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I can take the door and move it up and down about 1 to 2 inches. thats not good right?

I must assume the hinges are bad?

any and all help is greaty appreciated

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James Westerfield
88: Black Exterior Raven Interior,194,000 Miles
Gillis Valve, Densacharger Cold Air Kit W/K&N in fender well, Polished upper from Dan E. 4 point cage, black cloth Corbeau seats
(wish I had sprung for the leather ones) 5 point Grant harness.


91 Ranger 2.3 W/265000 miles stock motor and trans. Just an beater to drive to work

It should not move up and down, so yeah, the hing pins are probably gone.

Good news is that you can get a pin and bushing kit for a mustang in the Help section to fix them for just a few bucks. Bad news is its a little bit of a project to install those pins and bushings.

IMO its well worth it as it really tightens the doors up. An alternate is to find a used set of hinges complete, and swap them in (still a PITA).

Bob myers

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I had a friend of mine replace mine. He works at a body shop so he was very familiar with the process.

I went there just to ask his advice on what I should or shouldn't do and he said that unless I had done it before, he recommended not doing it by myself because the doors on our cars are very heavy.

If I had to guess, I would say he did it in under an hour, so you might want to check around and see what a reputable shop would charge you.

Brent

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