Well, I have had one of those come-a-long based hard top hoist kits in my garage for several years now. Anyway, the damn eye bolt decided to give way and come flying out of the rafter it was screwed into last night. My hard top dropped almost squarely down right on my TJ, but cracked some of its corners near the door surround area and scratched up my paint real good. Nothing too serious or hard to fix, but it pissed me off real good. I guess I can only blame myself for relying on that one eyebolt.
Anyway, does anyone have any good links, suggestions, etc. on how I might more securely attach this hoist to the roof of my garage? I have already reinforced the wall attaching area where the come-a-long hooks with a 2"x6" and a huge eyebolt with washers and locknut behind the 2x6. I had already cross braced the rafters in my attic with 2x4s, but obviously the weak link was the .5" screw in eyebolt that came with the kit.
Thanks,
GK