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Old 08-03-2010, 06:52 AM
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Storing a 1st gen 4runner top....questions

Hey guys,

I finally got around to taking off my top - it's been years and damn I missed it.

I last had it off a few years back and stored it, level, on sawhorses at my in-laws for a few months during the summer.

This time, since I didn't have any trips up there planned, I took it off and stored it UPRIGHT in our 1 car garage. It's stored with the cab side on the ground, of course, whichI thought was flush and would not incur any warping issues.

So my question is....am I risking warping the top at all? Is this method bad? I can't store level/hang it - just no room at all in our godawful garage....
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i stored mine like that for years, any warpage you caould get i guess would be taken away when you bolted it back on tight. i have had mine hanging from a ceiling, in the yard on un even groung and on the end shoved against the wall with absolutly no problems
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Thanks for the fast reply!

I'm figuring it's fine...it's fiberglas after all, and flexes pretty well when taking off anyway.

Thanks!
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I keep mine like that too. I only put the top on a few times a year and I have been doing it that way for 5+ years and I haven't seen any warping at all.
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Yea I just had to have someone on the outside push while I bolted it back in. No issues.
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Makes a nice coffee table (if you are single)
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hah!!
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I hang mine from the rafters in my shed...
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