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Old 05-21-2014, 01:21 AM
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Some states you have to run the tube half doors and a driver side mirror to be road legal.Besides that there is no reason you can't take them off it.
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I go offroading with mine off no issues not once has it folded like a taco.
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You're over thinking this. Just take the damn doors off. ALL of them.
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Might as well as chop the top while ur at it too.
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Originally Posted by XJwonders
Might as well as chop the top while ur at it too.
Roof might fall in though
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Old 05-21-2014, 07:07 AM
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Yes, cut the roof off too.
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Originally Posted by Lowrange2
Yes, cut the roof off too.
After you cage it. Doors can come off without a cage or stiffeners, But I wouldn't chop the roof until it was caged.
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Thank everyone who posted. The doors will be off! I don't know why people keep saying it will tweak the frame. All your explanations made a lot more sense than the bs some others are saying.
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I didn't know XJs were supposed to have doors?

Seriously though, you'll be fine doorless. The Jeep can handle it no problem.
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Originally Posted by X86cherokeeX
Thank everyone who posted. The doors will be off! I don't know why people keep saying it will tweak the frame. All your explanations made a lot more sense than the bs some others are saying.
Yep. Always some sexual intelluctual with poor advice.
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Mine holds up just fine. http://m.imgur.com/lYeTOlO
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I did mine and haven't noticed a difference.
I unbolted the door from the body, then cut the bottom hinge and left the pin in the door.
Now my doors just slide off whenever I want (I have power everything so I have to unplug it too)

I've wheeled without doors, and noticed nothing with my doors being harder to open/close.
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