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Old 04-09-2013, 05:02 PM
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Anyone came up with a way to space out the freedom tops to run them without the hardtop? I'm thinking of using a 6 inch piece of 2x4, covered in the non slip tool box drawer liner, with a hole drilled through it. I figure this should help distribute out the load, and keep the wood from scratching anything. Best I can measure the top adds in an offset of about 1.75 inches, which is why I thought a 2x4 would work well.
You can run them without the hard top anyway. Those black spacers on the freedom panels fold out to space them for you. They are designed like that. I run mine year round with only freedom panels.
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Been a while since I have seen this......Flip around your rear view mirror and see how much more you can see out the windshield!!!
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Old 04-09-2013, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenJK07
You can run them without the hard top anyway. Those black spacers on the freedom panels fold out to space them for you. They are designed like that. I run mine year round with only freedom panels.
Which ones? In the back? Maybe pics? And how do they hooks at highway speeds? We are planning on only running Freedom Tops and front doors till street Rubicon this summer

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Old 04-09-2013, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TipsEZ

Which ones? In the back? Maybe pics? And how do they hooks at highway speeds? We are planning on only running Freedom Tops and front doors till street Rubicon this summer

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All you do is remove the top. Flip the black hinges/spacers down shown in the picture below and re install the sound bar hand screws and your done. Panels are totally solid at all speeds. I've run with doors on and off. They are designed to be run without the top from the factory. If you installed the panels and did not flip down the spacer, the hand screws would go through the top.

See this thread: https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/stoc...t-panels-4511/
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Originally Posted by deaner23
Plastidipped the keyholes

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Won't last.. Did mine 3 times and finally rattle canned them. The stuff sucks to everything else though..

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Old 04-09-2013, 06:46 PM
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Sweet! Thank you. I will have to investigate that in the morning.

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Originally Posted by TipsEZ
Anyone came up with a way to space out the freedom tops to run them without the hardtop? I'm thinking of using a 6 inch piece of 2x4, covered in the non slip tool box drawer liner, with a hole drilled through it. I figure this should help distribute out the load, and keep the wood from scratching anything. Best I can measure the top adds in an offset of about 1.75 inches, which is why I thought a 2x4 would work well.


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Haha!!! Yes!!!!

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I can't believe you guys have wasted 3-4 pages on a dumb flashlight argument. This is crazy
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