Door Hinges

[nvrenuf]

73-87(91) door hinges, how will they work without the spring / bar in them? Will the door open too far and hit the fender?

I’m not worried about it holding the door open.

 

[cheavyk10]

They will work just fine, as there are stops built into the hinges. I've had both the springs break on my K10 and lived with it like that for a while until I finally finally got around to replacing them.

 

[nvrenuf]

Thanks @cheavyk10

 

[tarussell]

Thanks @cheavyk10

Without that spring tension will the doors need to be pushed or tugged a little harder while opening ?
I don’t think it will matter much at all just curious if it effects it instantly once the latches are pulled upon while opening.

 

[cheavyk10]

Without the springs there is nothing to regulate the door speed once the latch is pulled.
Which isn't very cool on a windy day.

 

[imiceman44]

Without that spring tension will the doors need to be pushed or tugged a little harder while opening ?
I don’t think it will matter much at all just curious if it effects it instantly once the latches are pulled upon while opening.

I had a broken spring on the passenger door for a few years and the only thing was it opened uncontrollably in the wind and couldn't prop it open, it closed back up.
That spring is the prop

 

[nvrenuf]

Without that spring tension will the doors need to be pushed or tugged a little harder while opening ?
I don’t think it will matter much at all just curious if it effects it instantly once the latches are pulled upon while opening.

I see now that without the spring the door moves freely like a Jeep door but like @cheavyk10 said there’s a stop /check bar on the hinges to prevent them from opening too far.

 

[kennyw]

How many do you need? I may have a bin with a dozen or so sets of good hinges.

 

[nvrenuf]

How many do you need? I may have a bin with a dozen or so sets of good hinges.

Thanks but I put my doors on without the springs.

I may hit you up for some door striker pins and other hardware. Any chance you have some of the full top door cover plates that go above the handles?

 

[kennyw]

Did you make yourdoors removable?

Door striker pins are available new and dirt cheap still. The way the old ones wear, they are generally no good when I find them.

I have nothing for K5 specific parts at the moment.

 

[nvrenuf]

@kennyw yes, I'm using some ORD removeable pins so I can switch between real doors and tube doors.

Thanks for the info, I'll check around for pins.