On Mon, 2006-05-01 at 17:49, Matt Haas wrote: > Part of the difference is in door weight. An early sixties door is going to > weigh a bunch less than a 70's door due to the side impact beams. Also, two > door doors weigh a good bit more than four door doors. One other thing > when messing with doors is to make sure that the hinges are properly > aligned. If you have the hinges cocked, you'll wear the pins out pretty > quickly. It is true that the doors got heavier, but 1970 (my car) the doors are just tin (sic) shells, not one bit if safety, thank you very much. THey're a lot lighter than the later doors. The replacable bronze bush simply doesn't have enough surface area for the forces it handles. And I wouldn't be surprised if the new replacements are made out of some sort of Crap alloy instead of Actual Metal. _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com