Re: Help Needed on Door Alignment Issue
Moving The upper hinge in will move the back corner of the door out.
Moving the upper hinge out will move the back corner of the door in.
Here is how to fit the door.
1. Ignore the door window frame entirely until the very end.
2. Using the hinge adjustment fit the door contour to the back of the cab with an even gap and the best overall fit while being mindful of the door to rocker panel fit.
3. You may have to twist the door for a perfect fit, for example if just the back corner sits outward a bit....place a block of wood in the door jamb rear near the latch and push the lower door inward twisting the outer door skin attachment to the inner structure....it will move. You may have to push with your feet or even kick it.
4. Finally whip the door frame into shape with a 4x4, 4’ long piece or so, beat it around to fit the upper cab.
You may also adjust the rear cab skin where it it attached to the B pillar for a perfect fit, cut the spot welds and re attach.
Its called panel fitting, the factory guys did a great job of it on most trucks and its why when you change a door it doesn't always fit, they need to be fitted to each cab.
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