Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey all,
for those of you with hardtops, have you found that your rear door hinges have shit themselves? My '98 coily rear door is REALLY rattly and squeaky and an absolute nightmare to drive with over corrugations. As far as i know, no excessive weight has been put on the door and the standard 26" spare has been carried on there at all times. It seems as if it is just normal wear-n-tear.

Could you please advise me what you have done/what i could do to possibly eradicate this problem. the best ive come up with is to fit bushes inbetween the hinges but i wanted to see what you guys think first.

Cheers
Jayden

Mine shat themselves from weight and rust.

u could try bushes or get some new hinges. dont think they are that expensive. u tried oiling them i guess.

Try suzukishop or premier suzuki for new ones.

nic

mine are pretty rooted, i can move the door up and down and the shaft will move within the shaft. Im probably better off with new ones, but ill see what me and the old man can do in the mean time.

Try adjusting the door latch (the hook bit) ... That can help, sometimes
And keep an eye on any rust on the hinges too... Stop it before it takes over because this can cause the door to drop ...

PS. I have a set of door hinges I need to sell that are off a 1ltr - Not sure if they are the same though

Suzuki Surf Chik wrote:Try adjusting the door latch (the hook bit) ... That can help, sometimes
And keep an eye on any rust on the hinges too... Stop it before it takes over because this can cause the door to drop ...

PS. I have a set of door hinges I need to sell that are off a 1ltr - Not sure if they are the same though

1L hinges are the same

Weld the door shut, or make it into a drop tailgate....like a styleside hilux.

Or you can make a rear tube bar with a swing-away rear tyre carrier.....

Gutless wrote:make it into a drop tailgate.

I'm liking this idea. Better work out a good way to do it

Gutless wrote:Weld the door shut, or make it into a drop tailgate....like a styleside hilux.

Or you can make a rear tube bar with a swing-away rear tyre carrier.....

LOL
i think im just going to go with new hinges.

Zookified wrote:

Gutless wrote:make it into a drop tailgate.

I'm liking this idea. Better work out a good way to do it

Having owned 3 sierras myself, 2 of which have attempted to jetesen the rear tailgate by breaking free from the paper thin sierra steel where the hinges are. On my current one I welded the hinge up. Very ugly. On my other zook, I took the door off and made a new tailgate ( a fixed one) and mounted some LED's in it.

Have a look at a drop tailgate on a hilux or similar. It is surprisingly easy to do.

gutless you got picks of the tailgate you made? how does it marry up to the other 'section' of rear door? or did you cut the back? i like the idea of a rear tailgate for work and carrying boxes etc.. just cant think of how to cut my door up and still have it latching..

i think the setup like top half folding up (like a vit) and bottom drop down tailgate style.. anyone else done this? got pics?
(yes i have searched )

http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,1772.0.html

just repeating myself

was just thinking about it...my 82 hinges are still fine...

haha go and carry a full size spare now see how long they last with a 38 hanging off it

Spike_Sierra wrote:haha go and carry a full size spare now see how long they last with a 38 hanging off it

Cant....They are 6stud