1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

You are trying to mix apples and oranges. The AMC designed Jeep parts
won't fit on the Chrysler designed TJ.

The size and shape are too different. I am not even sure the hinge pins
are the same size so you could tear it totally apart ad redesign it
using the AMC parts...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
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Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

You are trying to mix apples and oranges. The AMC designed Jeep parts
won't fit on the Chrysler designed TJ.

The size and shape are too different. I am not even sure the hinge pins
are the same size so you could tear it totally apart ad redesign it
using the AMC parts...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

You are trying to mix apples and oranges. The AMC designed Jeep parts
won't fit on the Chrysler designed TJ.

The size and shape are too different. I am not even sure the hinge pins
are the same size so you could tear it totally apart ad redesign it
using the AMC parts...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

You are trying to mix apples and oranges. The AMC designed Jeep parts
won't fit on the Chrysler designed TJ.

The size and shape are too different. I am not even sure the hinge pins
are the same size so you could tear it totally apart ad redesign it
using the AMC parts...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

There is no such thing as a 1996 YJ. They skipped that year and the first
TJ was a 1997. I can't picture what you mean by "too low on closing" but do
the bottoms fit? The OEM soft uppers have an angle in the upper back
corner, not a radius like the TJ soft uppers. If you have rounded corner
uppers it is possible that they are part of a Bestop Supertop or other
aftermarket solution. When the first TJs came out, the dealer parts guy let
me try out a soft upper on my YJ. As I remember it didn't fit at all.
Everything was about 1.5" off, and the angle was all wrong. It was a long
time ago, but as I remember the mounting pins didn't even line up.

This is not to say you can't do it, but you have a lot of work ahead.

Now if these doors are Emerald Green Pearl Coat I might be interested in
them.

Earle

<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

There is no such thing as a 1996 YJ. They skipped that year and the first
TJ was a 1997. I can't picture what you mean by "too low on closing" but do
the bottoms fit? The OEM soft uppers have an angle in the upper back
corner, not a radius like the TJ soft uppers. If you have rounded corner
uppers it is possible that they are part of a Bestop Supertop or other
aftermarket solution. When the first TJs came out, the dealer parts guy let
me try out a soft upper on my YJ. As I remember it didn't fit at all.
Everything was about 1.5" off, and the angle was all wrong. It was a long
time ago, but as I remember the mounting pins didn't even line up.

This is not to say you can't do it, but you have a lot of work ahead.

Now if these doors are Emerald Green Pearl Coat I might be interested in
them.

Earle

<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170960103.485705.83900@v45g2000cwv.googlegro ups.com...
> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

There is no such thing as a 1996 YJ. They skipped that year and the first
TJ was a 1997. I can't picture what you mean by "too low on closing" but do
the bottoms fit? The OEM soft uppers have an angle in the upper back
corner, not a radius like the TJ soft uppers. If you have rounded corner
uppers it is possible that they are part of a Bestop Supertop or other
aftermarket solution. When the first TJs came out, the dealer parts guy let
me try out a soft upper on my YJ. As I remember it didn't fit at all.
Everything was about 1.5" off, and the angle was all wrong. It was a long
time ago, but as I remember the mounting pins didn't even line up.

This is not to say you can't do it, but you have a lot of work ahead.

Now if these doors are Emerald Green Pearl Coat I might be interested in
them.

Earle

<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170960103.485705.83900@v45g2000cwv.googlegro ups.com...
> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

There is no such thing as a 1996 YJ. They skipped that year and the first
TJ was a 1997. I can't picture what you mean by "too low on closing" but do
the bottoms fit? The OEM soft uppers have an angle in the upper back
corner, not a radius like the TJ soft uppers. If you have rounded corner
uppers it is possible that they are part of a Bestop Supertop or other
aftermarket solution. When the first TJs came out, the dealer parts guy let
me try out a soft upper on my YJ. As I remember it didn't fit at all.
Everything was about 1.5" off, and the angle was all wrong. It was a long
time ago, but as I remember the mounting pins didn't even line up.

This is not to say you can't do it, but you have a lot of work ahead.

Now if these doors are Emerald Green Pearl Coat I might be interested in
them.

Earle

<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170960103.485705.83900@v45g2000cwv.googlegro ups.com...
> My buddy gave me his old set of Greenish 1996 Half doors and soft
> uppers. They need work. Especially the soft uppers. When i try them to
> see the fit, it seems the angle is off a bit. Looks like the door is
> 1.5 " too low on closing. How easy is it to re-do the hinges and will
> the 1996 fit a 2002 with a bit of work?
>

Re: 1996 YJ Half door to 2002 TJ conversion
 

> Now if these doors are Emerald Green Pearl Coat I might be interested in
> them.

That was a '97 color. Do you have the spice top, too? Just like mine...