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I will point them to this thread and see what they have to say. I'm very interested in the conversion, it seems reasonable in price, time, and difficulty. I wish the GR8tops hard tops were priced more reasonably, I'd put one on one of my TJs if they were more in line with the costs of other...

https://gr8tops.com/shop/jeepmodels/jk-wrangler/jtruk This conversion looks interesting. Anyone have any first hand experience or know of a build thread for a conversion? The only thread I found on it was this one, and it doesn't have much to it...

Welcome, Corvallis is a great place to live.

Is this piece a part you can buy (standalone)?

What do the rear upper shock mounts look like on a JK? People don't outboard them, right? If not, why?

I have a 2018 Crosstrek;, when I bought it I had the same thought and discussion with my wife. I did get an auto. My oldest was petrified at the thought of a stick, but my youngest said it sounded like a fun challenge. As for TJ vs JK those are all good points. I like that I'm familiar with...

Me too. I need a 2nd Jeep for my daughters (yeah, I spoil them). I was planning on buying a second TJ or LJ, but that got postponed because I'm going to go work overseas for a year. So when I comeback I'll look for TJs, but I might go JK.

Is that overpriced? Seems like 40 large would go a long way to a Rubicon JL purchase.