Does anyone know how much higher the middle rib of a YJ soft top is than the hard top? Also does the back of the soft top angle a little bit just like the hard top does? Planning on getting a soft top in the next year or so and have no way of figuring this out. It (the middle rib) looks like it's a bit higher than the front windshield frame but I've only seen a YJ soft top from a distance.
I bought a used WP roof rack (no hardware) and am building the mounting bars. Back end is going to the tire carrier bumper I built and so I've got lots of things to figure out. I've got to precalculate a 1.5 inch body lift (to be installed next month) into the equation. One last question I have is how much clearance should I leave on the rear mounting bars for putting down the soft top?
Thanks for any help you can profide
Chad
If I remeber correctly the middle bar is about an inch or so higher than the windshield, not too bad, it has to clear the roll bar remember. The back one I think was about an inch shorter than the middle one, but because it stands up as sort of an angle, it looks a bit sloped.
But mine was a Bestop kit, so I am not sure.
And I have no idea what you mean by "rear mounting bars".
My YJ's soft top had the u-shaped bars running in a track down the inside of the tub. Like I said, mine was a Bestop Replace-A-Top. So not sure about the hardware.
When I pulled my top down, the whole top wrapped nicely around the tops of the bars, and then sat over behind the rear seat and the tailgate.
I liked how the middle bar had the snaps and the drip trays clip to the windshield.
Unlike my TJ's rain runners or whatever they are called, what a PITA. The top doesnt roll up tight, only when I unrolled it for the first time.
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