(Review) - EZLift vs RollnJack vs Toplift Pro hardtop removal

[unknownsolo]

I haven't seen any reviews here about the EZLift hardtop removal from EZ 4x4 on Amazon, and since I tried other hardtop removal options, I wanted to share my experiences.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPMWSVLK

I don't have space in my small garage for a ceiling hoist.


TopLift Pro

For some reason, the toplift pro seems to get all the attention in this category. Based on many good reviews over here, I decided to get one. It worked okay, but I was not fully satisfied with it. First of all, it's the biggest of the bunch, so it took up too much space during winter when not in use. I also did not like how you had to push down on it to lift and the weird locking mechanism. While it worked, I didn't trust it. It was a little wobbly, which was not very assuring. There was no way I would leave my top on it without the support beams they included, even though the manual says that they may not be necessary for JL. Oh, trust me, they are definitely necessary. I would lift the top, wheel it into the garage, then install the support beams for the few days it would sit there. One time, as I was pushing it into the garage, the top started tilting forward like it was going to tip over. It almost gave me a heart attack. I pulled back on it immediately, then rushed to get the support beams and install them as quickly as possible. Even with the support beams, it would still wobble. Since then, I knew that this option was not it!

Would I recommend Toplift Pro? Only if I absolutely had no other choice! Even then, I would still try a DIY option first. At the end of the day, it worked, but I was always concerned about using it. I haven't tried version 2, which is supposed to be a little better, but it's still the same idea.

RollnJack

I don't have a lot of good things to say about this one. My first experience was with the TopLift Pro, but because I was not happy with it, I decided to sell it and get the RollnJack. The only thing this has for it is that it looks nicer and takes up less space than the TopLift Pro.

One of the biggest annoyances you will notice right away the moment you finish assembling it is that you have to keep cranking and cracking and cracking for this thing to move up or down one inch. It was so much cranking that, I kid you not, I had to take breaks and switch arms! Very annoying! In the video, they make it look like you crank up/down a few times, and you are done.

The other thing that was a big concern was that the RollnJack wobbles a lot more than the Toplift Pro. The whole time, it felt like the top would fall off the moment it touched anything. It was very concerning, and it did not look safe at all. You could tell when they designed this that they only considered the weight of the top to be the maximum this thing could handle.

I later ended up adding the DEE ZEE roof rack, which is only about 40 lbs (all aluminum. Amazon lists the whole shipping weight as 41 lbs.), and the RollnJack could not lift the hardtop anymore! The back would go up. The front would not even move. The only way it would work is if somebody else helped lift the front and wheeled it back with you while you quickly installed the 5th support beam. Even then, I don't know how much you would want to trust this thing to keep your top on safe and secure.

To be fair, they do state that they don't recommend having a roof rack on while using the RollnJack, but it completely failed with only an extra 40 lbs.

Would I recommend the RollnJack? No. It has many good reviews on Amazon, which makes it more questionable. There is no way this many people are finding it "great" with these serious flaws.

EZLift by EZ 4x4

This is the best one so far. After my failed attempts with the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack, I started searching again for something better, and this one showed up on Amazon. It has very few reviews at the time of writing, but it is rated great. Since it was a purchase from Amazon, I decided to give it a shot and return it if it didn't work out.

The first thing that stood out was that it can be collapsed when not in use. That was a big win for me, as I could easily store it in my small garage. The second thing is that it doesn't need an additional support beam to keep the front of the hardtop from tipping over. It is all one piece, and it would slide over the rear rollbar before you start lifting up.

The shipment arrived early and was well-packaged. Assembly was easy. I followed the step-by-step video, and I finished it in about an hour. Now that I know how to do it, it would take me less than 10 minutes if I had to do it again.

Unlike the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack, the EZLift looks like it is made of off-the-shelf parts that are welded together and powder-coated. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but just compared to the custom design of the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack.

Looks aside, what matters most is whether it works.

The EZLift is by far the best option of the three. There isn't much that can go wrong here. The design is very simple and easily adjustable. It did not struggle with lifting my top with the roof rack and traction boards on. It does not wobble at all. It is so sturdy that I feel like I could add another 100 lbs on top, and it would still not be an issue. It's one of those things that once the top is on, it is not going anywhere, and that's the kind of assurance I did not get with the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack.

