Cut hinges
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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"
Year: 1993
Engine: 4.0
Do you have a picture of what yours looks like currently? I would think that there'd be no other answer than to cut hinges off of a donor Jeep and weld them to yours.
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From: Pasquotank, NC
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I'd like to see a picture of this too. What possessed the individual to cut the hinges off the body? If they were that dumb, what other stupidity is in the vehicle. As previously stated, scrapyard. Looks like the XJs do not wear out hinges, so shouldn't have trouble finding a good set. Good luck cutting them off.
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From: Pasquotank, NC
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I'm surprised. Mine is a 90 with 235k miles on it, the hinges are in excellent shape. No sag to them. I am definitely familiar with hinge sag, I own a 79 Camaro. Those second gen F bodies EAT hinges, about every six months.
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From: Tucson, AZ
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
I bought my 99 XJ with the same problem. It was a fad I guess to cut the pins and half of the door side hinge to be able to make removable doors.
My solution: I went to the junkyard with my SawzAll and just cut the body side hinges which allowed me to take the door side hinge off the doors.
Then I went home and using a Dremel tool I cut the pins in half to remove them. Now I have 8 door side hinges. I got the Dorman Pin & Bushing kits #38439 and can now use the new hinge halves and remount my doors the right way, with no wobble or mis-alignment.
My solution: I went to the junkyard with my SawzAll and just cut the body side hinges which allowed me to take the door side hinge off the doors.
Then I went home and using a Dremel tool I cut the pins in half to remove them. Now I have 8 door side hinges. I got the Dorman Pin & Bushing kits #38439 and can now use the new hinge halves and remount my doors the right way, with no wobble or mis-alignment.
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From: Tucson, AZ
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L


