Reviews for Lange Originals 014-910 Power Hoist-a-Top for 18-23 Jeep Wrangler JL 4-Door Unlimited
Easy install and works great. This is a must have for any JL Wrangler owner. I added a safety chain for good measure.
Looks like best power hoist option. Should ask for rating after receipt of product and install.
Works fine. The hoist is heavy so don't skimp out on the mounting.
I use it to lift off the hardtop on an Unlimited with a Pioneer Platform that goes from the back to slightly over the front freedom panels. It has no troube lifting but the lift hooks needed some careful customization as they do not extend far enough down to vertically reach with the rack installed.
The hook for the rear window area is not very convienent, it has to be unscrewed and pushed up through the space between the top and the window.
Reviews are promising. Did not use it yet
Almost perfect. Instructions are not great, video helps, but leaves out some steps/goes fast through areas. Took 2 trys to get installation correct.
Product is great. Solves problem and easy enough for anyone to take off top solo.
I recently installed this unit in my garage. The install is/was not as easy as the youtube video's that are out there made it to be. It took me, with some help, to get the unit installed in about 3 hours.
The instructions are not very useful at all.
With that being said, I am very happy with the hoist. I went from not being able to take the topper off of my jeep because I had no one to help me, to having the topper off in 10mins. It is awesome.
I would have given the Hoist 5 stars if the instructions could have been better.
Hoist is absolutely a must have if you have a hardtop and is great. The instructions aren't great and they tried to simply add an addendum to the JK install for the JL install. This wasn't the worst part. There isn't much detail around measurements and how the pulley needs to be offset. There also isn't anything about the amount of headroom needed for this to work properly. I installed above my garage door where I have nearly 4 foot of room. The top is only 2 foot tall. Unfortunately, after it was installed there wasn't enough room to raise the door so I was forced to uninstall and place in another section of my garage. A simple measurement around the minimum height requirement (from ceiling to bottom of hardtop) would have eliminated all of this.
The only quality bolts that come with this kit are the 4.5" lag bolts. The rest either snap or strip too easily, had to replace them with higher quality hardware. Instructions written and videos are not that good and in fact contradict each other in some cases. Rear window hook was bent on arrival. Only way this was worth it was getting it much cheaper on sale.
Bought this hoist and it went in and works just fine. My only complaint is that it was originally made for the two door and then altered. Since it is longer, the freedom panels don’t really rest on the foam the way it is supposed to. It is too far apart. So one of my panels slipped and was resting on the hard top. When I lowered it, it came sliding off. I caught it mid-air but then the weight shifted. The other one slid off and dropped on my Jeep. $550 to replace. Very disappointed in the unlimited version. Micky mouse if you ask me.
Don’t waste your money on this product. I would build your own bracket and buy a hoist. This is made for a JK not a JL. The foam pieces don’t align in place close enough for roof pieces and you have to take back window clamp off to have in fit properly on the JL every time you lower.
I called customer service. I did get a call back from a very nice person to just confirm I did have the correct order and unfortunately it will not work how correctly for JL.