Another bonus is that I have mesh sun shades on, and the EZLift would slide between them and the hardtop without the need to remove the sun shades.

It still has a crank, like the RollnJack, but the EZLift goes up and down faster than the RollnJack. You can also easily remove the crank handle and hook up power tools to it if you want to make it effortless. For the sake of simplicity, I kept the crank handle on for now.

Would I recommend the EZLift? Absolutely! I cannot stress enough how much better this is compared to the TopLift and the RollnJack. If you haven't tried other options yet, just skip them and get this one. It works great. If you've tried other options and you are not happy with them, get the EZLift.

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[KCSgtMaj]

Hard plastic casters or rubber?

 

[Cire]

Thanks for the review, I had the same concern with the lifts and thought the EZ was a better design before reading about your experiences, so your post eased my thoughts. I ended up pulling the trigger and ordered one. I’ll post my thoughts after trying it out.

 

[unknownsolo]

Thanks for the review, I had the same concern with the lifts and thought the EZ was a better design before reading about your experiences, so your post eased my thoughts. I ended up pulling the trigger and ordered one. I’ll post my thoughts after trying it out.

Nice! I’ve been using mine since I posted this review and I still love it! Curious to see what you think after you get it.

PS. I posted the above review on Amazon when it only had 12-13 reviews in case you see me there, too.

 

[Cire]

I finally had a free Saturday to put the EZLIFT together. I did it by myself in 2-3 hours (A guess, did not pay attention to time). If I had someone else, I am thinking 30-45 mins. Instructions were not great, but not to hard to figure out.

Once I got it set up, it was really easy to take off my jeep’s top and it feels extremely stable with the straps. I liked the clever design of how the front piece slides back/forth so it can squeeze over the jeep’s middle support to lift up the top with broader spacing to make it even more stable.

Thanks again for the EZLIFT review. I would have chosen differently, but after using this one, I know that I chose right with your direction. It is super easy to take off the top and store it.

 

[unknownsolo]

I finally had a free Saturday to put the EZLIFT together. I did it by myself in 2-3 hours (A guess, did not pay attention to time). If I had someone else, I am thinking 30-45 mins. Instructions were not great, but not to hard to figure out.

Once I got it set up, it was really easy to take off my jeep’s top and it feels extremely stable with the straps. I liked the clever design of how the front piece slides back/forth so it can squeeze over the jeep’s middle support to lift up the top with broader spacing to make it even more stable.

Thanks again for the EZLIFT review. I would have chosen differently, but after using this one, I know that I chose right with your direction. It is super easy to take off the top and store it.

Awesome! I still like mine a lot, too. You would appreciate this a lot more if you've tried the other more popular options.

 

[Dgoggins1]

I haven't seen any reviews here about the EZLift hardtop removal from EZ 4x4 on Amazon, and since I tried other hardtop removal options, I wanted to share my experiences.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPMWSVLK

I don't have space in my small garage for a ceiling hoist.


TopLift Pro

For some reason, the toplift pro seems to get all the attention in this category. Based on many good reviews over here, I decided to get one. It worked okay, but I was not fully satisfied with it. First of all, it's the biggest of the bunch, so it took up too much space during winter when not in use. I also did not like how you had to push down on it to lift and the weird locking mechanism. While it worked, I didn't trust it. It was a little wobbly, which was not very assuring. There was no way I would leave my top on it without the support beams they included, even though the manual says that they may not be necessary for JL. Oh, trust me, they are definitely necessary. I would lift the top, wheel it into the garage, then install the support beams for the few days it would sit there. One time, as I was pushing it into the garage, the top started tilting forward like it was going to tip over. It almost gave me a heart attack. I pulled back on it immediately, then rushed to get the support beams and install them as quickly as possible. Even with the support beams, it would still wobble. Since then, I knew that this option was not it!

Would I recommend Toplift Pro? Only if I absolutely had no other choice! Even then, I would still try a DIY option first. At the end of the day, it worked, but I was always concerned about using it. I haven't tried version 2, which is supposed to be a little better, but it's still the same idea.

RollnJack

I don't have a lot of good things to say about this one. My first experience was with the TopLift Pro, but because I was not happy with it, I decided to sell it and get the RollnJack. The only thing this has for it is that it looks nicer and takes up less space than the TopLift Pro.

