QUESTION: I own a 1978 CJ-5, & I would like to purchase a hardtop for it. I know that the 78 didn’t have a hardtop. My question is; Is there a later model year hardtop that would fit it? Ruben
ANSWER: There never was a factory hardtop available for the CJ-5 but there were several aftermarket companies that made them. I have seen ones made of steel, aluminum, and fiberglass. The fiberglass were most common and looked the best. Acme was probably the most popular hardtop manufacturer back in the day but as far as I know there isn’t any companies making CJ-5 hardtops anymore since the ol’ 5’s are dwindling.
A hardtop from a CJ-7 will not fit a CJ-5. The 5 was 10 inches shorter and the tub sides are lower. In addition the CJ-7 door openings were much larger and shaped completely different.
You are pretty much left with finding an old used one somewhere hopefully in useable shape. If you do find one make sure it will fit the 76-82 CJ-5…the pre-76 CJ-5 used a different windshield making the tops incompatible.
rallytops.com make a hard top for your jeep I have a 78 cj5 and bought one.