I designed and fabricated traction board mounts -- for Bronco roll bar

[UtahBrandon]

With the hard top on

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[Beach_Bum]

With the hard top on

I love the idea.

The other day before you posted this, I was looking at that void behind the roll bar and the back HT window as a potential storage option. Of course, my brain didn't think of the traction boards as the space on a 2-dr isn't that great. But I like the general idea of maximizing storage space.

 

[BoomerBronco12]

I'd be interested. Like you @UtahBrandon , I am a weekend warrior but have found myself in multiple situations where I've needed the boards but had no place for them.

 

[NVCowboy]

Put me on your mailing list. My Bronco is vapor wear at this point, but the UV free storage is a great idea out here in the sunny west.

 

[nottinbe]

I'd buy these if they were for sale.

 

[UtahBrandon]

I'd buy these if they were for sale.

I should have my e-commerce site up this weekend, then I’ll do a new post on this forum as a sponsor to let you know about it.

I’m waiting on the brackets to come out of powder coat and some stainless hardware to be delivered.

 

[22BlackDiamondGreen]

Add me to your List too -- Great Idea

 

[UtahBrandon]

The Traction Boards are now available to ship at the location posted in my signature! I'm totally winging it on building the Godaddy website, and for the life of me I can't get it to integrate with shipping systems for actual shipping cost. I did get shipping quotes to a number of locations that cost between $16-$31, so I set flat rate shipping at $15 for all items. Hopefully that works for everyone.

I'll start a dedicated thread as soon as the 6G sponsorship is set up.

 

[nottinbe]

I've got a soft top - wondering if you'd had a chance to test these out yet on a soft?

Assuming it does affect the top folding back, do you think you could do a soft top version that angles back so the boards mount along the same downward slope as the roll bars? I'd be fine with losing all the visibility, I lose it all with the soft top back anyway.

 

[UtahBrandon]

I've got a soft top - wondering if you'd had a chance to test these out yet on a soft?

Assuming it does affect the top folding back, do you think you could do a soft top version that angles back so the boards mount along the same downward slope as the roll bars? I'd be fine with losing all the visibility, I lose it all with the soft top back anyway.

They do fit very well (the soft top is taller than the MIC top as well), however, the top, horizontal platform on the bracket comes within about a half inch of the rear of the soft top. My concern is that the flexibility of the soft top might cause it flap in the wind, and rub on the bracket, causing damage over time. I'm going to look to increase that gap in a future revision of the bracket.

 

[TenSeven]

These are brilliant! Is there enough space to install them without taking the hard top off?

 

[UtahBrandon]

These are brilliant! Is there enough space to install them without taking the hard top off?

Definitely. You can install the boards by fishing them up on top of the brackets. The only thing you can't do is have permanently mounted studs facing upwards for your boards as that impedes the ability to get them up there. I use 2" studs, washers and wing nuts and insert the studs from the top, facing down, the screw on the wing nuts from the bottom.

 

[Tricky Dick]

The Traction Boards are now available to ship at the location posted in my signature! I'm totally winging it on building the Godaddy website, and for the life of me I can't get it to integrate with shipping systems for actual shipping cost. I did get shipping quotes to a number of locations that cost between $16-$31, so I set flat rate shipping at $15 for all items. Hopefully that works for everyone.

I'll start a dedicated thread as soon as the 6G sponsorship is set up.

I'm not sure how invested you are in go daddy at this point, but shopify is another option and the shipping setup is easy for a single product.

 

[TenSeven]

Definitely. You can install the boards by fishing them up on top of the brackets. The only thing you can't do is have permanently mounted studs facing upwards for your boards as that impedes the ability to get them up there. I use 2" studs, washers and wing nuts and insert the studs from the top, facing down, the screw on the wing nuts from the bottom.

Oh, I 100% inderstand that, no sweat. I meant can the brackets themselves be bolted to the roll bar without removing the top?

 

[UtahBrandon]

Oh, I 100% inderstand that, no sweat. I meant can the brackets themselves be bolted to the roll bar without removing the top?

Definitely

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