Our customers talked and we listened! Our initial implementation of the GR8TOPS half hardtops for TJs and LJs was so successful that we had lots of requests from YJ and CJ-7 owners for a GR8TOPS half hardtop for their Jeeps. As a market-responsive company, GR8TOPS created half hardtop kit for 87-95 Jeep Wrangler YJs and 81-86 CJ-7s.
This hardtop is the best of both worlds. Still a hardtop to provide quietness and security but lightweight enough for one person to install and remove. One additional great feature of these tops is that they can be turned on end and can be carried through a normal sized door opening in your house, dorm, or apartment. No need to have a garage to store your hardtop!
Haul anything from the wet hunting dogs, wood, mulch, toolboxes, or custom equipment boxes in the back of your new bed!
The YJ/CJ-7 version offers the same cool GR8TOPS styling cues and features as our other tops:
- Five raised ribs in the roof to provide an aggressive style while providing structural integrity.
- Integrated mounting location for the optional LED 3rd brake light.
- Custom-engineered bulkheads specific to either a YJ or CJ-7 that allows for the most in cab floor space—not just modified TJ units.
- A rear sliding window for easy access to the bed of the Jeep.
The hardtop comes standard with in black with a clear sliding glass window and include a specially designed lower fiberglass bulkhead panel that forms around the wheelwells in the bed of the Jeep.
No seat legroom is sacrificed with this halftop configuration. With the bulkhead and hardtop installed, the seats can slide all the way back on the sliders. This assumes the use of factory seats using factory seat brackets. Aftermarket seats or seat brackets may or may not provide as much in cabin room. If the half hardtop is removed, you can still reinstall the OEM softop or the OEM hardtop easily without any further modifications to the half hardtop or removal of the bulkhead.These tops will also fit the Aqualu aluminum replacement CJ-7, CJ-8, bobbed CJ-8, and the short cab bodies.
At this time we do not offer an extended version of this half hardtop and speaker pods are not available in the bulkhead.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
This hardtop requires removal and modification of your existing factory rollbar or replacing with a new main cage hoop. Unlike the TJ/LJ version of the half hardtop, this half hardtop WILL NOT fit over the front section of the factory YJ cage even if the two rear bars are cut and removed. The main hoop of the YJ factory sport cage "reclines", or leans farther rearward than a TJ/LJ and is taller than the windshield frame. Because of this, the factory cage needs to be completely removed and modified or a new main hoop fabricated and put into place.
Any modification of your factory rollbar alters the integrity of your factory rollcage. We strongly recommend purchasing an aftermarket bolt in cage kit for the front part of the factory cage. GR8TOPS has partnered Throttle Down Kustoms to offer a new replacement cage hoop that can be bolted into factory locations and front seat belts reattached. The two side stringer bars from the windshield to the rollbar need to be shortened and reattached to the new main cage hoop. Additionally, we recommend installing a rollcage kit in the rear of the bed of the Jeep similar to the ones shown in some of the pictures on this site.
The top has tension adjustment latches similiar to the factory hardtop and softop on the front inside of the top. The rear ledge fastens to the bulkhead and the body rail using standard bolts and washers.
This hardtop kit consists of two pieces: the hardtop itself and the lower bulkhead panel. The lower bulkhead panel (shown above) should be installed using weatherstrip tape against the body of the Jeep and requires drilling four to six 3/8” holes in the floor and wheelwells of the Jeep to hold the bulkhead in place. The bulkhead conforms very well to the wheelwells, but additional sealant may be required to completely seal the bulkhead. Many customers permanently “seal” their bulkhead in place by installing a spray in bedliner such as the Armadillo Liner that GR8TOPS installs.
| AVAILABLE UPGRADE OPTIONS | PRICE |
| Dark tinted slider window | $50 |
| LED 3rd brake light | $25 |
| Color upgrades (white, grey, camo green) | $100 |
FREIGHT/SHIPPING:
This item is oversized and shipped by our preferred LTL truck freight carrier of UPS Freight. Business address preferred but not required. Residential Delivery available for additional $65 charge. Customer can also pickup at nearest local UPS Freight terminal. Orders may be picked up at our location but will incur the local 7% South Carolina Sales tax. Please see the freight information page for approximate freight costs and additional shipping information.
AVAILABILITY:
Standard orders of black tops and bulkheads normally ship within 2-4 business days. Custom color orders or bare sanded primer finish require approximately a two week lead time.
ONSITE INSTALLATION:
GR8TOPS can perform full installations and conversions in our shop in Lexington, SC. We also have our own spray on bedliner system to completely seal and protect the rear (or the full interior) of your Jeep after we install your GR8TOPS half hardtop kit. Please see our Installation page for more details and approximate pricing. Installations are by appointment only and normally can be completed in 1-2 business days depending on the options requested.
PAYMENT & ORDERING INFO:
Mastercard, VISA, American Express accepted over the phone. Certified bank checks and money orders accepted by mail as well. No personal checks. ONLINE ORDERING COMING SOON. Once your order is processed you will be emailed or faxed your receipt. In addition to this email, you will receive an email from the freight company that includes tracking information and an estimated delivery date. Use that tracking information to track the shipment online via www.upsfreight.com
Please call 803-741-5543 to place an order.
