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Old 04-20-2009, 01:02 PM
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quick disconnect door hinges?

So after a few trips to Rausch Creek and trying to hang my head out the window to see the rocks I have decided that its time to make it a little easier.
does any one make them? How about tube doors? What are you guys using
What Brands?
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I just bought a set of quick disconnect hinges....lemme see if I can find the info. *edit Found it!* https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f39/...ations-151442/

Tube doors, many companies make them. I am running a set of Schaffers offroad tube doors: http://www.shaffersoffroad.com/shop/...roducts_id=320

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Old 04-20-2009, 01:21 PM
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Btw, here is the review for those tube doors:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...4runner-84831/
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Thanks Cougar!!
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I have 4xinnovations tube doors and quick release hinges. I love them. And for $180, ya can't go wrong:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...ly-pics-89797/

http://4xinnovations.com/pages/guarding/doors.htm
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I bought them. They sucked.

They never fit quite right on my '90, the doors never closed well. The bronze bushings fell out after a couple weeks.

I'm glad some guys like them, but I had to put my stock hinges back in. They were a total waste.

I cut the pins in my stock hinges, dropped in hitch pins, and THEY WORK!

Save your money.
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From Pirate4x4

Originally Posted by ColoradoToy91
Doors - Quick Release Hinges / Removable Doors

Info provided by Wheelie_Pete
To get the old factory pin out without a fuss, cut it in half as it sits in the hinge, then take a cold chisel and start tapping around the edge of the top of the pin. (The hinges should be removed from teh vehicle first.) This should start to pry the pin upwards, then, when you clear the swege marks on the pin you can just pull it out. Repeat for the bottom half.
If you manage to cut your hinges and then force out the stock pin without ing up the brash bushing, then you can use a 5/16 (.3125") dia. x 2" long grip length pin perfectly. The stock door hinge bushings are 8mm (0.315" dia). My passanger's door hinges worked out this way and it works awesome! This works so well I can hardly believe it. The pin is upside down on the top hinge because there isn't enough room to drop it down through the top due to the shape of the door's edge. A sharp eye will notice that the lower bolt head on the door's half of the hinge is ground down. This is so you can clear the pin's shoulder by the bolt. It had to be done to get a straight up shot for the pin. Also when doing it this way you can retain the factory brass bushing which will keep the door tight and have that OEM fell. My driver's door's brass bushings in both hinges cracked when we tried to pull the stock pin so we had to drill them out to 3/8" and use a 3/8" Pin or bolt with the head ground down. This eventually wears on the hinges and Ifinally ended up replacing them with some I could use a 5/16 pin in.

Info provided by NoBrainR
I used spring pins and left the stock bushings in. About 30 seconds to take a door off and 2 minutes to put it back on with no help and perfect alignment each time. Had to grind a little off one bolt head per hinge.

Info provided by TNToy
Here's the route I went. It cost me six dollars. I carry a 12MM ratcheting box wrench ($6 from Sears) in the glove box. Prefect fix on the bolts without rounding them off... a non-ratcheting type tends to twist sideways and round off the bolt slightly with each use. Then you just do what's in the pic. It lets you loosen both bolts 2-3 turns and pull the door right off.

Info provided by JeepRecoveryTeam & Krusty
Just cut the hinge pins and the door simply lifts off !!!!-------- no bolts ,no pins , and no hastle---- 10 seconds off- 15 seconds on ! full doors and a set of .5 doors------on and off 'instantly' !

Info from Mr Stubs...
Loosen the top bolt and remove the bottom bolt.
This will allow for the door to be set and hung while you remove/replace the bottom bolt while quick changing doors.

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i wanna get the ones that wabbit has...
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Wow that seams easy!!
I think I will save the money and make my hinges quick disco's Then I can spend the money on Tube doors and other armor!!
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