QTDDTOT: Questions that don't deserve their own thread

[TroyBoy]

Having the top be 3 pieces SEEMS like a great idea. Explain the issues to me.

I have a lift system in my garage so I find it super simple to remove otherwise it is a two person job. The biggest issue I think is the leaking.

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[Hitman]

Do we have a definitive answer on half-doors for the JL?

 

[wanderer]

Do we know if 35 will fit onthe rubicon without a lift?

 

[Billy]

Do we know if 35 will fit onthe rubicon without a lift?

It's been stated many times that 35s will go on a JL Rubi without mods.

 

[Boatbuilder88]

I have a hard top question.

I see endless complaints about the difficulty removing the 3 piece hardtop on the JK, and dismay at what looks like the continued use of that design on the JL.

My current jeep is a TJ unlimited. One piece hard top. When removed by 2 people, it generally involves mumblings about divorce (hubby), and shouting about not holding the rear window/protecting the hinges/not dropping it because the window flips up on you (me).

Having the top be 3 pieces SEEMS like a great idea. Explain the issues to me.

What is the ‘True Three-Piece Hardtop’ that I was reading about?

 

[The Great Grape Ape]

What is the ‘True Three-Piece Hardtop’ that I was reading about?

Seems like it was a rumour that didn’t pan-out from Jalopnik’s “reliable source” last year.

 

[theplankeye]

It would be a nice surprise if it turned out lighter. Why assume the same weight?

 

[digitalbliss]

What is the ‘True Three-Piece Hardtop’ that I was reading about?

It is truly 3 pieces. 2 panels and the rest of the top. One, two, three... I'm still having a hard time with the idea that people thought a 3 piece hard top would be more than 3 pieces. But I digress, that horse has been beaten to death.

 

[The Great Grape Ape]

It is truly 3 pieces. 2 panels and the rest of the top. One, two, three... I'm still having a hard time with the idea that people thought a 3 piece hard top would be more than 3 pieces. But I digress, that horse has been beaten to death.

Again, I think it’s because this article and its source made it sound like a “True 3-piece steel HardTop” would be something different than the existing Freedom Panel HardTop on the JK.

https://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-new-jeep-wranglers-roof-may-do-three-things-its-nev-1777624947

But, that article also mentions the glass top too, SOoo...

 

[jack snakeskin]

I wish they had a third separate removable piece directly above the back seats. Removing the whole 3rd piece is a pain.

 

[digitalbliss]

Again, I think it’s because this article and its source made it sound like a “True 3-piece steel HardTop” would be something different than the existing Freedom Panel HardTop on the JK.

https://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-new-jeep-wranglers-roof-may-do-three-things-its-nev-1777624947

But, that article also mentions the glass top too, SOoo...

It also says the soft top would be replaced with a new power soft top.

I understand people see what they want and ignore what they don't, but the article also says this about the hard top:

I hypothesize the phrase “true three-piece” is either PR hogwash that translates to “regular-ass three-piece” or it means the new one has some kind of functionality that allows it to sit in three distinct stages.

 

[The Great Grape Ape]

I hypothesize the phrase “true three-piece” is either PR hogwash that translates to “regular-ass three-piece” or it means the new one has some kind of functionality that allows it to sit in three distinct stages.

The funny thing about that last sentence is that the JK, already had 3 distinct stages, 4 or 5 if you wanted to get nit-picky.

Closed
Fredom Top Open
Fully Removed

Plus you could add either side open and the other side closed, very often I would just open the driver side on chillier days or days with a bit of mist in the air, especially if there was a passanger who didn’t feel the same need for the open sky in less than ideal conditions.

Either way, I think people took that initial statement and ran with it, however at this point it’s pretty clearly not changed very much other than a slight modification in the closures.

I think it will just take a bit of time for people to catch up to that fact, and it will be easier on they can see them in person, or properly detailed on youtube, etc.

 

[RedTRex]

Well, they have declared that our breathing is bad for the planet. Just sayin'...

Which is dumb since all the greenery needs it.

 

[homerun]

Which is dumb since all the greenery needs it.

Well you can’t breath underwater, which is dumb since you need water to live.... Come on is that really your position?

 

[Indio]

I wish they had a third separate removable piece directly above the back seats. Removing the whole 3rd piece is a pain.

One of the items I had been hoping for in the redesign, was some trick engineering in terms of a more modular hardtop. Especially after having seen some of the mockups earlier in the year. But it seems like basically the same hardtop as on the JK.

Removing the one piece hardtop from my CJ-7 was always a bit of a pain. I occasionally did it by myself, by first unbolting all the fasteners, and then walking the hardtop backwards off the Jeep on my back. Which was a bit of a back breaker. I think it would be cool to have a modular hardtop, where you could remove various sections as needed, or the entire top. And the modularity could allow for effectively easier one person removal, in terms of lighter weights of the individual pieces.

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