Not a bad idea Doug.

Matt, I posted this once before; a friend of mine a couple years ago
bought a TJ with soft uppers and had the same flapping/wind noise
problem on gusty days or at speeds in the 70 MPH range. His solution
was to buy some heavy duty springs and some hooks. He bolted the hooks
onto the upper leading corner of the soft uppers (using some good
large fender washers to ------ out the force and prevent tear-out from
the fabric). Then he hooked the springs from the newly bolted-on
hooks, to the mount thing for the sun visors. He ended up needing two
of the heavy duty springs per side in order to keep the doors fully
sealed in lots of wind.

The only drawback to the spring method is if you forget to unhook the
springs before getting out (so yes, it's a slight PITA, as you always
have to remember to hook/unhook the springs...he only hooked them for
trips longer than 10 or 15 mins that would be going at higher speeds).
If you do forget to uhook the springs, the first time you get out with
them hooked, they will be irreparably over-stretched, and useless
until replaced. (Can't tell you how many times I, as a passenger,
would forget to unhook them and ruin a spring or two. He was just oh
so happy when I did that..hehehe.)


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:<VR7sc.7938$Sx2.2648@okepread01>...
> Matt Macchiarolo did pass the time by typing:
> > Soft doors are more flexible that hard doors, which I assume you have as
> > well. Wind gusts can flex them to where they may lose contact with the door
> > frame for a split second. Happens on soft uppers/hard lower doors as well.
> > You might try adjusting them a little tighter.
>
> Don't have those doors myself but here is an idea to think about.
>
> Seen those rare-earth magnets like the ones in hard drives? They are
> very strong and some are fairly small. You could put one on the door
> and one on the softtop.
>
> Got a few of those at work and they are so strong you have to slide them
> off each other, can't pull the little buggers apart.

 

I have a TJ with factory top and 1/2 doors. They flex a little at highway
sppeds on gusty days. Don't worry about it...they definitely WON'T let water
in.

"Waveblast9" <waveblast9@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040523120339.10191.00001900@mb-m14.aol.com...
> I just purchased a set of 2 piece soft superdoors from quadratec. I have
the
> factory soft top and had the full height steel doors on my 99 tj. I think
I
> adjusted them correctly so they seal pretty tight, but when driving above
55 or
> 60, they tops of the doors flap open and shut. It was raining last night
and it
> didnt let any rain in, but it makes me feel as if a really good gust of
wind
> could just tear the door right off. Also, I have to make a 5 or 6 hour
highway
> trip next week and was hoping to take the trip with the new doors, but
given
> the current situation, i dont think that would be a very enjoyable trip.
Anyone
> else had this problem? Is it always like this or is it an adjustment
issue? I
> was thinking if they were adjusted correctly, i could maybe cinch the tops
to
> the roll bar in one or two places holding it shut tight while i drive.
Anyone
> else think of this>? thanks.

 

I have a TJ with factory top and 1/2 doors. They flex a little at highway
sppeds on gusty days. Don't worry about it...they definitely WON'T let water
in.

"Waveblast9" <waveblast9@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040523120339.10191.00001900@mb-m14.aol.com...
> I just purchased a set of 2 piece soft superdoors from quadratec. I have
the
> factory soft top and had the full height steel doors on my 99 tj. I think
I
> adjusted them correctly so they seal pretty tight, but when driving above
55 or
> 60, they tops of the doors flap open and shut. It was raining last night
and it
> didnt let any rain in, but it makes me feel as if a really good gust of
wind
> could just tear the door right off. Also, I have to make a 5 or 6 hour
highway
> trip next week and was hoping to take the trip with the new doors, but
given
> the current situation, i dont think that would be a very enjoyable trip.
Anyone
> else had this problem? Is it always like this or is it an adjustment
issue? I
> was thinking if they were adjusted correctly, i could maybe cinch the tops
to
> the roll bar in one or two places holding it shut tight while i drive.
Anyone
> else think of this>? thanks.

 

I have a TJ with factory top and 1/2 doors. They flex a little at highway
sppeds on gusty days. Don't worry about it...they definitely WON'T let water
in.

"Waveblast9" <waveblast9@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040523120339.10191.00001900@mb-m14.aol.com...
> I just purchased a set of 2 piece soft superdoors from quadratec. I have
the
> factory soft top and had the full height steel doors on my 99 tj. I think
I
> adjusted them correctly so they seal pretty tight, but when driving above
55 or
> 60, they tops of the doors flap open and shut. It was raining last night
and it
> didnt let any rain in, but it makes me feel as if a really good gust of
wind
> could just tear the door right off. Also, I have to make a 5 or 6 hour
highway
> trip next week and was hoping to take the trip with the new doors, but
given
> the current situation, i dont think that would be a very enjoyable trip.
Anyone
> else had this problem? Is it always like this or is it an adjustment
issue? I
> was thinking if they were adjusted correctly, i could maybe cinch the tops
to
> the roll bar in one or two places holding it shut tight while i drive.
Anyone
> else think of this>? thanks.

 

I have a TJ with factory top and 1/2 doors. They flex a little at highway
sppeds on gusty days. Don't worry about it...they definitely WON'T let water
in.

"Waveblast9" <waveblast9@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040523120339.10191.00001900@mb-m14.aol.com...
> I just purchased a set of 2 piece soft superdoors from quadratec. I have
the
> factory soft top and had the full height steel doors on my 99 tj. I think
I
> adjusted them correctly so they seal pretty tight, but when driving above
55 or
> 60, they tops of the doors flap open and shut. It was raining last night
and it
> didnt let any rain in, but it makes me feel as if a really good gust of
wind
> could just tear the door right off. Also, I have to make a 5 or 6 hour
highway
> trip next week and was hoping to take the trip with the new doors, but
given
> the current situation, i dont think that would be a very enjoyable trip.
Anyone
> else had this problem? Is it always like this or is it an adjustment
issue? I
> was thinking if they were adjusted correctly, i could maybe cinch the tops
to
> the roll bar in one or two places holding it shut tight while i drive.
Anyone
> else think of this>? thanks.