when putting a YJ top on a CJ...

CJ7 Vette · 04-29-2007, 08:48 PM

I know there is a latch issue at the tailgate, but will everything latch closed/locked without modification? Can I just open the tailgate from the inside to work around the issue?

SuB8HaVeN · 04-29-2007, 09:14 PM

If you mean the hardtop, yes it will fit OK except for the tailgate issue, which is more of an annoyance than a problem.

CJ7 Vette · 04-29-2007, 09:21 PM

so everything latches, I would just have to latch/unlatch from the inside?

SuB8HaVeN · 04-29-2007, 09:36 PM

Yes, all the mounting holes on the tub should line up and everything. The doors are also interchangeable, or so I've heard.

**only in a jeep cj** · 04-30-2007, 01:16 AM

My buddy had a YJ top on his CJ and it was a HUGE pain, if I remember correctly, he had to open the tailgate, then close the tailgate and the lift gate at the same time, but turn the liftgate handle to shut the liftgate,but the tailgate was left loose unless he climbed in and latched it from the inside.....I found a YJ with a CJ top on it and hooked the two up to trade.....each was way happier and saw how it was supposed to work.....JUST get a CJ top.

CJ7 Vette · 04-30-2007, 07:54 PM

thanks, I actually found out it IS a CJ top. The wife told me it came off their 95 wrangler, but didnt tell me it was originally on their CJ7. thanks!!

04-29-2007, 09:21 PM	#3
CJ7 Vette Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 227 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	so everything latches, I would just have to latch/unlatch from the inside? __________________ 84 CJ7 new 258,Howell TBI, Borla header/exhaust, clutch, repainted engine compartment,frame and most of undercarriage,jks discos and a host of other new stuff under the hood :) update: no rust, new floors, stripped, primed, filled, blocked, and repainted with PPG Concept Garnet Metallic. Hardtop freshly painted, all trim painted in black metallic with a bit of flatener mixed in. New seats, carpet, console, roll bar pad, seat belts,dash, flares, windshield, seals, tire carrier and more!

04-30-2007, 07:54 PM	#6
CJ7 Vette Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 227 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	thanks, I actually found out it IS a CJ top. The wife told me it came off their 95 wrangler, but didnt tell me it was originally on their CJ7. thanks!! __________________ 84 CJ7 new 258,Howell TBI, Borla header/exhaust, clutch, repainted engine compartment,frame and most of undercarriage,jks discos and a host of other new stuff under the hood :) update: no rust, new floors, stripped, primed, filled, blocked, and repainted with PPG Concept Garnet Metallic. Hardtop freshly painted, all trim painted in black metallic with a bit of flatener mixed in. New seats, carpet, console, roll bar pad, seat belts,dash, flares, windshield, seals, tire carrier and more!