door striker plate, Does shimming help? Options

[robkammer]

All: The doors on our 74 have really great fit on the outside, but rattle quite a bit. When I pull on the door it can be pulled in just about an eighth of an inch and the rattling and squeaking stops.
Haynes show striker plates that can be shimmed, but the 74 has a later style that has two rubber tabs instead of screws.
Has anyone swapped styles and had good results?
All of the rubber on the car was replaced during a restoration in 2014-2016 and it's had less than 3000 miles since, and always been garaged as well.
Any idea would be helpful.
Thanks!

[peteinjp]

I don't feel that's the right fix. The door panel fit is perfect. I don't want to draw the door in to make it tight. The Dr. says that the restorer used aftermarket rubber during the restoration. I don't think that's the case but will look through the docs. to see if I can find anything.
To Me, the wedge shape of the plate and door striker make the fit happen. Just need to find out how to shim the plates on the car, or find a set like the ones pictured in the Haynes

I had similar issues in particular with my passenger door. It was restored with aftermarket rubber, but the seller, being the awesome guy that he is, stepped up and supplied me with OEM stuff. It’s much thicker, fit the door channel better (didn’t even use any glue,) and feels much better as well. No more rattles in the door closes flush with the body.

Pete