- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
Since I was just messing with installing/adjusting doors on JeepAddicts red Scrambler, decided to do the same on mine. Not the best idea, especially since I am going Jeeping this weekend at Choccolocca ORV Park, near Anniston, AL.
My doors have never fit "right" since I bought this Jeep. When I originally put it back together, I drilled out the upper and lower door hinge holes to 7/16", and used YJ plastic inserts to help take up some slop. The insert broke apart, so i removed them completely. I now have 7/16" holes for 3/8" hinge pins. The lower hinge brackets are completely wallowed out.
Upper:
Really no way to fix this, I need to replace all four hinge brackets: both uppers, both lowers.
I set the gap between the two hinge holders at 12-3/4" exact, but I could not get the door to fit in the hole correctly. Even with door hinges slid all the way down on the door, which raises the door to it's highest position, the door would hit the body tub. I have always had to run spacers between the body brackets/door hinge pins to space the doors up correctly. I even have the windshield hinge sitting higher then the cowl. With the hinge pin holes wallowed out, no sense trying to adjust it "correctly", I just made it work for now!!!!!! IIRC, I raised and kicked back my lower hinge bracket to take up the slop.
Since the holes are wallowed out, and the insert/bushings destroyed, I wrapped some foil tape around the hinge pins to take up the slop. I installed my spacers first, then the tape. Doing it this way, the tape keeps the spacers from sliding off the pins when I pull the doors. If you have ever been around when I try to reinstall the doors, with spacers sitting on top the hinge brackets, trying to get the pins in place without knocking spacers all over the ground, this is an improvement LOL!!!!!!!!!
Butch, but works for now, until I buy all new hinges/brackets:
Door installed, adjusted. Fits correctly in the opening, opens and shuts fine. Thank God for foil tape and washers!!!!!!!!!
When I rebuilt this Jeep, I had the painters blast/prime/paint the doors/hinges separate. When i installed the hinges to the doors, I just straight bolted them on, painted metal against painted metal. After 10 years, 40,000 miles, the paint still looked almost new on the back of the hinges/face of the doors.
I did manage to reduce my spacer count from 3 to 2:
I still can not figure out why I have to use spacers? Unless the hinges/brackets are wore so bad, but no way they are wore down 3/8"!!!!!!!
Passenger side is similar, except it runs about 1/4" thick spacer stack.
I can not think of any body issues that would cause this? CJ doors, OEM tub? Hinges slid all the way DOWN on the doors, effectively raising the door to its highest position in the body opening, I still have to run spacers? I'll look into this again when I change all the hinges out.
Changed the oil, ready to go
No work on JeepAddict's red Scrambler, time to go Jeeping
I really wanted to meet up with the Virginia crew, I just can't get off work right now
As it is, will probably be leaving home Friday afternoon late, drive 6 hours, set up camp, wheel Saturday, break camp Sunday, head home, back to work first thing Monday morning. At least one day of wheeling!!!!!!
That's it for now
My doors have never fit "right" since I bought this Jeep. When I originally put it back together, I drilled out the upper and lower door hinge holes to 7/16", and used YJ plastic inserts to help take up some slop. The insert broke apart, so i removed them completely. I now have 7/16" holes for 3/8" hinge pins. The lower hinge brackets are completely wallowed out.
Upper:
Really no way to fix this, I need to replace all four hinge brackets: both uppers, both lowers.
I set the gap between the two hinge holders at 12-3/4" exact, but I could not get the door to fit in the hole correctly. Even with door hinges slid all the way down on the door, which raises the door to it's highest position, the door would hit the body tub. I have always had to run spacers between the body brackets/door hinge pins to space the doors up correctly. I even have the windshield hinge sitting higher then the cowl. With the hinge pin holes wallowed out, no sense trying to adjust it "correctly", I just made it work for now!!!!!! IIRC, I raised and kicked back my lower hinge bracket to take up the slop.
Since the holes are wallowed out, and the insert/bushings destroyed, I wrapped some foil tape around the hinge pins to take up the slop. I installed my spacers first, then the tape. Doing it this way, the tape keeps the spacers from sliding off the pins when I pull the doors. If you have ever been around when I try to reinstall the doors, with spacers sitting on top the hinge brackets, trying to get the pins in place without knocking spacers all over the ground, this is an improvement LOL!!!!!!!!!
Butch, but works for now, until I buy all new hinges/brackets:
Door installed, adjusted. Fits correctly in the opening, opens and shuts fine. Thank God for foil tape and washers!!!!!!!!!
When I rebuilt this Jeep, I had the painters blast/prime/paint the doors/hinges separate. When i installed the hinges to the doors, I just straight bolted them on, painted metal against painted metal. After 10 years, 40,000 miles, the paint still looked almost new on the back of the hinges/face of the doors.
I did manage to reduce my spacer count from 3 to 2:
I still can not figure out why I have to use spacers? Unless the hinges/brackets are wore so bad, but no way they are wore down 3/8"!!!!!!!
Passenger side is similar, except it runs about 1/4" thick spacer stack.
I can not think of any body issues that would cause this? CJ doors, OEM tub? Hinges slid all the way DOWN on the doors, effectively raising the door to its highest position in the body opening, I still have to run spacers? I'll look into this again when I change all the hinges out.
Changed the oil, ready to go
No work on JeepAddict's red Scrambler, time to go Jeeping
I really wanted to meet up with the Virginia crew, I just can't get off work right now
As it is, will probably be leaving home Friday afternoon late, drive 6 hours, set up camp, wheel Saturday, break camp Sunday, head home, back to work first thing Monday morning. At least one day of wheeling!!!!!!
That's it for now