Hour rule

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 09/28/2020 at 23:57 • Filed to: hour rule, jeep

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I do love a good tan top with the right body color.

atfsgeoff > Just Jeepin' 09/29/2020 at 00:02

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Damn thats a lot of rubber

Just Jeepin' > atfsgeoff 09/29/2020 at 00:03

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Yeah, my bad  back won’t allow me to even think about lifting one of those.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Just Jeepin' 09/29/2020 at 00:18

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That top doesn’t look stock, it looks better...

jeepoftheseus > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 09/29/2020 at 07:02

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It’s an aftermarket frameless top. It just hugs the roll bars. They do look good but are more of a pain to flip back than the factory framed top as you have to completely remove the frameless one. 

Speed > Just Jeepin' 09/29/2020 at 08:32

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I was trying to justify a tan top for our red JK the other day, but it already has such a cohesive red and black theme going on I just can’t see making it work. What kind of top is that?

Also, how big are those suckers? I was wrestling a 35" tire on a wheel out of the bed of my lifted Silverado over the weekend and man I can’t imagine the rotational mass those things exhibit at speed vs. some low profile tires on a car. No wonder trucks are often turds on the dyno.

Just Jeepin' > Speed 09/29/2020 at 08:42

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As jeepoftheseus pointed out, it’s a frameless top , but I have  no idea whose.

onlytwowheels > Speed 09/29/2020 at 09:19

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The logo above the rear window appears to be BesTop.

Speed > onlytwowheels 09/29/2020 at 09:24

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Solid Oppo sleuthing there! I appreciate that. Our ‘07 JK has a Bestop convertible top with the folding frame , and it’s in excellent shape, but honestly it’s a little cumbersome to fully take down. I need to lube up the zippers and see how much that helps. I also don’t like how the front sits on the windshield frame, but it doesn’t leak a drop and based on my research it sits normal.

onlytwowheels > Speed 09/29/2020 at 09:46

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None of them appear to be simple to put up and take down.  If it  doesn’t leak, it’s a keeper.

Just Jeepin' > Speed 09/29/2020 at 11:03

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This is...an interesting look.

That’s the Bestop Trek top.

Speed > Just Jeepin' 09/29/2020 at 12:02

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Interesting, eh? You’re being nice. That maroon on red gots to go. I do like the way the slanted back tops look. Ours is a 2 door, but it’s on Rubi’ wheels. I think we’ll ultimately roll with the soft top until I can find a deal on a used hard top with those split targa panels up front. Don’t they call them freedom panels or something? Those.

Speed > onlytwowheels 09/29/2020 at 12:03

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Probably a mantra to live by. I do like popping out the side windows and just letting the rear window fold into the cargo area after unzipping it. Best of both worlds.

Just Jeepin' > Speed 09/29/2020 at 12:03

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Freedom panels are an interesting compromise. Dramatically easier than dealing with a soft top, but also a lot less interesting.

At least you can combine freedom panels with removing the doors to get a much more open experience than, say, a sunroof.

Speed > Just Jeepin' 09/29/2020 at 12:59

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Truth. We’ll see how it goes once I work on the zippers a little and get them moving more freely. I don’t think the top was used very much before we bought it. I did pop the doors off the second day we had it and GEEZ they were heavier than I figured! About 70 lbs each. You don’t have to be power lifter to carry them, but hooking them onto the hinges was an exercise. 

Just Jeepin' > Speed 09/29/2020 at 13:08

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They can’t be that heavy or I’d be crippled.

Someone has a tool to help carry them, but I can’t remember where I saw that. The real problem is that the pins should be different lengths so you can insert them into one hinge at a time instead of having to align both simultaneously.