door removal

bheit4x4 · Apr 7, 2004

I really want to remove my doors this summer but have heard that removing the doors increase body flex and they will never work the same once you've wheeled with them off.
is this true and does anyone know where
i could get a set of tube doors for a 4 door ( besides carolina rock shop)
thanks for any info you have

shimmy · Apr 7, 2004

you could try to fab some of your own... i;m sure someone has some pix of that somewhere on the forum. tube doors look pretty buff!

brandon

REDXJ4FUN · Apr 7, 2004

there has never been any real facts that taking off the doors hurts the jeep in anyway.

yuppiexj · Apr 7, 2004

bheit4x4 said:
I really want to remove my doors this summer but have heard that removing the doors increase body flex and they will never work the same once you've wheeled with them off.
is this true and does anyone know where
i could get a set of tube doors for a 4 door ( besides carolina rock shop)
thanks for any info you have

increased Flexing.
I put that under the heading of urban legend...maybe .1% more
I'm running doorless, Ive had no problems with door fitment.
I can't close the doors when fully flexed, but couldn't before I took the doors off either.
It may have something to do with the 3 square feet of rusted passenger floorboard.

BIG98XJ · Apr 7, 2004

Brian if you do I`ll do it, than if we both get screwed over maybe it wont be as bad? How are those doors after Beasley anyways? :roflmao:

Beezil · Apr 7, 2004

if you remove the doors, the jeep will fold in half.

it happened to me once.

Gil BullyKatz · Apr 7, 2004

Removing the doors will also give you Death Wobble (DW) due to increased forces being removed from the stress bearing doors and transferring them to your suspension...you'll need tube doors, rock rails, a roll cage or unimog axles.... if you do a search for "removing doors" or "door removal" you might find some more info...

Gil "Your Welcome" Bullycatz

yuppiexj · Apr 7, 2004

spobi

Gil BullyKatz · Apr 7, 2004

:jester:

dennisuello · Apr 7, 2004

bheit4x4 said:
I really want to remove my doors this summer but have heard that removing the doors increase body flex and they will never work the same once you've wheeled with them off.
is this true and does anyone know where
i could get a set of tube doors for a 4 door ( besides carolina rock shop)
thanks for any info you have

there's a search function, use it. it's being discussed once a week or so.

it's not really the doors, it's the rear hatch. if you remove that, your jeep will be more prone to roll-overs.

yuppiexj · Apr 8, 2004

dennisuello said:
there's a search function, use it. it's being discussed once a week or so.

it's not really the doors, it's the rear hatch. if you remove that, your jeep will be more prone to roll-overs.

the vent windows should never be removed...
I layed my first xj over in the snow the same day I removed the driver side vent window. It landed on the driver side coincidence I think not

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