Let's take a moment to talk about keeping focus on the end goal and reality.
You guys may have noticed that I only installed 1 washer fluid pump. I've strongly considered keeping my hard top since I prefer it for daily driving and in the winter. However I've come to realize that I really don't want to get this Jeep salted up daily all winter long after how much work I've put into it. I'll drive through salt to get to trails but for going to the grocery store that seems pointless. I also can't find a decent snow tire in a 37. My wife's Jeep is setup very well for winter adventures and snow wheeling so I can see taking it on trips more often during that season.
On wheeling trips I'll almost always want the soft top on for the weight savings and in case I put the top against a tree/rock it's easier to drive home with a bent soft top than a cracked hard top.
This also ventures into other areas of my build. I had been planning an elaborate shallow fuel cell so the Jeep could still be filled with the hard top on, but if I'm only going to be using the soft top I don't see a benefit of spending a lot more time and money to do that. It also will make shock tuning more practical since I won't be varying the weight much.
So on that note, I'm only building for the soft top. I'm leaving the wiring harness in tact for the hard top should I ever change my mind, but it's tied to the side.
You guys may have noticed that I only installed 1 washer fluid pump. I've strongly considered keeping my hard top since I prefer it for daily driving and in the winter. However I've come to realize that I really don't want to get this Jeep salted up daily all winter long after how much work I've put into it. I'll drive through salt to get to trails but for going to the grocery store that seems pointless. I also can't find a decent snow tire in a 37. My wife's Jeep is setup very well for winter adventures and snow wheeling so I can see taking it on trips more often during that season.
On wheeling trips I'll almost always want the soft top on for the weight savings and in case I put the top against a tree/rock it's easier to drive home with a bent soft top than a cracked hard top.
This also ventures into other areas of my build. I had been planning an elaborate shallow fuel cell so the Jeep could still be filled with the hard top on, but if I'm only going to be using the soft top I don't see a benefit of spending a lot more time and money to do that. It also will make shock tuning more practical since I won't be varying the weight much.
So on that note, I'm only building for the soft top. I'm leaving the wiring harness in tact for the hard top should I ever change my mind, but it's tied to the side.