New Fix for sagging doors......

[383S10]

Saw this on another site and I just paid $60 bucks to have mine done on my 98 Sierra.....Im wondering would this work on the G-body hinges.....has anyone here seen this......

I replaced the door hinge pins/bushings on my '94 z71 a few months ago. Not too bad of a jerb, but then I saw this ad for these bastids on CL
http://shimeze.com/ and looked out of curiosity. They have a youtube vid as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy8yDEfn ... e=youtu.be

Looks like the "shims" would be pretty easy to make if you're too cheap to spend $20, and can't beat the ease of install. Sure it's not a "factory" fix, but for 5 mins looks like an easy solution...

 

[Oldsmoletick]

:shock: ummmm, no, not a fix at all, that's a band aid that will cause more problems down the road. Good trick for a parts car that you just want to be able to close the doors, without risking the breakage of handles, or windows and such. Maybe a "get you through til spring" cobb at most.

 

[wonderboy24]

x2. i did mine on my cutty. got new hing pins and yes had to take the door off and tack weld the pins but mine is permanent fix i spent 14 dollars on ebay. and a couple hours of work.

 

[565bbchevy]

Yes,I would definitely say that is a bandaid and gbody doors are far heavier then that example.
It is a unique idea for a quick fix but you could make those shims pretty easy if you wanted to go that route.
On a side note I thought the guy was going to have a stroke just jacking up the door

 

[joesregalproject]

I mean, I guess it's worth a shot. Nothing I would rely on, but they would probably last 3-6 months until you could fix the hinges properly. I straightened, tack welded and re tapped my hinges, then put new bushings and pins in. But for $20, what the hell, I'd try it.

 

[robert56]

Why not just loosen the six bolts that hold the hinges to the body and shift the door where it needs to be to close? Keep the $20 for more important things...like beer.

 

[t01blaze]

Hinge pins and bushings are easy. I did mine on my Blazer. I unplugged the wire harness from inside the door and took the door off. Did it all myself, piece of cake.

I did take the doors off the '79 Malibu to replace the upper hinges :shock: I did those myself and wish I had help. Those doors weigh a ton each.

Blazer hinge pins and bushings.