No but Maximus uses the same rack, the backbone difference is only in the mountsThe Backbone system is not available for the JL yet I thought?
I’m more asking do the brackets stick up and interfere if I want to use the soft top, guess I’ll have to wait to see if anyone on here triedI don't have dual top. I did see when doing the install that Ill need to remove two sound bar trim pieces to get at the bolts to uncouple when removing the top.
Good point...which I forgot.No but Maximus uses the same rack, the backbone difference is only in the mounts
There is a guy on this thread that posted pics of his Maximus-3 installation. The brackets (left and right hand sides are two piece... the part that bolts to the roll bar and the bracket that attaches to it and provides the connection to the pioneer platform.I’m more asking do the brackets stick up and interfere if I want to use the soft top, guess I’ll have to wait to see if anyone on here tried
Pics please.Installed the Maximus-3 yesterday. As stated earlier it is straightforward and the instructions are pretty good. I was missing a couple of bolts from the kit. I had to call around to some friends to find someone with a metric tape measure as everything is in millimeters and the conversion to inches is more of a pain in the butt than its worth. The moment of truth when you put the drill to the hardtop is worrisome because the lateral measurements are less than exact as you measure from the top of a rounded ridge. It came out fine though - the inner and exterior brackets weren't in perfect alignment but the setup allows for a tiny bit of a fudge factor. Took me and a friend about 5 hours to install working slowly.
Shown with Vector rack - I was REALLY worried it wouldn't fit. Works perfectly.Pics please.
Perfect, I have the vector too. Good to hear it all works out.Shown with Vector rack - I was REALLY worried it wouldn't fit. Works perfectly.
The site at www.maximus-3.com shows pics of both the long and the short. The front edge of the short version stops before it gets to the front of the rear door, whereas the front edge of the long version stops part way over the front doors. Both allow for removal of the Freedom tops, however. See attached images from their site.What's the difference between the short and long roof rack system? They are within $30 of each other in price point. I did not expect a roof rack system to cost $1200+...
The Front Runner SlimLine rack might be a good fit for you. Although, as per this thread, they may not have it ready for the JL for a while. It goes right up to the front, has a ton of compatible accessories, and I believe you can slide the slats around, or take some out - if you wanted to open up the space above the Freedom Panels like in the picture below:waiting on one that will be the length of the roof (so go pretty much to the front) so I can mount a lightbar.
See post #180 a couple pages back. @JLYaker already uploaded it.Does anyone have the install manual for the maximus-3?