Category: Suicide Doors
Sometimes car enthusiasts know exactly what they want to do to their vehicle, and sometimes it’s more of a process that happens overtime. Like any modification there are pros and cons to consider when deciding what type of door conversion to install on your vehicle.
Suicide Doors tend to be a popular modification with older, classic cars and trucks as they lend well to the era. However, many new car manufacturers are reintroducing the Suicide Door hinge to current production models so even new body style vehicles can be well suited to the subtle look of a Suicide Door Hinge kit. Suicide Doors can be installed on two or four door cars and are often chosen as a rear door modification when installing another style of hinge on your front doors. more
If ever there was a car that should have came with suicide doors from the factory its dodge LX chassis cars. If your reading this you probably already know this applies to the late model Chrysler 300c, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Magnum. These hinges have been installed on a lot of cars now. So far we have had nothing but praise for there ease of installation and incredible function. I’m not going to bore you with all the details but a couple of cool features are that they are machined out of thick 6061 aluminum and have a built in wiring channel so you have a clean door jamb with no ugly wiring loom to worry about. more
Are you considering Suicide Doors for your vehicle? if you are your looking in the right direction. Suicide doors are probably the most classiest no nonsense and practical door modification that can be made for any vehicle. They are easy to get in and out of, even easier than regular doors, and their simplicity make it so that any body man can install them with ease.
Wait did they say ANY body man, with EASE? Yes we did and while were not going to go in depth about the installation techniques in this post we do want to talk about hinge selection. Hinge selection is probably the most important decision when modifying a vehicles doors. This rule applies to suicide doors as much as any other door modification because the same hinge will not work on your Studebaker that worked on your s10. more