you dont have to remove the frame as long as you get a top that is made for factory frames. they will ask if you have a factory frame when ordering your new top
As long as you have had a soft top on before and have the door surrounds it will fit right on they are both Jeep wrangler TJ. The soft tops are the same from 1997 to 2006.
un zip it
there are short torx bolts and flat nuts made specifically for mounting the frame to the body. The windshield rail is held on with screws.
Yes.
It should not work, yoursi s a TJ, and the 93 is a yj
Yes
pull up on them
The details - too involved to go into here - are in the user manual
just pull out the fromt and unzip the back (1998 soft top)
you should always remove the soft top before putting on the hardtop
Yes.. the body already has the mounting holes for the top. I originally bought my Jeep with soft top and then got a used hardtop. No issues - just be sure to remove the soft top mounting hardware.
Fold the soft top down, Remove 4 torx bolts from the bows and remove them from the brackets on the roll cage. Pull the entire top away from the vehicle to the rear.