Rugged RidgeAntenna Mount Kit for Jeep Wrangler JK/JKU | 11503.89 | Fits 2007-2018 Jeep Wrangler JK/JKU

I read reviews for several products that have been sold for a Jeep antenna and flag mount. Most products had a variety of problems, from the need to buy bolts and stacks of washers, to needing to bend the weak bracket for clearance, or force it between the steel tailgate and the plastic spare tire mount is a bad way. This product is far superior.When I opened the box, the weight and 3/16" thick steel construction immediately impressed me. The textured black paint was perfect. The holes have welded on spacers to eliminate the need to buy extra washers. The bracket is easy to install, fits perfectly, and includes two bolts with flat washers and lockwashers. Everything just looks and feels like professional top quality design and manufacturing.I use it to hold a six foot long whip flag for the sand dunes and the bracket does not flex. No clearance issues with the spare tire or the windshield wiper arm. The two holes can easily hold two flags or two long antenna mounts with no problems. I added the TUSK brand hand operated mount to accept a 1/4" diameter flag whip. It is easy to install and remove the flag by just opening the tailgate and turning the TUSK compression nut by hand.Note that if you use any kind of painted bracket to mount a CB or other radio antenna, you MUST scrape off the thick black paint around the mounting hole and also the holes where the two bolts go into the tailgate. The antenna needs a ground plane formed by the tailgate sheetmetal. If you don't do this, the antenna won't work with your radio transmitter properly.

Heavy and solid mount. First perfectly. A Dremel makes removing the finish where necessary to secure a good ground. I'd buy again if ever needed.

Exactly what i was looking for.

This worked for fabbing a light pole holder

The Good: Solid piece of metal. Great powdercoat. Spacers welded on bracket. Holes lined up perfectly.The Bad: Have to sand off powdercoat around mounting holes to ensure good ground, or your antenna won't work. Holes too big for standard firestik antenna stud. Easily fixed with a flat washer, but still. Once mounted, the bracket leaned toward the back glass of my hard top causing the antenna to hit wiper blade. Again, easy fix with a big crescent wrench and using the 3rd brake light as a reference, but I shouldn't have to modify a part that's supposed to be made for a specific application.Overall, I'm very happy with this bracket but, be prepared to do some "adjusting". Would buy again.

Could not believe how sturdy and well designed this bracket is. It takes more time to remove and replace the spare tire than it takes to install the bracket. I'm using it fo my 6 ft whip, off-road, safety pennant.I mounted a female compressed air fitting on the bracket and a male air fitting on the end of the whip. Works great!

My only complaint is that the bolts are silver in color, instead of black like all the other hardware on the Jeep. Major oversight Rugged Ridge! Heavy duty, nice wrinkle coat finish. Mounts perfectly behind spare tire and the sliver bolts are not evident to the on-looker. Nice clean, easy installation, positions the antennae perfectly to run the coax into the tailgate and through the hole provided by Jeep. Very happy with the product.

Extremely solid mount. I've banged my antenna on tons of stuff, and this mount continues to hold up. It also takes about 10 minutes to install, so it can't get much simpler.There's a lot of reviews about it leaning to the side. I don't know if I got lucky or they're doing something wrong, but I didn't have that problem. Mine had a little bit of play, so the antenna could have leaned left, or it could have leaned right. It took me a couple tries of tightening the bolts but eventually got it perfectly level with the antenna straight up. Torqued the bolts tight and hasn't budged since.As for grounding it, just grind some of the powder coat off - not a big deal. Or use a big ring terminal that only touches the bottom half of the stud (that's what I did). The alternative is spending twice as much on a stainless mount. I tuned to 1.2:1 with this mount so obviously it's possible to get a good ground.Great mount and can't beat the price!