96'XJ

i took my doors off for the first time, and trying to put them back on my driver side went smoothly but my passenger side on the bottom wont make it past the fenders any ideas?

91familyxj

Did you put the shims back in if it had some? Mine has shims and without them it was messed up. check your fender also. I had one pushed in a little and did the same thing

96'XJ

Ok ill try both tomorrow, its gonna rain so I gotta get them on

ckysodkorn_xj

i made that mistake... taking the bolts out. still havent gotten them all back on right. only one that works right is the driver lol.

96'XJ

Ok ill try both and just gotta get em on before it rains

94xjstud

Make sure that you have them lined up properly with the previous outline (probably in dirt)

91familyxj

Ya my pass. side went on perfect and my drivers gave me some problem but I just took my time and made sure I could start all the bolts before i tightened anything down.

96'XJ

ok i tried once again today to put the doors back on and the passenger side still wouldnt align even with the shims, how is this possible?

alwaysxj

stop by a body shop and see if they can do it for you. and watch them do it.

96'XJ

ok well my cousins a body man so im gonna have him look at it

91familyxj

Let us know what he finds.

4.3L XJ

Take some shims out of the top and put them in at the bottom hinge until it lines up.

96'XJ

ok i will, and thats a good idea 4.3l ill try that tomorrow

89cherokeelimited

I made my doors easily removable a couple days ago and I had the same prob for about an hour or 2. I took my hinge on the door and when I put the bolts in a slide towards the edge of the door (forward outside lip of the door) and slowly tighten the bolts and it shut perfect. I can take some pics if I didn't explain it very well.
Just slide them forward more and it should barely clear

96'XJ

FINALLY! i got it aligned today after a little help from my cousin, never doin it that way again, i made quick disconnects during this entire process