JP1
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Can you give a few more details on this? I am trying to figure out how to deal with the JT in the garage with the top compared to my JK and this looks like an interesting idea to try.Went topless for the first time today.
I am using a carpeted piece of plywood with 2x4 boards at the ends for support. The plywood was positioned where the bed meets the cab. After unbolting, I propped one side up on a folded towel (to keep the pin disengaged from the vehicle), then lifted and rotated the opposite side onto the plywood. Then back to the first side to position that corner on the board. I climbed into the back seat and slowly pushed the top until the glass side was down on the carpeted plywood. Attach the ropes to the ratchet straps and lift.
Happy to help. What specifically would you like to know? Be aware that the top set in this position is tall and might not work in every garage. I have an oversized garage. With my JK I would use ropes to directly support the top. It worked but I didn't like the idea of the weight of the top concentrated on just a few points. This set up distributes the weight along a large area of the top.Can you give a few more details on this? I am trying to figure out how to deal with the JT in the garage with the top compared to my JK and this looks like an interesting idea to try.
Definitely a 1 person job. The board sits on my factory soft top bed cover where the cab meets the bed. The studs in my ceiling don't line up to that spot so I manually position the board. Once unbo!ted, I lift one back corner of the top and put a towel under that corner to keep the pin in the top disengaged from the vehicle. Then lift the opposite corner and place that corner on the board. Move back to the first corner and put it on the board. Then I get in the middle of the back seat and push up on the roof which will put the glass side down on the board. Then I just shift the top so the weight will be centered properly - you will figure out the right spot the first time you do it. Since the board isn't under the eye bolts in my ceiling, I slide the board back so it is lined up under the eye bolts. From there I use the ratchet straps to lift. Hope that helps. I'll take some more pictures next time I take it off.Just really trying to get an idea of how you loaded the top on the boards. Is it a flat structure slightly higher than the bed that you backed under and then slid and flipped up? Good point on the height as I will have to measure but I probably have enough materials laying around to replicate this. I live alone so have been trying to find a way to remove the top myself at my leisure but also have it out of the way enough to park in the garage still. Just seeing the process would be handy enough for me to figure it out. Much like anyone I want to park in the garage when the top is off but I also want to make sure everything is secure enough because I don't want to pay for a new top due to stupidity much less the fact that if I broke the top it is safe to say it would be weeks before the dealership could get me a replacement top.
Oh I am definitely giving this a try! I have a hard cover so I have no concerns sliding back or anything so that may actually solve another concern I had. This could be a great solution for me if I have the height which I am pretty sure I do. I already have ibolts, ratchet straps, lumber and moving blankets so I just need to give it a shot. Than you for the extra info as you may have saved me some headaches and if anything I may be able to modify to fit my garage needs. If my workbench wasn't in the back of the garage this would have been resolved weeks ago so you gave some good ideas at a bare minimum.Definitely a 1 person job. The board sits on my factory soft top bed cover where the cab meets the bed. The studs in my ceiling don't line up to that spot so I manually position the board. Once unbo!ted, I lift one back corner of the top and put a towel under that corner to keep the pin in the top disengaged from the vehicle. Then lift the opposite corner and place that corner on the board. Move back to the first corner and put it on the board. Then I get in the middle of the back seat and push up on the roof which will put the glass side down on the board. Then I just shift the top so the weight will be centered properly - you will figure out the right spot the first time you do it. Since the board isn't under the eye bolts in my ceiling, I slide the board back so it is lined up under the eye bolts. From there I use the ratchet straps to lift. Hope that helps. I'll take some more pictures next time I take it off.