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Carnut12
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Complete PIA especially if you have any lift/tires that make it higher. Enough that the Skytop is the only Jeep I would buy.
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If you have a hardtop hoist, not that hard. I change mine out spring and fall. Do my TJ also. The hardtop is just 8 bolts (4-door, not not sure on 2-door) and the Freedom panels. The softtop has the door surrounds to install and a couple of brackets for the back window bar to snap in to. I leave the sportbar brackets for the softtop to mount to on all the time.
Would be a pain if you wanted to switch back and forth every other week, but a couple of times a year it isn't too bad.
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It's simple, not sure what people complain about. I do it every season, soft top in the summer, hard top in the winter. I've used a Hoist-a-Cart (when alone), I've also used suction cups to pull the hard top (when I have one other person to help). Putting the soft top on takes less than 30 min. Again, not sure what the issue is here aside from having to store a hard top.
I have 37" tires and a 2.5" lift, and I do this in a standard home garage.
I have 37" tires and a 2.5" lift, and I do this in a standard home garage.
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Rmartinson
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Yes I do mine in the fall and spring as well. I have a homemade hoist in the ceiling of my garage. Hard top hangs from it all summer. It makes it a 1 man job. Total time for the conversion is about 1 hr.
Industrialwrench
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Well for a 2 door It’s a very simple process to change the tops. I do it a couple times a year. Takes about 30 mins. I’ve got 3.5” lift and 37” tires. I do it all by myself. I use a little step ladder at the tail gate and I set them down on a few pre set carpentry horses. There’s a couple brackets for the soft top and I use a couple straps to keep the soft top bundled while I install and remove.
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Seasonal is not bad at all. My son and I have been swapping the hardtop/soft top almost every spring and winter on my wife's JLU since 2018. We didn't do it last year because we have a car in the garage now where I used to put the hard top, but he stored the hard top for his JLUR at a buddy's storage unit.
Might look into one this season big enough to put the two tops in, or a small shed to build for the yard.
Murphydog
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I have a garage and manual hoist. Take about 30 -45 minutes. Placing the soft top into the mounting brackets was awkward the first time but I’ve got better with practice.
