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The door had been out of alignment for years before I got it. The latch inside the door wore the edge of the striker down because they were too far away from one another--in other words, the door needs to be adjusted to the rear of the truck so more of the latch is connecting to the striker. I bought an extra door along the way and used the striker from it to replace this one, but Dennis Carpenter has new ones if you need `em.
Door Hinges - The Bumpside Build-Off

 The door had been out of alignment for years before I got it. The latch inside the door wore the edge of the striker down because they were too far away from one another--in other words, the door needs to be adjusted to the rear of the truck so more of the latch is connecting to the striker. I bought an extra door along the way and used the striker from it to replace this one, but Dennis Carpenter has new ones if you need `em.  View Related Article

 

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