need4speed Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Im attempting to fit 2 new front doors to my build. Saying that im having difficulty is a major understatement. Its as if the door is too small for the hole! If i get the gap acceptable at the bulkhead side, theres a gap of about half an inch at the rear of the door and vice versa. Ive read on here that the bulkhead can be shimmed. In my case, the bulkhead needs to come back roughly half an inch, maybe a little less. Thing is, i understand that the shims are fitted between the bulkhead and the bulkhead brackets but what about where the bulkhead bolts to the chassis outriggers? Surely you need to fit shims of the same thickness here or it wont really make any difference what shims you fit to the brackets? Oh and ive measured the new aftermarket door compared with the old rotten original and they are the same size. Please help.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 if you want a bigger space between the outrigger and bulkhead use spacers(pushing it forwards), and if you want it smaller (like i did) i trimmed i wee bit off the pillar bracket crush tube, worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I also trimmed the crush tube and found good thick penny washers to be good shims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutz Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Im sure Western put a page up with the measurements for the door openings not long ago. But i would not have thought half an inch is far out; have you tried adjusting the hinge on the bulkhead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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