Need door alignment tips!
Thread Starter
|
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 380
Likes: 21
From: Las Vegas
Need door alignment tips!
I have a 76 F150 ranger, 2 door. It was missing the driver door when I got it. I picked up one from a junkyard and hung it.
What bugs me is I'd like for it to sit about 3/16 higher in the door cavity when it is closed. The door has some adjustability in and out, and I fabbed a tin can shim to get a better alignment, but I don't see how to raise it.
Neither the door nor the body seem to exhibit any noticeable fatigue, ie, sagging, rusting, bending, etc. Both seem very sturdy.
I don't like 2 things: the bottom of the door rubs near the very front of the door sill, and the body style groove in the door is just not quite aligned with the groove in the fender.
Anybody got a fix? Thanks!
What bugs me is I'd like for it to sit about 3/16 higher in the door cavity when it is closed. The door has some adjustability in and out, and I fabbed a tin can shim to get a better alignment, but I don't see how to raise it.
Neither the door nor the body seem to exhibit any noticeable fatigue, ie, sagging, rusting, bending, etc. Both seem very sturdy.
I don't like 2 things: the bottom of the door rubs near the very front of the door sill, and the body style groove in the door is just not quite aligned with the groove in the fender.
Anybody got a fix? Thanks!
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,859
Likes: 7
From: USA
It could be as simple as the hinge pin being worn.
open the door about a 6 inches ,grab the door and try and lift it up and down to see if you have play.if so replace the hinge or pin if there available.
Rich
open the door about a 6 inches ,grab the door and try and lift it up and down to see if you have play.if so replace the hinge or pin if there available.
Rich
Thread Starter
|
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 380
Likes: 21
From: Las Vegas
Thanks for the tip, but no dice. I rocked it and it is totally solid.
The idea occurs to me that I could somehow cut away the hinge slots 3/16" on their lower side and then fill the upper, but I sure don't have any kind of tools to do that in a way that would be reasonably labor intensive. The hinges are welded to the doors, so it would be really awkward, too.
Any suggestions?
The idea occurs to me that I could somehow cut away the hinge slots 3/16" on their lower side and then fill the upper, but I sure don't have any kind of tools to do that in a way that would be reasonably labor intensive. The hinges are welded to the doors, so it would be really awkward, too.
Any suggestions?
