80s suburban doors on a 79 Truck ???

[Rogue_Sentinel]

So i got these 80s suburban doors but no hinges off the doors of the suburban, and my 79 hinges will not fit the 80 subrban doors.

So my ? is if i buy the hinges for the 80s doors will it fit my 79 truck body bolt hole ?
is there any way i can make these doors fit my 79 ?

LMC has two kind of hinges to buy from
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?Page=17

Thanks for the info,

[makman1297]

That does not make any sense, i put a set of doors on my 77 that came off of a 1990 GMC jimmy, and the 77 hinges bolted right on with no problems. Doors fit like a champ. Are you sure you didnt get the hinges mixed up while swapping them, the tops and bottoms?

[Rogue_Sentinel]

Originally Posted by makman1297

That does not make any sense, i put a set of doors on my 77 that came off of a 1990 GMC jimmy, and the 77 hinges bolted right on with no problems. Doors fit like a champ. Are you sure you didnt get the hinges mixed up while swapping them, the tops and bottoms?

i didt get the hinge off the 80s doors, and the hinges on the 79 doos will not fit the 80s door. my ? is if buy I some hinges that fit the 80s doors, wil they fit the holes on the 79 body ?

[makman1297]

Looking at LMC page it lists door hinges for 73-87 items 5 and 6, an upper lh, upper rh, lower lh and lower rh, so what are you refering to as a 70's and 80's style, its only one style that i see.

[sethv]

Originally Posted by makman1297

That does not make any sense, i put a set of doors on my 77 that came off of a 1990 GMC jimmy, and the 77 hinges bolted right on with no problems. Doors fit like a champ. Are you sure you didnt get the hinges mixed up while swapping them, the tops and bottoms?

Same here, got burb doors from a '89 and they bolted right to my '78 hinges. I think he might of got the top and bottom ones mixed up or something.

[Rogue_Sentinel]

i'll get pics up 01/07/12
the doors came off a chevy suburban fire truck, i do know if this metters.

Thanks for the help guys, I"ll be back with pic on the 07th. Thanks

[Rogue_Sentinel]

[Rogue_Sentinel]

[Rogue_Sentinel]

no help ???

[Jonboy]

Why don't you think they will fit? The hinges never changed.

[RandyP]

Like everyone else, I'm failing to see why they won't just bolt on.

[bigblock73]

The doors will bolt up, don't worry...once you remove your old doors, you will see....sometimes it's hard to see when things are still on the truck bolted up.

I have mid 80's doors on my 73...and am using my stock 73 hinges

I will warn you, the 81+ doors are about 1/4" narrower...so the gap between the fender and door will be slightly wider than it was from the factory (if you are putting newer doors on a 73-80). Actually bugs me looking at my 73, but I can't do anything about it now.

[63chevyll]

I've always heard about the doors being narrower, but never seen in person.

I put 84 doors on a 77 with orig 77 hinges
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[Axle]

I think the wiring pass through is throwing your persepctive off. It'll bolt up.

Alex.

[Rogue_Sentinel]

Thank you for all your help , I will post pics when i get the doors on . Thank You