Grab Handles - are they useful?

[Jason Oliver]

To those that have them or have used them: are they helpful or just cool accessories?

Do they get in the way?

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[The Crusader]

I like them. I had them in my LJ. You can always grab the roll bar, but the handle is much easier and you can use either hand.

 

[Jason Oliver]

I like them. I had them in my LJ. You can always grab the roll bar, but the handle is much easier and you can use either hand.

Thanks!

 

[Ohio JKU]

I had them in my jku and like them... the family missed them enough that they all asked me to get a set (and I did).
I’m tall enough not to need it to get in but I do use them it’s a good additional spot to hang on, rest your arm...
On the jt they hang lower (factory style/quadratec) I thought it might get in the way but I like it.

the kids and wife use them to help get in, and they do help

 

[Renegade]

My 5-foot tall wife finds them incredibly useful getting into mine, which is lifted and on 37s.

 

[Gvsukids]

To those that have them or have used them: are they helpful or just cool accessories?

Do they get in the way?

Yes they are useful. My wife wanted them for something to hold on to when bouncing down the trails or off camber. The front handle is too far away and not centered for balance.
They are also a handy when you're at the mall you have to climb over that curb to get to the parking spot if you don't want your passenger falling out.

 

[brianinca]

I put them on the passenger doors. I also installed the soft handles that go through the headrests on the front seat. Both get used.

 

[The Bean]

I just put a set in mine. I use the standard grab handle on the a-pillar for getting into the JT. The grab handles I put in are, as several members have mentioned above, are really more for resting your hand. I was originally resting my hand on the roll bar between the door and the roof panel. But the grab handles are way more comfortable. Also, since they are lower, it’s putting less fatigue on holding my whole arm up on the roll bar.

 

[danielspivey]

To those that have them or have used them: are they helpful or just cool accessories?

Do they get in the way?

yes they are helpful especially for the driver when the front doors are off, and when kids or passengers are getting the jeep if you have a lift. Do they get in the way? I would say no I’ve never thought once hey these things are annoying And in the way

 

[FLUndertaker]

My wife uses the passenger side one to get in. My side is more decorative. I use the steering wheel and A pillar CMM handle to enter. Rears are purely decorative since no one ever rides in the back seat. I was I had a 2 door frankly.

 

[AZJT]

Yes they are useful. My wife wanted them for something to hold on to when bouncing down the trails or off camber. The front handle is too far away and not centered for balance.

Same here - I put in the front and back ones for the wife and kids for when we're bouncing around on the occasional trail. We're all kind of tall, so don't need them to get into the JT. Also, they do not get in the way at all.

 

[Jason Oliver]

All good stuff here - thank you all for your contributions! Looks to be a worthwhile addition.

 

[AZJT]

P.S. I went with the Mopar brand, front and rear. Easy install, utilizes existing mounts/screws.

 

[Invictus Off Road]

We are predictably proud of ours. Grab handles with some added storage solutions made in the USA

 

[ALVagabond]

I kept the OEM grab handles from my JKU when I traded it in and moved them to my Gladiator just because I thought it was cool to move something a little old to something new.

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