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?

 

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?
>

 

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?
>

 

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?
>

 

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?
>

 

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?
>

 

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?
>

 

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?
>

 

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?
>

 

> 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...