Guess I will dive in and if welds start popping I’ll know its too much!! Seriously though, I see Bronco Graveyard sell shims that are 3/16” thick. So, one or two of those must be ok. Would be great to have others weigh in with their shimming outcomes.
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Door alignment with rollbar
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Good to hear about progress.
Hard to see in the picture, but if you’re talking about the top of the door sitting just above the top of the bed rail, that’s a simple fix involving lowering the striker post.
Or at least “should be” simple, unless the striker post is rusted in its mount.
Hard to see in the picture, but if you’re talking about the top of the door sitting just above the top of the bed rail, that’s a simple fix involving lowering the striker post.
Or at least “should be” simple, unless the striker post is rusted in its mount.
Actually the tops are pretty level. I am saying the door sits out from the rear panel about 1/8 inch at the top. But not the bottom.
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With that either the top hinge needs to move inward slightly (if there’s any adjustment left), the door is tweaked, or the bed is tweaked. Possibly due to the roll bar like I think we were discussing before.
Since the front fender is slightly workable, the first order of business would be to fine tune the rear angle.
Not sure just how to verify that the b-pillar is “vertical square” to the body but there must be something to reference.
Sounds fiddly. Like you have to go back and forth at every other step.
Nothing like job security!
Since the front fender is slightly workable, the first order of business would be to fine tune the rear angle.
Not sure just how to verify that the b-pillar is “vertical square” to the body but there must be something to reference.
Sounds fiddly. Like you have to go back and forth at every other step.
Nothing like job security!
Right! I thought the same thing about the top hinge. That will be my first trial.
I have been doing all my adjustments with the rollbar “unattatched”. Amazingly when I got all done with the shimming the rollbar lined up very well again. I noticed a big improvement in getting progress by also loosening the front body mount while adding shims at the two middle body mounts.
Now, about weatherstripping. I saw that others remove it while doing door adjustments. I removed the section along the bottom of the door. When I put it back, I hope it will deform enough to still let the door fit at least as good as right now.
I have been doing all my adjustments with the rollbar “unattatched”. Amazingly when I got all done with the shimming the rollbar lined up very well again. I noticed a big improvement in getting progress by also loosening the front body mount while adding shims at the two middle body mounts.
Now, about weatherstripping. I saw that others remove it while doing door adjustments. I removed the section along the bottom of the door. When I put it back, I hope it will deform enough to still let the door fit at least as good as right now.
