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doorless? yes or no

Old May 28, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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im thinking about going doorless on my 97 but theres a few things stopping me... one im not sure about the laws in Va about not having doors or mirrors does anyone know? and also i just have a 3" lift with 31s right now and im not sure how it would look without doors... if anyone has one with my set up and doors off please post a pic
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Old May 28, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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No doors? But you will just be driving dwn the road and flop out... thats awful.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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It looks awesome doorless, but you are def required to have a driver's side view mirror.

Check out this thread: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/showth...light=doorless

Originally Posted by Tabatha Will
No doors? But you will just be driving dwn the road and flop out... thats awful.
Thats what seat belts are for . . . you use yours, right?

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Old May 30, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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I have a stock 96 4-door with a heavily sagged suspension and its looks bad*** without the doors. Check the lift/tire setup thread I think HeavyMetal has a pic of the front doors removed on a 3" and 31" setup.

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Old May 31, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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yea i found out yesterday i have to have a drivers side mirror and im just gonna stop dickin around and just do it... i think it would look pretty good
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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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i made my doors removable at the end of the school year last year and just recently put them back on this past month. it was legal. no mirrors. got stopped sometimes for it but never got in trouble they were just curious
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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 10:03 PM
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When I bought mine me and my buddy had made the fronts removable but he said because of it being a unibody you dont want to do all four.
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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When my now truggy was street legal I ran doorless for the last fe wmonths of its life. I took A CJ7 mirror and ziptied it to my door hinges It satisfied the requiremnet of having 2 mirrors. Keep in mind you increase your chance of getting pulled over, and if the rest of your vehicle isnt legit... I wouldnt do it. Some local LEO might pull you over just to check different things on your rig.. just so they can meet their quota.
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 07:06 AM
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i used to like having no doors....then i ran into a rain storm everytime i went wheeling. my gf said doors go back on or she isnt coming....of course i acted like i cared, but i too wanted the doors back on!!!

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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Tabatha Will
No doors? But you will just be driving dwn the road and flop out... thats awful.
You can fab or or buy after market tube doors. When I had a
TJ they worked great for wheeling, got rid of some blind spots.

Oh ya, you won't flop out with your seatbelt on.
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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i to live in va and i had ran with no doors all summer and you only have to have 2 mirrior the rearveiw inside the jeep and the driver side cause you can always look over your shoulder for the passengerside
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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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never been a big fan of doors of on an xj, honestly its not a cj, yj, or fj40. it just looks like something is missing
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 05:59 PM
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I know this is really late but I did make my doors removable and since then I have a 5.5" lift with 33" tires.. Everyone turns and looks when I go down the road. I love my jeep.
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