1955-1959 Chevy and GMC Door Hinges - Hangin' Out- Tech

...while another can stand outside and do the grunt work of lifting, pulling, pushing, etc.

With the hinges secured to the door and cab, Mike shut the door for the first test fit. As you can see, things were just a bit off, and as in a bit, we mean a lot. The first adjustment will be to raise the door up and push it forward.

Mike's first step to try and set the alignment was to leave the bottom hinge alone, then loosen the top hinge on the door and push the door forward and up.

As you can see from this shot of the A pillar, the adjustment did make things better, but the alignment was still off and the door still needed to be raised up into the jamb.

To try and raise the door up, Mike sat inside the cab and loosened the hinges inside the door, then the grunt man outside used a pry bar to lift the door up into place. Once in place, the hinges were tightened back up and the progress was checked.

Although the door was being raised ever so slightly, one thing you have to remember when adjusting a door is that every action has a reaction. So while one gap may have been getting smaller, another was opening up. Where the door meets the fender, things were "sinking in," so to speak.

To counteract the sinking process, Mike opened up the door and loosened the top hinge where it meets the door jamb. With a pry bar, he pushed the hinge away from the center of the cab and tightened the hinge in place.

At this point, we have pretty much gone over each type of adjustment. As you can see, adjusting the door is a mixture of forward, backward, outward, and inward motions until things begin to gel. Like we said before, it's a tedious job. And although it can be frustrating, it's not nearly impossible, and in the end, the new Brothers hinges will keep the door in the correct spot with no sagging.