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!

[Mikey914]

Rob I suspect the threaholds could still use the push rivets.

I'd be happy to throw you a set in on your next order. Just put that in the notes when you order to include as per me.

Do check the type of rubber the OEM ones are. It you have my door seals you will see a difference in the density of the material.
We used solid neoprene rubber (which is significantly more expensive) to make ours. You can easily clean our up with goof off.

I would suspect the OEM are sponge rubber (as the original ones were). It is lighter and will not make a solid sound when closing the door.

They also are "sponge" rubber, and you guessed it hold water like a sponge in the track. Which is why many doors have a rusted track.


Please post up what you find.