Hardtop removal write up
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From: tokyo
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Hey once you get the top off here is what I did to store it:
1. A 4 pack of Racket downs (orange for visibility)
2. a 2x4
3. 6 lag hooks.
4. 1 racket tie down for the front (2 lags, 1 and each side).
5. 2 racket tie downs for the rear (roof too the 2x4).
6. Be sure to have the extra straps hanging all over it so you don't get in trouble like I did when the wife walks into it with he head!
So I pull up with my hood right under it. No extra space required in the garage.
Pictures:
1. A 4 pack of Racket downs (orange for visibility)
2. a 2x4
3. 6 lag hooks.
4. 1 racket tie down for the front (2 lags, 1 and each side).
5. 2 racket tie downs for the rear (roof too the 2x4).
6. Be sure to have the extra straps hanging all over it so you don't get in trouble like I did when the wife walks into it with he head!
So I pull up with my hood right under it. No extra space required in the garage.
Pictures:
JK Enthusiast
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From: Suffolk,VA
What is STFU, that top doesn't seem that heavy to me I just slid it off the back. Put my left hand between the back glass and shell and my right hand in the middle somewhere and walk away from the jeep. Set it on the ground and walk away there it's that simple. Are you requesting pic's I guess? 
EDIT: never mind about the acronym I figured it out wagonofdoom!!
EDIT: never mind about the acronym I figured it out wagonofdoom!!
Last edited by JK-Fire; Sep 29, 2008 at 07:30 PM.
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It's ok BritJK.. I didn't use duct tape. It will be fine. 
Maybe the other guys didn't put the lag bolts in correctly... Miss the wood, and you could be right.
Now if me and my wife decided to get creative in the garage with straps and so forth.. Then I wouldn't be to sure.
Maybe the other guys didn't put the lag bolts in correctly... Miss the wood, and you could be right.
Now if me and my wife decided to get creative in the garage with straps and so forth.. Then I wouldn't be to sure.
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Harbor Freight is selling a bicycle pulley system to hang it from the garage ceiling for a mere $9.95 each. Two of those might be worth considering to rig up a ceiling lift... They might be too light-duty though. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95803"
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[QUOTE=Kozmotoo;713616]Harbor Freight is selling a bicycle pulley system to hang it from the garage ceiling for a mere $9.95 each. Two of those might be worth considering to rig up a ceiling lift... They might be too light-duty though. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95803"
Here's another good thread
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5559&page=11
Here's another good thread
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5559&page=11
Last edited by toad; Oct 4, 2008 at 11:12 PM.
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Yes that would work. I bet you could prop a couple of 2 x 4's, one in each corner standing on end and you wouldn't even need your wife. Or pull under some support and throw a strap or rope around it and pull it up. I have basically a hook in each corner and put my top on and off myself.
