About this product
Recovery boards are bulky, and the obvious place to put them is flat on the roof rack – where a pair covers most of the tray and leaves nowhere for anything else. These brackets move them to the side profile of the rack instead, so the boards travel on their edge along the vehicle and the whole tray goes back to carrying gear.
The brackets articulate, which is what makes the idea work in practice. They pivot so the boards sit flush against the side of the rack rather than standing proud, and so you can swing them out and lift the boards off without wrestling them past the rest of your load. Recovery boards buried under a rooftop tent and three boxes are recovery boards you will not use.
They are made from high-strength steel with a black powder coat, and they fit a range of recovery device brands – MAXTRAX, TRED Pro and any board with the same hole spacing – which means the brackets are not tied to whatever board you own today. They come with two sets of bolts: one for mounting a single pair of boards, one for two pairs. Mounting two pairs also needs the MAXTRAX mounting pin set, which is sold separately.
They fit Slimline II rack side profiles and the original Slimline rack. For a Slimsport rack you need Front Runner’s Slimsport side mount accessory bracket in addition, which we can supply. The pack contains two brackets.
Front Runner Recovery Device Adjustable Side Brackets (RRAC103)