Hanson cargo racks are available in a variety of combinations to suit your needs. To mount any of the racks, you must have the Hanson rear bumper and tire/utility carrier.

Four styles of racks are available:

U-Platform
The large U-Style platform mounts to the mid section of the tire/utility carrier with Lower L brackets. These brackets slip into the open tops of the outside uprights of the tire/utility frame. A snug fit and bracing feet assure a rattle free combination. The platform then mounts to the Lower L brackets, hugging the spare tire. The tire size with "L" brackets is limited to 35.5" actual dimension. Lower pressure can achieve this with a slightly larger tire. This limitation is for the extraction of the platform / "L" brackets when your spare needs to be used.

The U-Platform provides a great amount of storage space. It is 50" wide and the main area behind the tire is 32" wide x 16" deep. This area behind the tire is left without a top border rail. In this configuration it Is better to be called a platform. This will allow slightly oversized items to be strapped down to the floor and if they over hang the sides a little, it doesn’t matter, they’ll tie down fine. This open rear part of the platform makes an obstruction free area for camp stove operation, sitting on, or throwing downed game on a bit easier. There is an upper rail on the sides, front and around the spare. The original concept of this platform was to carry cargo in the back and fluid containers on each side of the tire. The sides that are captured by an 8” high rail is 7” x 14”. This is a dimension that works with Blitz cans, plastic jugs, NATO cans or various other things. Flooring is .100 smooth aluminum to be fastened with 3/16” rivets after painting.

Small Platform
The Small Platform is 38" wide x 16" deep and can mount in two places. It can attach to the Lower L brackets instead of the U-Style, or to a Tall Upper Frame to mount above the spare tire. Using the short cargo frame and ‘L’ brackets, two of these small units could be used. As far as a description of this platform goes, it consists of the floor dimensions given earlier with only an 8” tall forward bar at 38” width of the platform. This will, as mentioned earlier, allow cots, tents, tables, or whatever to overhang the deck some without a rail issue.

Small Basket
Now, after all this platform talk, there is truth to the rumor that we will continue making the small basket for a while longer. These are built off the small platform base with a 4” tall rail all the way around. Both get a .100 aluminum floor as does the ‘U’ platform.

Side Platforms
On the cargo deck concepts would be the side platforms. What the heck are these you wonder? Well, they are Hanson’s attempt to eliminate having to build specific size baskets for every different fluid container that has ever been produced. Well here it is again, start with a 13 x 7" floor, with aluminum of course, and put one end and a back tube on it at a height of 12". A pair of thee bolted to the tall cargo frame will allow the transport of various size items on each side of the spare. As with all the cargo units there are strap attaching points under the lower frame tubes and everything being transported must be strapped securely anyway.

Frame Extensions
Here's the situation...Say you want to take a road trip with your whole family in the Jeep...let say you talked your wife into Moab. You will need both of your platforms to carry all your stuff...clothes, toothbrush, etc., but when you get there, you plan on hitting all the more difficult trails. Trails that might come in contact with your lower platform. You want to use your upper platform on the trails, so you could carry a tall frame with you on the trip. It's big, costly and the upper platform has to be unbolted from the short frame and mounted to the tall frame. OR...you buy the short frame instead of the tall frame can carry a pair of frame extensions! A very inexpensive and small package that gives you the freedom of using any platform combination. You can leave your lower platform at the hotel or camp site and go wheeling and not have to worry about bashing your lower platform! We are off roaders, ya know. Anyone with "L"-brackets and a short cargo frame, should consider getting frame extensions.

Aux Pin Yoke
With any addition to a tire/utility carrier for the use of expanding load capacity beyond a tire, an auxiliary pin yoke will be required on the first expansion of the carrier. After the first addition, you will have the auxiliary pin yoke - so go for it if you want more stuff later. If you order more later, be sure you indicate that an auxiliary weight bearing system is in place and another is not needed or we will get you for another one.

Note: TJ’s with hard tops have a clearance issue with the cargo frames, short or tall, that put the platform over the tire. To open the tops rear door, the tire/utility carrier must be opened beyond the detent rods lock position. Care must be taken if a ‘U’ or side platforms are used. They get real close to the hard top before the tops door will open.

Predrilled holes are not provided for every combination (some drilling required)