Weatherstrip Question/Concern (1 Viewer)

[David70FJ40]

When I rebuilt the 40 steel doors, I purchased the door weatherstrip from SOR, the kit for each door. The door weatherstrip looks like it is to thick, the doors take a lot of effort to close completely and the drivers door has the upper frame pushed out past the edge of the top. Is this normal? Do I need to look elsewhere for the door weatherstrip. I hope the photo helps to make sense of the question.

 

[447xpro]

OEM is available and preferred, that said ,can you adjust your hinges under the dash. Moving them out slightly may help to align the door

 

[iptman]

Same thing happened to mine when I redid all 4 doors with City Racer's. OEM weather stripping is a good bit squishier but I don't know if you'd still have this problem or not.

Here's my PS.

 

[65swb45]

It happens with OE weatherstripping too. Unfortunately, with the pre-75 doors, the extra stress usually ends up cracking the lower shell where the upper channels pass through.

I only use OE at the shop, and give my customers a disclaimer about this problem.

 

[Racer65]

What @65swb45 said. It's normal for newly installed weatherstripping, assuming you installed it in the proper orientation and the door hinges are appropriately adjusted. Over time, the rubber will settle in.

 

[David70FJ40]

Thanks everyone. More adjusting to do when the weather warms up.