Where do you put your doors?

[Knights527]

Hey guys. Forgive me if there’s another thread somewhere. New JT owner and am itching to try taking the doors off. I don’t have a garage or anywhere to store them. Will the front 2 doors fit in the backseat? Can I put them in the bed on a blanket or towel to not scratch?

Anyone with a similar situation, where do you put your doors??

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[BLK HOLE]

You could probably make them fit but I wouldn’t. They’ll most likely get damaged. Even if you used blankets or a door bag.

I assume you have an apartment? Maybe just toss them in the room in there. If you have a duplex or something with a side or backyard you could also put them there.

 

[Knights527]

Yes

You could probably make them fit but I wouldn’t. They’ll most likely get damaged. Even if you used blankets or a door bag.

I assume you have an apartment? Maybe just toss them in the room in there. If you have a duplex or something with a side or backyard you could also put them there.

Yes i live in a condo and not on the first floor. Definitely dont wan them getting scratched or damaged.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Yes


Yes i live in a condo and not on the first floor. Definitely dont wan them getting scratched or damaged.

The doors are light, carrying upstairs is easy.

 

[anavrinIV]

I looked at what it would take to make a door mounted storage unit for the bed of the truck but the front doors are nearly 4' long...they may not look that big but they are quite large. The rears are much smaller.

I made a PVC stand and mounted it on a furniture dolly. It's not complete yet, need to make a couple modifications, but it works well enough to take the doors off and roll them into the garage. Without a garage it will mean moving them a lot further one at a time.

I would not plan to take them off and take them with you.

 

[JeepTrucker]

I saw someone on the road with a hitch mounted door holder. Something like this:
https://www.hitchworx.com/products/freedom-rack-jk-2-door
Interesting concept and may not make the JT any longer than using a hitch mounted bike carrier. However, the doors may catch some extra road debris in that position

 

[-miko-]

You could make a pressure treated cart to sit at the back of a parking spot. I store my DIY cart in the garage when empty but when I load them up I leave them out and covered at the back of my parking spot.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/diy-door-freedom-panel-and-roof-cart.33232/

 

[Bbannongmu]

Made a PVC door cart. Works pretty well. Was sick of them hanging in the shed taking up room. Now I can wheel them around.

 

[Knights527]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The doors are light, carrying upstairs is easy.

Says the young guy with a good back.
I struggled to get mine lifted into place in the hinges again....

Mine sat here -

 

[BLK HOLE]

Says the young guy with a good back.
I struggled to get mine lifted into place in the hinges again....

Mine sat here -

Well you're an exception, since most people are healthy. That said...maybe get a panel carrier off Amazon for 10 bucks...you won't have to bend over so much. Or install an electric winch on a swing?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Well you're an exception, since most people are healthy. That said...maybe get a panel carrier off Amazon for 10 bucks...you won't have to bend over so much. Or install an electric winch on a swing?

Many years of heavy lifting as a mechanic - lifting blocks, heads, transmissions (back when they were heavy), differentials, etc. have left me with an over-curved spine. Some days better than others. When I removed the doors, I thought - this is a breeze! Simple, lift and carry and set them down. Then the day came to put them back on.........
I have two "handles" or "carriers" I use to carry sheets of plywood and sheetrock and I bet that's what you are referring to. They allow a person to hold the top of the panel with one hand and use the other with the carrier hooked on the bottom end. I bought them years ago when I had my shop built and found it wasn't so easy carrying 3/4" 4x8 plywood up the stairs, to the landing, making a 90 and then the other set of stairs up to the shop (they also help prevent splinters too LOL)

If that's what you are meaning - that's a good idea. Since I have two, I could designate one of them as a "door carrier" and glue some cork or felt in the hook part to pad the door's bottom edge.
I rarely use those to carry sheet goods up to my wood shop any more - now I usually set up downstairs and cut things to rough size before carrying up the stairs to the shop.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Many years of heavy lifting as a mechanic - lifting blocks, heads, transmissions (back when they were heavy), differentials, etc. have left me with an over-curved spine. Some days better than others. When I removed the doors, I thought - this is a breeze! Simple, lift and carry and set them down. Then the day came to put them back on.........
I have two "handles" or "carriers" I use to carry sheets of plywood and sheetrock and I bet that's what you are referring to. They allow a person to hold the top of the panel with one hand and use the other with the carrier hooked on the bottom end. I bought them years ago when I had my shop built and found it wasn't so easy carrying 3/4" 4x8 plywood up the stairs, to the landing, making a 90 and then the other set of stairs up to the shop (they also help prevent splinters too LOL)

If that's what you are meaning - that's a good idea. Since I have two, I could designate one of them as a "door carrier" and glue some cork or felt in the hook part to pad the door's bottom edge.
I rarely use those to carry sheet goods up to my wood shop any more - now I usually set up downstairs and cut things to rough size before carrying up the stairs to the shop.

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I use it for my doors too. I also have a JK and those doors are crazy heavy. I have a velcro roll here and used the soft felt side to line the bottom and back of the tool to avoid scratches too. It works really well for it all.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Like so.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Like so.

Yup - mine are a generic orange color, bought over 10 years ago, but basically the same thing.
That's a brilliant idea!
I'm going to go out to my shop and grab one and line it with something - I have a lot of velcro stuff, and hang it next to my JT stuff in the garage.

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