[smokinjoe]

So i recently noticed that the gap at the front of my driver door has gotten larger. Not so much at the top but at the bottom. Then I looked at the passenger side and the gap between the front and sliding door seems to have enlarged. I have no dents at all on the van so dont think it was hit.
Has anyone seen this? What would I even look for? Could it be a frame issue?
Thanks for any help.

 

[Rod's Trucks]

Is your van still at stock height, or has it beem lifted?
I would definitely want to take a good look at the body to frame mounts.
I am not saying that is the source of the problem, and have no idea of the amount of rust you might be dealing
with, or the history.
If that is an unknown, it shoud be a priority, specifically looking at the body/frame mountings.
The gap at the slider may just be badly worn rollers and guides, causing the door to sag at the front edge.
My $.02 ....
Rod J
Issaquah. WA

 

[Mmusicman]

Radiator core support?

 

[dchan51360]

Radiator core support?

why would a radiator core support cause a gap change behind the front doors? Just wondering, or maybe you missed the part about the front door to sliding door gap?

Worn damaged hinges on the front doors? sagging door?

I know my gaps got to the point where the top of the doors were hitting the body and the gap at bottom of the door was opening up. You can bend the hinges a little to get the alignment better but then you start to get more play. I also noticed that when I slam the doors now, they sound like they are rubbing real hard (latch to pin) I'm not planning on keeping my van too much longer so I'm just living with the slight misalignment but I have bent my hinges back into alignment before.

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[dchan51360]

So i recently noticed that the gap at the front of my driver door has gotten larger. Not so much at the top but at the bottom. Then I looked at the passenger side and the gap between the front and sliding door seems to have enlarged. I have no dents at all on the van so dont think it was hit.
Has anyone seen this? What would I even look for? Could it be a frame issue?
Thanks for any help.

I've had my doors blown open by a gust of wind as I opened them that puts a lot of strain on the hinges. Also the hinge pins can wear strange causing the front doors to sag.. This will make the upper gap seem smaller, even hit, and the lower gap widen. Only so much that the latch/pin can support.