Different types of roll bars for a 75 cj5

Im trying to find out how many types of roll bars came original on a 75 cj5, because I have seen a couple of different types but dont know if they are factory original. Also pictures would be nice.

 

Only one, AFAIK. Any others are aftermarket.

 

I agree with Tim,,, only one,,,

 

So this one is after market then??

 

That one looks like the original. I have the exact one on my 74

 

Unless it's a service part, it's an aftermarket bar. The only "factory" roll bars were installed on the Jeep and painted body color, at time of delivery. There were "official Jeep accessories" that were supplied by an aftermarket supplier and got the Jeep logo on the packaging, but these were delivered across the parts counter. Prior to about 1974-75, all roll bars were dealer-installed accessories; the roll bar was not on the option list before that except with the Renegade package.

 

i have 2 73s and a 72 with that rollbar in the picture

 

Mine didn't have the angle on the bottom, only a flat plate.

 

Looks just like my 74. Which incidentally looks just like my 78, which I know was factory-installed.

 

Both roll bars on my 72 (which I sold recently) and my 74 do not match that picture that papote posted. The gusset bars that come from the rear meet the top horizontal bar just after the radius curve, and the top horizontal bar has a slight bend that keeps it from looking like it's completely straight but it kind of matches the bow in the windshield frame. Also on the angle piece at the bottom where the bolts run through, the holes are slightly 'countersunk' which was created by machine and not from over tightening the bolts.

 

Sorry, I should have paid more attention to the first pic. Both my 74 and 78 bars match the one posted by HeavyIron, not the first pic. The down bars come down from higher up and the main hoop has a slight crown in the middle.

 

I have the same one as heavyiron and pathkiller on my '75, so I just wanted to know if the one I pictured was factory or not, because in my opinion it would look better than the factory one, but I havent seen any pics of that rollbar on a jeep. So it would be nice to see the one i pictured mounted on a jeep, to see the difference on the looks .

 

I think the one that Pathkiller and HeavyIron shows is the Kayline bar, that was the "official Jeep accessories" bar. The factory equipment bar is very similar to that, if not identical.

 

This is mine...


So I would want to see how the other roll bar looks in comparison to that one

 

I'm just completely full of crap today. Just went out and looked at the bar off my 78 and it's not the same as my 74 as I had first thought. The downbars meet the main hoop about 6" below the bend in the main hoop and the hoop has about a 15 degree backward angle instead of being straight up. Presumably they did this for aesthetic reasons to make it make the more sloped windshield of the +76 models.

 

Uh huh.

(not that you are full of crap, but that the bars are different).