[xjpilot]

I just did it the other day, and used a 3/8ths ring pin. That way it goes down through both ends of the hinge, and has the ring on it to help pull it out

[aircruiser]

just for reference on the electrical part..heres a picture of the connectors on the drivers side kick panel




i bought some 1/4x20 bolts but it sags like a *****. tonight i picked up some 5/16 bolts (grade 8) so hopefully it wont sag as much. i plan on making some soft doors for mine because being doorless is just awesome, but bad weather isnt. and i dont want to be at work and be totally screwed so i plan on making some light weight doors that i can just toss in the back.

thanks for the write-up sharpie..this thread was the one i followed

[EricsXJ]

Keep the bushings in the hinge holes if they are still good and use a 5/16" bolt. Make sure you read this thread http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/another-idea-going-doorless-97-a-444398/ before you make any decisions.

[cherokeeman90]

good write up dude
i like how you say EVERYTHING you dide
even the simple things and obvious things

ppl like me need that kinda stuff!!

great job man
i'm going dorless this summer

[aircruiser]

the bushings on mine basically just fell off. i meant to say 5/16 not 7/16. my bad.

[itsge0ff]

I have both of the top hinges off right now but I can't get the bottoms out? How the **** do I do this??

[itsge0ff]

I meant to say the Hinge pin. Any Ideas? I need these out!!

[xjpilot]

it just takes a bit of finess with a dremel. Flip the dremel upside down so that base is up near the top hinge. You'll have to move the wire bundle out of the way. Its a bit of a pain, but get a new cut off wheel on there, and a high speed, and you'll have it off in a minute or two

[itsge0ff]

The bottom part of the pressed in pin was so hard for me to get out. I spent a couple hours just to get the drivers side door off. Tomorrow I hope they are a bit better on the passenger side.

[aircruiser]

Originally Posted by itsge0ff

The bottom part of the pressed in pin was so hard for me to get out. I spent a couple hours just to get the drivers side door off. Tomorrow I hope they are a bit better on the passenger side.

not much. takes just as much. dont know if you tried it or not, but use a hammer and chisel when you are almost through. i went through a 20 pack of dremel discs getting my pins out. then again, i was late for work and i was anxious to get the doors off. also, another thing i did, using a heavy duty cut off wheel, grind down the top of the pressed pin and then you can sometimes just smack the pin through with a screw driver and hammer.

*im not responsible if you screw something up if you do this though*

[itsge0ff]

I ended up grinding the head off the bolt. Haha I am SO glad I got those extra cut off disks!

[xjpilot]

I ended up using 1 wheel per door. Its all about the speed, the faster its going the better. I was even using one of the first dremels ever made (20ish years old). it took me less than 20 seconds to get the bottom pin on the second door, which was about 3 minutes shorter than the first.

[asp87]

bookmarked. nice job.

[pfcstone777]

i just did this today in about two hours. i love it. i used these for the pins-

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-98-99-00-01-Jeep-Cherokee-door-hinge-pin-kit-pins_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el124 7QQcategoryZ33642QQihZ009QQitemZ190218175085QQrdZ1 QQsspagenameZWD1V

no sagging what so ever.

[4pointOH1998]

I'm gonna have to try this out this summer