Anyone stay doorless? All the time?

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Feb 9, 2013 | 09:06 AM

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Lowrange2

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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"

Year: 1993

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Yes, that's how they adjust that from the factory but they're triangle spacers with slots.

Feb 9, 2013 | 09:22 AM

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N20jeep

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From: Jacksonville, FL

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Model: Cherokee

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Originally Posted by Cherokeekid4x4

So have you guys had any major problems wth staying doorless or is it alright?

I'll pull my doors for months at a time. With many wheeling trips in between. They just go right back on and close like factory

Feb 9, 2013 | 09:23 AM

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From: Jacksonville, FL

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Originally Posted by buddyantunez1

I would imagine you would want to add some sort of chassis stiffeners like Ruff Stuff's to keep your unibody somewhat straight. With the doors off all the time the uniody is able to flex more, and can create issues down the road. That's if you do a good bit of flexing all the time.

I'm gonna stop you right there.

Doors provide zero structural support

Feb 9, 2013 | 09:56 AM

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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"

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I'm gonna stop you right there.

Doors provide zero structural support

Good thing you're here!

Feb 9, 2013 | 06:28 PM

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Cherokeekid4x4

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Originally Posted by N20jeep

I'll pull my doors for months at a time. With many wheeling trips in between. They just go right back on and close like factory

Sweet, my passenger side closes and even lines up better now but my drivers has play but washers kinda helped

Feb 9, 2013 | 07:41 PM

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motorcharge

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Originally Posted by Red82

What they are laughing at is that your doors provide NO structural support at all.... Especially for driving around town. It's not going to effect your unibody. I drive all summer long with no doors and everything lines up perfectly.

They're not structural, but they do provide rigidity the same way that frame stiffeners would. The doors do help limit unibody twisting, but not enough that having the doors off for months at a time is going to stress the unibody anymore noticeably. If you're wheeling enough to stress the unibody that much you need stiffeners anyway.