One of the biggest annoyances you will notice right away the moment you finish assembling it is that you have to keep cranking and cracking and cracking for this thing to move up or down one inch. It was so much cranking that, I kid you not, I had to take breaks and switch arms! Very annoying! In the video, they make it look like you crank up/down a few times, and you are done.

The other thing that was a big concern was that the RollnJack wobbles a lot more than the Toplift Pro. The whole time, it felt like the top would fall off the moment it touched anything. It was very concerning, and it did not look safe at all. You could tell when they designed this that they only considered the weight of the top to be the maximum this thing could handle.

I later ended up adding the DEE ZEE roof rack, which is only about 40 lbs (all aluminum. Amazon lists the whole shipping weight as 41 lbs.), and the RollnJack could not lift the hardtop anymore! The back would go up. The front would not even move. The only way it would work is if somebody else helped lift the front and wheeled it back with you while you quickly installed the 5th support beam. Even then, I don't know how much you would want to trust this thing to keep your top on safe and secure.

To be fair, they do state that they don't recommend having a roof rack on while using the RollnJack, but it completely failed with only an extra 40 lbs.

Would I recommend the RollnJack? No. It has many good reviews on Amazon, which makes it more questionable. There is no way this many people are finding it "great" with these serious flaws.

EZLift by EZ 4x4

This is the best one so far. After my failed attempts with the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack, I started searching again for something better, and this one showed up on Amazon. It has very few reviews at the time of writing, but it is rated great. Since it was a purchase from Amazon, I decided to give it a shot and return it if it didn't work out.

The first thing that stood out was that it can be collapsed when not in use. That was a big win for me, as I could easily store it in my small garage. The second thing is that it doesn't need an additional support beam to keep the front of the hardtop from tipping over. It is all one piece, and it would slide over the rear rollbar before you start lifting up.

The shipment arrived early and was well-packaged. Assembly was easy. I followed the step-by-step video, and I finished it in about an hour. Now that I know how to do it, it would take me less than 10 minutes if I had to do it again.

Unlike the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack, the EZLift looks like it is made of off-the-shelf parts that are welded together and powder-coated. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but just compared to the custom design of the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack.

Looks aside, what matters most is whether it works.

The EZLift is by far the best option of the three. There isn't much that can go wrong here. The design is very simple and easily adjustable. It did not struggle with lifting my top with the roof rack and traction boards on. It does not wobble at all. It is so sturdy that I feel like I could add another 100 lbs on top, and it would still not be an issue. It's one of those things that once the top is on, it is not going anywhere, and that's the kind of assurance I did not get with the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack.

Another bonus is that I have mesh sun shades on, and the EZLift would slide between them and the hardtop without the need to remove the sun shades.

It still has a crank, like the RollnJack, but the EZLift goes up and down faster than the RollnJack. You can also easily remove the crank handle and hook up power tools to it if you want to make it effortless. For the sake of simplicity, I kept the crank handle on for now.

Would I recommend the EZLift? Absolutely! I cannot stress enough how much better this is compared to the TopLift and the RollnJack. If you haven't tried other options yet, just skip them and get this one. It works great. If you've tried other options and you are not happy with them, get the EZLift.

I haven't seen any reviews here about the EZLift hardtop removal from EZ 4x4 on Amazon, and since I tried other hardtop removal options, I wanted to share my experiences.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPMWSVLK

I don't have space in my small garage for a ceiling hoist.


TopLift Pro

For some reason, the toplift pro seems to get all the attention in this category. Based on many good reviews over here, I decided to get one. It worked okay, but I was not fully satisfied with it. First of all, it's the biggest of the bunch, so it took up too much space during winter when not in use. I also did not like how you had to push down on it to lift and the weird locking mechanism. While it worked, I didn't trust it. It was a little wobbly, which was not very assuring. There was no way I would leave my top on it without the support beams they included, even though the manual says that they may not be necessary for JL. Oh, trust me, they are definitely necessary. I would lift the top, wheel it into the garage, then install the support beams for the few days it would sit there. One time, as I was pushing it into the garage, the top started tilting forward like it was going to tip over. It almost gave me a heart attack. I pulled back on it immediately, then rushed to get the support beams and install them as quickly as possible. Even with the support beams, it would still wobble. Since then, I knew that this option was not it!

Would I recommend Toplift Pro? Only if I absolutely had no other choice! Even then, I would still try a DIY option first. At the end of the day, it worked, but I was always concerned about using it. I haven't tried version 2, which is supposed to be a little better, but it's still the same idea.

