What was done to your JK this week?
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From: Tooele (two-willa), Utah
Its only an inch above where it needs to go... in fact I've already lifted and lowered it a few times. The most difficult part was manipulating the strap around the third brake light when backing in to lower the top back on.
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From: Chesapeake, Va.
Uncovering the front seat only.
My son's mom has been nagging me for a couple of years about bringing him back sun burned. He always fights me when I apply the SPF so I got an idea that could solve this issue and I could still put the top up. I started looking at the two door soft tops at the dealer and I new I could do this. The price of the front bow from the dealer was rediculous and they didn't sale just the knuckles so I started looking around. I Found a 2 door softtop frame for sale on Craig's for $50 or obo. I offerd $35 and two weeks later got a response that he would take it. It wasn't in that great of shape but I really only needed the knuckles. I cut out a section of the front bow on my top with a small pipe cutter and they fit in like a charm. works great and takes 2 seconds to open or close.
Last edited by pingtime; May 15, 2011 at 03:32 PM.
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From: Fleming Island, FL
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From: Etown, PA
Originally Posted by pingtime
My son's mom has been nagging me for a couple of years about bringing him back sun burned. He always fights me when I apply the SPF so I got an idea that could solve this issue and I could still put the top up. I started looking at the two door soft tops at the dealer and I new I could do this. The price of the front bow from the dealer was rediculous and they didn't sale just the knuckles so I started looking around. I Found a 2 door softtop frame for sale on Craig's for $50 or obo. I offerd $35 and two weeks later got a response that he would take it. It wasn't in that great of shape but I really only needed the knuckles. I cut out a section of the front bow on my top with a small pipe cutter and they fit in like a charm. works great and takes 2 seconds to open or close.
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From: Etown, PA
Originally Posted by wsutwiggy
<img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=160688"/><img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=160689"/>daystar hooks latches, painted wheels and dif covers
Looks great man, would look better with 35-37's!
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From: Chesapeake, Va.
They are Eagle Alloy 101b's. The rims them selves are great and are light as a feather but I got tired of polishing the little circle's and just let them go. I should have just got the 101's, they come all black. on a bad note, one of the wheeles on the other side has lost almost all of the paint.
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From: Etown, PA
Originally Posted by wsutwiggy
I used rustolum bed liner, marked weight locations with a punch took them off painted them seperate and then reinstalled them. Yeah they are stocker wheels, i have another set of rims but I'm getting married in two months so she has me on a tight budget... 37"s very soon
