting their traction boards on the roof of a JT. We have a bed? The overland builds all run bed tracks, with plenty of places to mount the boards (more securely than a molle panel ratchet strapped to the tire). Not to mention the departure angle is already bad and the frame is known to break at the rear coils with too much weight cantilevered off the back. Its not a JT product period.
 

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We can make all the excuses we want for posting JL products on the JT forum, but that's what they are
Well, a Gladiator is 2/3 of Wrangler so I guess that by percentages it is a Wrangler.
 
 







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