DIY: SoftTop wall storage / hideaway L brackets

[tofudrifter]

I honestly did not think this would work but it does!

Found these folding L brackets from home depot and installed them to the studs in garage. The one little nuance is the load. Each bracket is rated for 50 lbs. The softop is 88lbs (found this somewhere on the internet, feels more like 100lbs) so the load divide by 3 should be ok with one issue as the middle of the softop bracket is arched! There is about 1"+ of play. I will probably find some type of rubber mount to fill in and distribute the load. Overall this thing holds. Going to add a chain to earthquake proof it in the future.

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[tock13]

Love this, thanks for posting the info. I have a dual top Bronco on order and have been trying to figure how to store the soft top in winder. I am definitely going to borrow your idea!

How hard is removing the soft top? Because of its size I am assuming 2 people are required?

 

[tofudrifter]

Love this, thanks for posting the info. I have a dual top Bronco on order and have been trying to figure how to store the soft top in winder. I am definitely going to borrow your idea!

How hard is removing the soft top? Because of its size I am assuming 2 people are required?

2 people for the removal and for the reinstall we had 3 people, needed a 3rd to guide the bracket back in. Was trying not to scratch anything.

 

[tofudrifter]

In a super perfect world I'd raise the middle bracket, but it's nice to have a make shift shelf for other things too

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