Swapping doors

[druggles85]

Trying to get my regal inspected. Figure the fastest thing I can do is swap on the passenger side door I have in my shed.

Which is the easiest way, unbolting the hinges from the body, or from the door?

I have some straps and an engine hoist to help me with the lifting, just wondering what will make it easier to realign.

 

[565bbchevy]

I unbolt it from the door and then use a jack with a 2 x 4 wrapped in a towel to lift it and to adjust it, the towel keeps it from sliding and getting scratched.
Easy one man job IMO.

 

[Doug Chahoy]

The engine hoist is far more stable. I’d have the hinges on the door then bolt to the car. I like to remove the striker first, line the door to the car then fine tune with the striker.

 

[Oldsmbl]

I have always unbolted the door from the hinge. I could be wrong, but believe it would be harder to unbolt the door-jamb bolts with the door still attached. My 2 cents.

 

[69hurstolds]

Different ways to skin that cat. Best to have a helper, though. You'll figure out how you want to do it best when you get in there. We all have done that at some point.

 

[pagrunt]

Here's something that would be handy & then you could rent it out to everyone.

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