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Soft-top + tropical storm?

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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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I've been running my JKU door-less since May, putting the soft-top up when it looks like rain.

Hurricane Earl's going to briefly brush by the area tonight. Winds 25-35, occasional gusts to 50. Think the soft-top would do OK with those winds with the doors off?

The top's had no problems being up and flying 75MPH down the interstate with the doors off, but that's a little different than wind whipping around from the sides and stuff?
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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For the amount of sheer rain from the wind would it be better to leave it down and pull floor plugs? Or throw a trap over the whole thing, bungee and tie it really tight. anything flapping could start to work loose.
Good luck!
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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For the 2 minutes it takes, throw the doors back on and put the top up....
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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put it in a garage.
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Harbourone
For the 2 minutes it takes, throw the doors back on and put the top up....
Originally Posted by sukemecuke
put it in a garage.
Alright guys. Your ideas are waaaay better than mine
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Harbourone
For the 2 minutes it takes, throw the doors back on and put the top up....
I effed up my shoulder last week, so I'll have to get one of my buddies over to help with that (and taking them back of tomorrow).

Def. doable, just didn't want to play the gimp card if I didn't have to.
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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Lol, play the gimp card. Earl is supposed to swing through here and have winds of 130-150 km/h (90 mph-ish). Im screwing the doors shut on my shed, my shop AND my barn and putting all the vehicles inside. Too much shit flying around for my liking. I hope the roof stay on my barn...
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Went through Rita and Ike good luck to yall!
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