re: Wrangler owners/Question about changing the top

I have an older TJ but the concept is the same. I bought it 2.5 years ago and the guy had just bought a soft top for it and a hand crank winch for removing the hardtop. I mounted it in my garage and it takes about 10 minutes start to finish to remove it. About 15 to put it back on. I ended up selling the soft top he had with it because I wanted a different style. The one I have is frameless and uses the roll bars for support. It has a fastback type of look to it. And it makes is easier to put it up or down because you're not dealing with rails and snaps. Doubles as a safari/bikini top by just taking the windows out. The first couple of times I took the hardtop on or off I just got my brother in law to help me. But last winter I used the winch instead. I have it on now but when I take it off again I have an old pallet I screwed some wheels on so I can just roll it to the back of my basement and not hang it from the ceiling.

I also had an old YJ back in high school and college and the tops have come a long way since then.

Hardtop I only use from about November to March. Just rarely warm enough to take it down then and it is quieter.