Has anyone stored their hardtop upside down?

[Wowens79]

Has anyone hung their hardtop upside down?? We just bought my Daughter a TJ, and it came with a hardtop and a soft top. We are in GA, so winters aren't bad. We don't think we will use the hard top, but thought we'd just keep it, just in case.

Has anyone ever hung one upside down in the garage?? We were thinking we could use it to store patio cushions, Sam's size packs of toilet paper etc. then it would be protected indoors, out of the way and useful. Our garage is stupid short, so a dolly would take up to much room.

 

[Chris]

I see no harm in storing it upset down as long as you have some padding for it to rest on. I’m thinking some sort of durable foam, almost like the stuff they build pool toys (noodles) out of.

 

[cliffish]

I stored my JKU hard top upside down...although it was on a skid on shelving at work....but I don't think the tj hard top would want to "spread" out if supported correctly under it.

 

[JMT]

Has anyone hung their hardtop upside down?? We just bought my Daughter a TJ, and it came with a hardtop and a soft top. We are in GA, so winters aren't bad. We don't think we will use the hard top, but thought we'd just keep it, just in case.

Has anyone ever hung one upside down in the garage?? We were thinking we could use it to store patio cushions, Sam's size packs of toilet paper etc. then it would be protected indoors, out of the way and useful. Our garage is stupid short, so a dolly would take up to much room.

The hardtops are so valuable, I’d take a few days and think it over. If you decide you don’t want it, sell it and get the dough. You could sell for 800-1200 depending on your location. If it just sits there and stores cushions, it’s the most expensive cushion storer I ever heard of. Worth way more than the cushions

 

[lindsey97]

I would keep it, new hardtops are $1600.00 An old mattress or a rubber stall mat from tractor supply would make a good base to store it on upside down.

 

[billiebob]

hung one upside down

Actually, hanging upside down from the rafters is likely better the hanging from the edges. Just keep the ceiling lift points at least as wide as the top.

 

[Wowens79]

The hardtops are so valuable, I’d take a few days and think it over. If you decide you don’t want it, sell it and get the dough. You could sell for 800-1200 depending on your location. If it just sits there and stores cushions, it’s the most expensive cushion storer I ever heard of. Worth way more than the cushions

The fact that they are valuable is what makes me want to hang on to it. I'm thinking it will probably go up in value and if I ever want one it'd be nice to have, and I can always sell it.

 

[ScottC]

We store our Jeep Wrangler 2016 JK hard top upside down hanging from the garage ceiling using an inexpensive custom hoist / lift to get it up there. Our garage ceiling has an odd shape so we were forced to build a DIY custom jeep wrangler hoist lift. Total cost to make this was about $100. We skipped the electric hoist / lift and just used a tow rope attached to the jeep front bumper hook to simply back up the jeep, which smoothly lifts the hard top right up to the ceiling. We then clip it to the chains shown in the picture to hang for the summer. If you want the parts list, just message me. Building the lift was a one-day job. Each spring, it is super easy and only takes a few minutes to pull the top off the jeep, lay it on the lift, and run it up to the ceiling. Since the jeep is doing all the lifting work, no one has to be very strong to handle the hard top.

 

[Starrs]

We store our Jeep Wrangler 2016 JK hard top upside down hanging from the garage ceiling using an inexpensive custom hoist / lift to get it up there. Our garage ceiling has an odd shape so we were forced to build a DIY custom jeep wrangler hoist lift. Total cost to make this was about $100. We skipped the electric hoist / lift and just used a tow rope attached to the jeep front bumper hook to simply back up the jeep, which smoothly lifts the hard top right up to the ceiling. We then clip it to the chains shown in the picture to hang for the summer. If you want the parts list, just message me. Building the lift was a one-day job. Each spring, it is super easy and only takes a few minutes to pull the top off the jeep, lay it on the lift, and run it up to the ceiling. Since the jeep is doing all the lifting work, no one has to be very strong to handle the hard top.

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You invested $100 in your hoist system? Usually these kinds of jobs cost around 30-40 bucks if that. Why was yours so expensive?

 

[billiebob]

You invested $100 in your hoist system? Usually these kinds of jobs cost around 30-40 bucks if that. Why was yours so expensive?

probably the beer

looks very well done. looks like you actually found joists, rafters to screw too rather than hollow wall toggle bolts

unfortunately, effort wasted an a JKU.

 

[Starrs]

probably the beer

Geez that’s expensive beer also. Do you piss diamonds after it’s consumed?

 

[ScottC]

Thankfully, the beer was free thanks to two neighbors that came over with perplexed looks of disbelief and slight fear during construction and lifting. I suspect there was a bet going against me, primarily due to my hoist-free approach using the Jeep to pull the top up in the air. Anyway, since this hangs directly over my jeep hood, I had serious fear of it breaking loose and trashing my front end (does insurance cover that?). So it is definitely overconstructed everything. I'm surprised but the parts list really added up to more than I expected...it was closer to $150 when I add in the parts for the actual lifting. Here's the list... Four 2x4x8's=$12. One 2x6x8=$6. Two 1x4x8=$12. Eight 1/2" Eye Bolts=$16. Eight 3/8 Quick Links=$12. Chain=$10. Rope=$15. Eighteen GRK Fasteners Star Drive Washer Head RSS Structural Screws=$20. And for the parts to do the lifting up to the ceiling...30 foot Tow Strap (my 20 footer was too short)=$22. Two Stainless Steel Spring Links=$16. Wall mount tie down ring=$10.

 

[billiebob]

My job for 35 years was building supplies, from sheds to Air Force Hangers....
$100 is nothing.

 

[Starrs]

My job for 35 years was building supplies, from sheds to Air Force Hangers....
$100 is nothing.

Just going off what I’ve seen reported. Never built one myself. I’ll have to ask how the others got theirs built so cheap!

 

[billiebob]

just go price it out at your local hardware store
90% of the people on the internet lie