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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 01:28 AM
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cheap/easy way to fix sagging door?

i just discovered my driverside door is sagging just a bit i have seen expensive kits to fix door sag, but i have also heard stuff about cheap pins and bushings?? someone educate me on what these can fix, and what they cannot. also where i can get them and a ballpark price.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:23 AM
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i just loosened the bolts to the door, had a friend adjust it where i wanted it while i tightened the bolts back up. there is maybe 1/2 an inch of play to mess with. hope it helps.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 09:32 AM
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maybe check this site at http://www.andyz28.com
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 12:27 PM
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cheapest/easiest way to deal with that would be to cut the doors off, sell them, and ride around without any doors. Now you have no sagging door problem, and a couple extra bucks in your pocket.
other than that, i would go to andyz28.com
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 12:29 PM
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Also depends on if it's the upper or lower pins which need replacing...the lower ones are much easier and cheaper.
The 'lifting and adjusting' method is only a temporary fix at best, because it does nothing to cure the problem.

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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 03:49 PM
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Saggin Doors

I have an 87 T/A and all I did was replaced the pins, then I took a floor jack and put a block of wood on top of it and jacked the door up. Works really nice but doesn't last forever, almost time to do it again. Just cut the damn doors off!
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Old Dec 29, 2002 | 05:28 PM
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Just watch "The Dukes of Hazard" very carefully.
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