Reinforcing Door Striker

[K5 Blazer]

I was seeing if anyone else has had this issue and have they done anything about it? My 1973 Blazer door strikers are starting to crack the metal around the nadar pin. My plan is to have the door hinges replaced and then reinforce the door striker. The body shop is going to weld the cracks and then my plan is to have them weld on the door striker repair plate.

 

[Ricko1966]

I had that problem once,all it took was welding,hinge bushings and door adjustment. Problem solved in my case.

 

[legopnuematic]

Above the strikers do you have a brass piece on the door frame and a little plate on the door in the same area? Few inches down from the top of the bedside.

Full tops without the top can be pretty floppy, it can put a lot of stress on the strikers, especially if the hinges are worn or out of adjustment or rockers/rocker boxes/structure is rusted since they lack a roof to tie everything together.

But plenty of pickups are the same way. I’d still argue full tops have the disadvantage to begin with in that regard.

 

[SquareRoot]

Do the strikers just screw in, I assume? My doors are rattling and I noticed there is no bushing or sleeve. I have heard something about using a piece of PEX? Anybody know more about this than me?

 

[Grit dog]

Do the strikers just screw in, I assume? My doors are rattling and I noticed there is no bushing or sleeve. I have heard something about using a piece of PEX? Anybody know more about this than me?

Nothing more to know. 1/2” pex works great. Split the pex and slide it over the striker. No need to remove striker.
But rattling sounds more like worn hinges, bad door seal and/or mis adjusted striker.
The plastic bushing just helps it close easier.

 

[SquareRoot]

Nothing more to know. 1/2” pex works great. Split the pex and slide it over the striker. No need to remove striker.
But rattling sounds more like worn hinges, bad door seal and/or mis adjusted striker.
The plastic bushing just helps it close easier.

Well the PS door just started rattling one day. I thought it odd, since it rarely gets used..It's closing and latching properly but suddenly it's not tight against the door seal. I thought maybe I had a bushing on the striker and it had broken off or something but I cant recall if I ever had a bushing on it. The DS never has. Can anything move in the latch itself to cause mis-alignment? Maybe the striker moved , I don't know.