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Trouble With 1979 Cj5 Bestop Soft Top Doors Not Lining Up. Help Please!

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by Gary Asher, Sep 17, 2017.

  1. Sep 17, 2017
    Gary Asher

    Gary Asher New Member

    Lowmansville,Ky.
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    I have a 1979 JEEP CJ5. I purchased a new Bestop soft top. The top itself went on good. The doors have been a real pain. The passenger side closes, but not where it needs to be in the indents for the door. The driver side is off bad! It's all out of whack! I adjusted the hinges on the Jeep body itself, but it's still way out. I can't get it to even latch like the passenger side! Please help. Anybody with any suggestions would be tremendously appreciated.
     
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  2. Sep 17, 2017
    Oldriginal86

    Oldriginal86 Member

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    Post some pictures of the issue so we all can see where the adjustments are needed. The top and doors on mine were stored for quite a few years and when I installed them last summer found they needed to be tweaked a bit.
     
  3. Sep 17, 2017
    Dave B

    Dave B Frankenjeep '67

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    Maybe some tweaking of the door or the pivot pins of the door to hinge sockets. Give Bestop a try--contact number 800-845-3567
     
  4. Sep 18, 2017
    sterlclan

    sterlclan Member 2022 Sponsor

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    I had to bend the doors and the pins still not happy with the fit but they close.
     
  5. Sep 18, 2017
    rusty

    rusty Well-Known Member

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    Careful on the pins, one of mine just snapped of when trying to adjust mine .
     
  6. Oct 16, 2017
    TroyGT

    TroyGT Member

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    Just put a new SuperTop on my 73. My doors were a little off too, but not too bad. After adjusting the hinge mounts on the body (I changed my 73 windshield frame out for 76+ and bought a 76+ top) and the lower door pin (which is adjustable) and a little bending.... mine fit pretty good now.
    -Troy
     
  7. Oct 16, 2017
    Beach66Bum

    Beach66Bum 1966 Tuxedo Park Mark IV 2024 Sponsor

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    I just installed a new Bestop on my ‘66 to replace the damaged vinyl windows (PO used an SOS pad on them!)
    The top and associated hardware all work perfect. The doors are the 2 piece. I thought I could just put the new bottom door halves onto the hinges already on. Not a chance! The new door pins sure were off, and way bent out of plumb/straight. I used the lower half of the exsisting doors and put the new top half with the window on.
    Side note:
    The condition of the exsisting top was like new, the date on the top said 2010. Only the window were badly damaged. If I didn’t have the doors already, these new ones would be causing me all the same issues you have mentioned.
     
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