Soft tops...The bottom line.

[Rmally]

Ok,

I know the soft top question has been beaten to death, but still after using the search function and google could some one verify that I have the correct information.

Are there basically only 4 soft top options?

Best top
Rampage (is this the EZ Trac)
BC
Toms brand? Is the top from Tom's their own brand or is it a Rampage?

Just trying to get all the info before ordering one tomorrow.

Right now I'm going with the Rampage based on reviews and easy up and down.....and price.

The BC looks awesome.....but $$$$.
The Best top doesn't seem as user friendly.
The top at Tom's....what brand is that, or is it a Rampage? Is their material more durable than a Rampage or is it the same.

I also need White or Parchment.

 

[SteveL]

If i spring for another soft top it will ne a bc. I had a kayline/stc and the quality was crap. It tore & blew off on the freeway. I helped put a bestop on a blazer & it's made frome the same crappy hardware and material, just fit worse. BC's may be pricey but at least it will last more than a couple years and wont rattle like crazy if u want to run as a bikini top

 

[EliminatorXR7]

Tom's is the Rampage.

 

[xcntrk]

I just installed the Rampage. Really nice quality, great bow and track system, easy install. Here's a couple pics. Still has to sit in the sun a while to form around the HW.

 

[BronCowie]

I bought a Rampage from TBP and drove year-round here in the PNW for 2 years with no issues, great fit, no leaks. It goes down for a convertible ride in just a few minutes, very convenient to take the windows off and run around safari style in warm weather. I stored it away for now cuz I got a half cab hard top last year, and this time of year use a bikini. Maybe next winter I'll put the soft top back on just for grins instead of the HC.

 

[zoob]

rampage!

 

[Rmally]

Thanks for the reply's and pictures.....Quick question, for the Rampage top do I just need to remove the wiper motor cover or will it fit with it on.

Thanks guys

 

[xcntrk]

I can't comment on the cover as I use electric motors, but the Rampage does come with a drop bracket to clear the top for the stock motor.

 

[crews44]

I have the Rampage from TBP. Its the new "denim" material and it is nice. Very easy to put on and put down.

Unfortunetley I can't compare it to any others is this is my first experience with any of them but I was impressed and feel it was $$ well spent.

 

[larryejoh]

I like my Rampage top. I've had it about three years and run in the summer with the side curtains off. The wiper drop bracket drops the motor down and rotates it 180 degrees. I've seen the cover mounted after this but you have to cut a hole for the wiper motor to stick out the right side. I just left mine off. My daughter gets a kick watching the wiper connecting rods move in the rain.

 

[BronCowie]

...do I just need to remove the wiper motor cover or will it fit with it on...

You will have to remove it and use the drop bracket that comes with the kit, flip the motor 180*. But like larryejoh said, it's cool to watch the wiper mechanism work. :-X ;D

 

[DirtDonk]

I agree. Very cool. Especially for kids I bet.
But by that same token, when those kids get big enough to reach up and stick a little finger in that same linkage, it might not be so cool anymore.

Of course, that's what parenting and learning about the real world is all about, but I needed to at least bring it up. There are a couple of spots that would do some real damage to a small finger. Or any finger!

Paul

 

[broncoitis]

Rampage for me as well! Takes a little adjusting but fits nice! ;D

 

[swampu]

I tossed all my old tops in the garbage and I am having one made. The fabric is cheep and but the idea is good. It's hot down here all the time so there is no need for the tight fit. I did have a kayline, it lasted almost 5 years of dd. Fit good and looked good. Just wasn't a long term solution.

 

[MartyG]

great info and I've been considering a soft top as well butbut I'm not seeing if the rampage is made in whites for parchment I'm guessing not?

 

[xcntrk]

http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/RampageSoftTopParchment
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-15606-rampage-e-z-trac-soft-top-parchment.html

 

[daddycreswell]

http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/RampageSoftTopParchment
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-15606-rampage-e-z-trac-soft-top-parchment.html

Bronco graveyard is 30.00 cheaper shipping than wildhorse. Bronco graveyard has Rampage and they show another one that says it heavy duty for 100.00 more. Which one did you buy?

 

[xcntrk]

Bronco graveyard is 30.00 cheaper shipping than wildhorse. Bronco graveyard has Rampage and they show another one that says it heavy duty for 100.00 more. Which one did you buy?

I got the Rampage Diamond Black with the EZ/Speedy trac. WH is the same price as JBG, but has free shipping for this model.

 

[Oakland Bronco]

Just chiming in....I have the Rampage Black Diamond top and love it.

 

[ep67bro]

I have a early Rampage and I have had some issues with it (sitching cam apart and fabric faded). But with that being said it was an early model and I have heard the quality and the materials are much better now. When my old STC craps out I am getting a new Rampage in the diamond fabric. They are easy to put up and down and the zip out windows are great.
A budy of mine has the Bestop and I found the hardware to be flimsy and it is not as easy to put up and down.