Garage storage for doors and roof

[Julz670]

Particularly for those with 2door Broncos where the doors don't fit in the back, but question also applies to 4door Broncos for those who don't want to use up all their rear storage space with the doors. What do ya'll plan to do for storage? With or without bags.

Lots of wall mounts for hanging Jeep doors use the frame around the window. I was thinking of using kayak wall mounts to store the doors out of my way and up off the floor. Instead of hanging from the mount, they would sit on top and lean against the wall. There are also some nifty racks that use the factory door mounts to hang them on the wall; I'm assuming aftermarket will eventually have some that fit the Bronco doors.

I know there are lots of storage racks for Jeeps that can hold the roof and doors, and that would be nice but I have a very small 1 car garage and wouldn't be able to fit the rack and the Bronco in at the same time. I'll likely setup a pully system to lift the roof off and just store it like that when I drive around. The kayak racks would also work for storing the front roof panels up out of the way.

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[daddycreswell]

I have been wondering the same thing, My issue is that I have the hardtop for my 73 already hung from the ceiling so I can just back under it and drop it down. I don't think I have enough room to put the new top up there also do to the attic ladder that swings down. So I guess I am left standing it up on it's end on a homemade cart up against a wall. I am always trying to save a buck or two, so I have my HT pulled up using like https://www.amazon.com/Wallmaster-C...039&sprefix=bike++storage+lift,aps,170&sr=8-8 the ones I found can do 150 lbs each I believe, then I have a ratchet strap on the front and rear of top to keep it up there securely. Been there for 8 years now no issues. Can't tell ya how well it works putting the top back on, cause I've never tired. Only drive the 73 when it's pretty.

 

[Julz670]

I guess I am left standing it up on it's end on a homemade cart up against a wall. I am always trying to save a buck or two

I'm with you on trying to save a buck. If I realize I don't have the room to hang the roof (my garage door may be in the way) I may end up building something like this if I can keep it small enough to have in the garage at the same time as the Bronco. It definitely wont fit in the garage with the roof on it and the Bronco parked in there, but may be able to fit the empty rack in there with the Bronco and just pull out of the garage before I put the roof on it.

 

[Shotsy]

Might make sense to merge with this thread:
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/overhead-garage-hardtop-hoist-for-storage.4420/

 

[Julz670]

Might make sense to merge with this thread:
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/overhead-garage-hardtop-hoist-for-storage.4420/

Idk how to merge them, but thanks for pointing that out. My post originally started as door-focused garage storage but as I typed my brain drifted into roof storage too

 

[BadSquatch21]

Does anyone know the height of the top when removed?

 

[Rusty Sheckleford]

Those hoist a tops look legit... Love this solution they made for older broncos

https://langeoriginals.com/products/hoist-a-top-power-bronco-1966-through-1977

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

I use option in your pics and the jeep doors hang by the door pin.

 

[da_jokker]

Just buy the bags which come with handles and hook them on the wall. 2 doors are going to be heavy, I know the 4 doors are 61lbs.

 

[Natai]

That's what I'm thinking for the doors. Should be simpler than a lot of other solutions.

Really interested in one of the hoist systems for the hard top.

Don't have much empty space in the garage, so this stuff needs to go high on the walls or ceiling.

 

[Kel]

I plan on diy building a rack in the garage for the doors and roof panels

 

[Daktari]

no car has been in my garage in decades, it's our basement. I plan to store the doors on the Bronco, if I ever take the whole roof off (unlikely because I want to keep my crazy dog contained in the back) I'd have to figure out if I can store it on top of one of the many shelves in there. I'm kind of glad I had to change from dual top to MIC only to at least try and get my Bronco this year, I really don't have a clue where I'd store the soft top if not in use, LOL.
House built in 52, garage was most likely just a car port originally, small, low, narrow, doubt I could even drive the Bronco in there if it wasn't full of 'stuff' to begin with.

 

[PleaseDontRoll]

no car has been in my garage in decades, it's our basement. I plan to store the doors on the Bronco, if I ever take the whole roof off (unlikely because I want to keep my crazy dog contained in the back) I'd have to figure out if I can store it on top of one of the many shelves in there. I'm kind of glad I had to change from dual top to MIC only to at least try and get my Bronco this year, I really don't have a clue where I'd store the soft top if not in use, LOL.
House built in 52, garage was most likely just a car port originally, small, low, narrow, doubt I could even drive the Bronco in there if it wasn't full of 'stuff' to begin with.

You could always do something like this for the dog situation:

 

[MyBHinds]

I hang the doors to my '76 on hangers during the summer, and the tube doors during the winter. I bought the hangers at Home Depot. Support like 75 lbs each. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...-Padded-Hanger-in-Gray-75-lbs-18044/202305549
They work great. The bags for the doors have a handle that could be used to hook on the hangers.

 

[helifino16]

One of the SEMA displays had a wall hanging solution for the doors. I forget who, but look at the SEMA videos. It may not be available yet.

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