Door alignment
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Drifting
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Door alignment
Anyone have any tricks to aligning doors. I need to raise one door 1/4". Had doors off a while back, and to hang and adjust is a PITA! Need a better plan for keeping door in alignment while tightening hinge bolts.
Melting Slicks
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From: ct
Set the door striker a little higher than you want the door to be then close the door with the bolts just tight enough so the door will move. After the door is closed tighten a few of the bolts then open the door , set the stricker back and you should be where you want.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2002
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
Originally Posted by skids
Anyone have any tricks to aligning doors. I need to raise one door 1/4". Had doors off a while back, and to hang and adjust is a PITA! Need a better plan for keeping door in alignment while tightening hinge bolts.
Dave
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From: Snake handler
I also have some door alignment issues - one thing I've been told is that body mount spacers can affect door spaces - I need to shim the front and rear to even out the spaces -
Also, my strikers keep moving no matter how tight I make 'em. PITA!
Also, my strikers keep moving no matter how tight I make 'em. PITA!
