VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND EARLIER 1912-1928 doors draging at bottom

Help me with this, the book says to put a spacer at the back of the body between the frame and body to raise the front doors so they will not drag.
Does this seem right to every one else or am I just not understanding how this works?
It's along way from the back of the car to the front doors.


1928 chevy coach two door

To raise the back of the front door you should place a shim under the front door post or between the post and 1/2 the distance to the front body bolt. I would check the door hinge pins before I shimmed the body. If they are worn to the point that there is noticeable up and down movement then repair of the hinges is in order.

Thanks Chevychip
I should have said that the doors are draging at the bottom of the door at the very back where the latches are. Not at the front of the door.

The Chevrolet repair manual(page 243) says to add spacers at the rear of the vehicle to eliminate the front doors from saging down, at the back of the door. This just seems wrong unless you are tilting the windshield post forward
when you add spacers at the back???

I know exprence is more helpfull at times than what is in print.

So thanks for the reply.

Thanks,Max

Before you discount the procedure outlined in the repair manual give it a try. The physics of what the manual tells you can be very intersting.