I always had them on my JK's and even found them for my JL. Problem is those t-torx bolts are still time consuming to remove. A pain to remove in my opinion.
Harbor freight has a sale this weekend on a unit similar to the one you show. Comes with battery, charger and case $100.00 For that price you could buy 2 and leave 1 in the jeep.I always had them on my JK's and even found them for my JL. Problem is those t-torx bolts are still time consuming to remove. A pain to remove in my opinion.
With that said, I purchased (other's here have too) purchased a little hand held, battery powered 3/8" ratchet handle to quickly (geeeez, I mean quickly) remove or reinstall the factory torx bolts with. Great little tool to have...
I got this one:
Milwaukee 2457-20 M12 Cordless 3/8" Sub-Compact 35 ft-Lbs 250 RPM Ratchet w/ Variable Speed Trigger
If you want those t-torx aftermarket bolts, do be careful which you order because many here have reported that they got t-torx bolts that would not work with the JLU. Some were too long, etc.
YUP that will do it...... pretty much any battery operated, hand held ratchet will do. Sure a better way then to be hand turning t-torx bolts or removing torx bolts with that tiny freebe Mopar ratchet handle...
I see some people run the straps front to back, but we decided against that due to warping the weather stripping on the rear window. The hinges for the rear window work well and are solid. Just have to pop the plastic covers off. I just leave them off all summer. Lower the frame down onto the top, run the straps, crank up, and then run back up straps to eye bolts in the ceiling. I dont have a tall garage so this maximizes the height, and once pulled up against the ceiling it doesnt move at all. winch was 30$ on amazon, pulleys in the attic (2) 5$ a piece, H frame about 30$ in parts. can be done for less than 100$.
I have it, it works pretty well. The version I have though has a net "basket" under the hardtop where the freedom tops sit. Without the freedom tops inserted, the setup will not balance out properly because the front end is too light.
This is literally one of the most convenient things I have bought in my tool chest... I can't recommend this enough cause you can use it for some hard to reach spot when wrenching... Only thing that's annoying is that it doesn't put that much power, but definitely worth itI always had them on my JK's and even found them for my JL. Problem is those t-torx bolts are still time consuming to remove. A pain to remove in my opinion.
With that said, I purchased (other's here have too) purchased a little hand held, battery powered 3/8" ratchet handle to quickly (geeeez, I mean quickly) remove or reinstall the factory torx bolts with. Great little tool to have...
I got this one:
Milwaukee 2457-20 M12 Cordless 3/8" Sub-Compact 35 ft-Lbs 250 RPM Ratchet w/ Variable Speed Trigger
If you want those t-torx aftermarket bolts, do be careful which you order because many here have reported that they got t-torx bolts that would not work with the JLU. Some were too long, etc.
