For those that have never had softdoors before.

I had Bestop full doors on my TJ. Overall I thought they were great. HOWEVER , over 50 mph, the top front part of the door would start to pull open. It didn't matter how you adjusted the door, it always happen at about 50 mph or higher. It wasn't just my TJ, many people I met on trails had the same issue with them. Also they were not completely water proof during heavy rainfall. That being said I will still buy some for my JK when funding becomes available.

 

i have a 4 door... and my drivers door fits in the back behind the rear seat standiing up leaning on the seat with the mirror facing rearward (just throw a towel down first so the bottom edge doesnt get scratched against the tailgate)

And the other door fits on the rear seat floor space on its side (mirror towards the front of the JK)

Rear doors, you leave on

You cant fit much other stuff in the JK when the doors are stowed inside, but then again you cant have everything.

 

The only major problem with this is if you are doing any serious wheeling the doors aren't going to stay put! I guess I could always try strapping them to the seats... But I really want all 4 doors off! :(

 

I wouldn't expect soft doors to keep ALL the rain and wind out, but I'm sure they would protect much better than NO doors!

 

don't know why you can't read it. it's a paint doc. saved as a jpg. i can read it . its a drawing of a reciever basket with uprights the same height as the doors welded to the basket frame and also welded up top to join them all. there are four slots. the uprights can be rebar covered with a heater hose or some ofther rubber surface. two tie-down straps connect to points behind the spare tire to supply tension to the rack. the bottom of the basket should be high enough so as not to interfere with travel on steep angles. it should also be covered with some materiel to keep doors clean and protected from objects that may damage them. of course i like the soft door idea much better.

 

Okay, I can see that one perfectly! Thanks!

Hmmm..... Not a bad idea. Could hamper departure angle even if heigh enough (cuz would need to stick out from receiver hitch), and it would definitely make some tight spots more difficult, but would probably work just fine 95% of the time!

I left my welder back in Denver, so I'll have to see if I can find someone up here who is decent. I might just try to make a go of it!

EDIT -> I think the reason I couldn't read it is because I only use Macs so I don't have M$ Paint.

 

x2!!!!!

Hurry the hell up, Bestop!!!!

 

Well, I can tell you from 5 jeep jamboree's that leaving your top / doors at the camp ground will be fine. Everyone there is like a family and there are always people around the camp all day that will watch your stuff. Hell you could probably ask one of the guys with a RV to store them inside. You would be amazed how much people at a jamboree will help with any problems....


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I think alot of it is planning. If you have a camp, leave them there. If you see a storm coming you can get back to camp.

If it is a one day ride one way, leave them at the hotel or home, makes it bad if it starts to rain, or if you are here, snow.

Leave them in the boonies. I dont really care for this one, but for the most part, I dont think people will mess with them.

If you have a roof rack, you could strap them on top, causes damage though and they possibly wont stay there wheeling.

Get soft doors, keep them in the back.

You could get a hitch rack, modify it so it is higher as to not drag it on an encline. They could move around a little.

Something I think I will do is, get a jeep body cover and keep the doors at home, camp, hotel or woods and if it gets rainy, cover it and stay in the jeep till it clears. This may be the worst thought yet, but if you have looked at the weather report helps and I know the weather people are allways right!

Other than that, you are limited. BTW. Have you noticed how heavy those doors are?

 

I cannot see how a rear hitch rack could endure the weight and harshness of carrying the stock doors on a trail ?

It would need to endure the weight of 150-250lbs (2 or 4-doors), vibration and bouncing from the trail, and would have the combined weight hanging 1-2 feet rearward of the actual hitch bracket. It would need significant re-enforcement of every part and weld.