The door sag project

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Squirrelsmith

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Well i have fixed everything to my knowledge. Watch this quick video and tell me what you make of it
 

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Well i have fixed everything to my knowledge. Watch this quick video and tell me what you make of it
I've never had good dealings with Dorman so I'm going to say possibly a bad lock mechanism on their part. I would locate a new or even a used ACDelco original from a yard and see if that solves the issue.

There's also the possibility that even if the lock is good the door frame up at the top may be bowed in towards the body causing it to not be fully closed without extra force.
 
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I fixed it turned out it was as simple as a slight adjustment to the striker
 
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Good! I totally forgot about that adjustment lol
Me too!!! I still think that was just the last piece of the puzzle. The sag was bad and the bushings had play. I reamed out the bushing holes and machined new oversize bushing from real brass. That stuff doorman makes them out of is trash. It was a process but worth it. Got me eying my drivers door now haha
 

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Do you know if the door striker backing plate is captive? That is, if I unscrew the striker completely will the plate fall down?
 
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