RollnJack

I don't have a lot of good things to say about this one. My first experience was with the TopLift Pro, but because I was not happy with it, I decided to sell it and get the RollnJack. The only thing this has for it is that it looks nicer and takes up less space than the TopLift Pro.

One of the biggest annoyances you will notice right away the moment you finish assembling it is that you have to keep cranking and cracking and cracking for this thing to move up or down one inch. It was so much cranking that, I kid you not, I had to take breaks and switch arms! Very annoying! In the video, they make it look like you crank up/down a few times, and you are done.

The other thing that was a big concern was that the RollnJack wobbles a lot more than the Toplift Pro. The whole time, it felt like the top would fall off the moment it touched anything. It was very concerning, and it did not look safe at all. You could tell when they designed this that they only considered the weight of the top to be the maximum this thing could handle.

I later ended up adding the DEE ZEE roof rack, which is only about 40 lbs (all aluminum. Amazon lists the whole shipping weight as 41 lbs.), and the RollnJack could not lift the hardtop anymore! The back would go up. The front would not even move. The only way it would work is if somebody else helped lift the front and wheeled it back with you while you quickly installed the 5th support beam. Even then, I don't know how much you would want to trust this thing to keep your top on safe and secure.

To be fair, they do state that they don't recommend having a roof rack on while using the RollnJack, but it completely failed with only an extra 40 lbs.

Would I recommend the RollnJack? No. It has many good reviews on Amazon, which makes it more questionable. There is no way this many people are finding it "great" with these serious flaws.

EZLift by EZ 4x4

This is the best one so far. After my failed attempts with the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack, I started searching again for something better, and this one showed up on Amazon. It has very few reviews at the time of writing, but it is rated great. Since it was a purchase from Amazon, I decided to give it a shot and return it if it didn't work out.

The first thing that stood out was that it can be collapsed when not in use. That was a big win for me, as I could easily store it in my small garage. The second thing is that it doesn't need an additional support beam to keep the front of the hardtop from tipping over. It is all one piece, and it would slide over the rear rollbar before you start lifting up.

The shipment arrived early and was well-packaged. Assembly was easy. I followed the step-by-step video, and I finished it in about an hour. Now that I know how to do it, it would take me less than 10 minutes if I had to do it again.

Unlike the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack, the EZLift looks like it is made of off-the-shelf parts that are welded together and powder-coated. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but just compared to the custom design of the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack.

Looks aside, what matters most is whether it works.

The EZLift is by far the best option of the three. There isn't much that can go wrong here. The design is very simple and easily adjustable. It did not struggle with lifting my top with the roof rack and traction boards on. It does not wobble at all. It is so sturdy that I feel like I could add another 100 lbs on top, and it would still not be an issue. It's one of those things that once the top is on, it is not going anywhere, and that's the kind of assurance I did not get with the Toplift Pro and the RollnJack.

Another bonus is that I have mesh sun shades on, and the EZLift would slide between them and the hardtop without the need to remove the sun shades.

It still has a crank, like the RollnJack, but the EZLift goes up and down faster than the RollnJack. You can also easily remove the crank handle and hook up power tools to it if you want to make it effortless. For the sake of simplicity, I kept the crank handle on for now.

Would I recommend the EZLift? Absolutely! I cannot stress enough how much better this is compared to the TopLift and the RollnJack. If you haven't tried other options yet, just skip them and get this one. It works great. If you've tried other options and you are not happy with them, get the EZLift.

"Thank you for your feedback. To clarify, all Amazon reviews for the Rollnjack are 100% genuine and come from verified buyers. The Rollnjack was carefully engineered to prioritize safety and ease of use. The removal and installation of the hardtop are deliberately designed to be slow to prevent sudden drops that could damage your vehicle. The jack system is self-braking and requires minimal strength to operate, ensuring a safe and controlled process.

Additionally, the flex in the Rollnjack is not a flaw but an intentional feature, serving as a 'shock absorber' for uneven surfaces or damaged floors. This deliberate design reduces the risk of transferring shocks to your Jeep hardtop, protecting your investment.

We understand that individual experiences may vary, and I’d be happy to discuss your concerns directly. Please feel free to contact me so we can address any specific issues you’ve encountered."

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