I'm not sure I'd do it to a car as young as Donald Baxter's 85, but my drive- way cure for sagging doors is to jack them up: Open door about 6-8 inches, pile up something sturdy under the door*, put a block of wood on a bottle jack on the pile, and jack up the door a few inches. Test fit, repeat as needed. Then adjust the striker plate so the trim lines on the door match the trim lines on the car. * pile: Workmate in good repair, sawhorses with fat board across them, tree- stump if you can drive close enough. Is there another solution that wouldn't make the factory cringe so badly? B. William R. Kennedy (201)596-5648 (201)596-1630F 77 911S Targa; 81 Vanagon Six; 87 Integra; 92 SE-R
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