Thread: driver door sagging

anyone know how to fix a sagging drivers door...

ive tried adjusting hinge bolts with no success....ive heard of shims but am unsure of where to place them or how....lemme know it bugs me when i look at it

That's what happens when you get a 2 door...should have gotten a sexy 4 door.

If you shim the door, shim it on the inside of the door, lower most hinge, very bottom bolt. Mine only need 1 shim 1/16".

Most body shops have a special tool which cracks open thr door slightly, one part connects to the stricker, the other part connects to the latch. Theres a handle on this tool, you use up body weight to tweek it back into shape. You can only do this a few times though. I've done my door twice this way, lasts about a couple years before needing work again. This last time (a few months ago) There was no more tweeking that could be done, a shim was the only solution other than replace the hinges (since there not rebuildable like on other vehicles). The shim worked great, was easy to do, and no one knows its there. This should last a few years, longer than the other method. When it sags again, i'll opt for some new hinges. I'll be well into the 200,000 mile range then....

Originally Posted by Iron Indian

If you shim the door, shim it on the inside of the door, lower most hinge, very bottom bolt. Mine only need 1 shim 1/16".

Most body shops have a special tool which cracks open thr door slightly, one part connects to the stricker, the other part connects to the latch. Theres a handle on this tool, you use up body weight to tweek it back into shape. You can only do this a few times though. I've done my door twice this way, lasts about a couple years before needing work again. This last time (a few months ago) There was no more tweeking that could be done, a shim was the only solution other than replace the hinges (since there not rebuildable like on other vehicles). The shim worked great, was easy to do, and no one knows its there. This should last a few years, longer than the other method. When it sags again, i'll opt for some new hinges. I'll be well into the 200,000 mile range then....

can you take a pic of where to put this shim ive tried a couple places with no success

Originally Posted by BoostJunki3

can you take a pic of where to put this shim ive tried a couple places with no success

Kind of a hard place to take a pic, i'll see if I can try.

All you need to do is use one shim on the door side of the hinge. There are 2 bolts holding the hinge to the door, back off the 2 bolts some, have a buddy lift up on the door, insert a shim on the lower bolt between the door and the hinge, tighten up the bolts. Nothing much to it......