KJ Tube Doors???

Paris1422 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:20 am

I want front tube doors for my 2005 Liberty Sport...

Anyone know a maker or how to make them??? I'm not familiar with tube bending and stuff like the, but I will Learn quick for some sweet tube doors on my KJ!!! lol

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:59 am

forget tube doors... look up WJ half doors :google:

Paris1422 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:02 am

Those are pretty cool, idk if i could make those cuz my lack of power tools...

infernicus · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:21 pm

There are a couple posts about making tube doors. They are liked by about half and hated by about half. Personally I like them.. but it takes a lot for them to work.

Not to mention you will get the response that the KJ is a unibody vehicle and the doors are a very important part of keeping the vehicle safe in a rollover.

Paris1422 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:47 pm

I like the tube doors more then half doors, but maybe the half would be better to keep strength in the body :juggle:

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:23 pm

half doors will keep the body strength... you will basically reinforcethose doors... all you really need is a sawzall... and find a local welder to put some steel on it

tonycrd · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:26 pm

What will you do when it starts to rain...... :juggle:

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:27 pm

i'm sure you could mod the things they use for the wrangler half doors.,.. use a similar design

Paris1422 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:49 pm

@Jeepin_it_Real...That will work. I just need to find some front doors and rent a sawzall. I have a friend thats a welder... :BINGO:

@tonycrd... I'll just put the regular doors back on if it rains. but i want them as a summer time thing... :JEEPIN:

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:59 pm

tonycrd wrote:

What will you do when it starts to rain...... :juggle:

Get wet.

Draco · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:09 pm

Here are some things I bookmarked that may be useful. Here's something on making tube doors:

http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/tech/making-your-own-tube-doors-18829.html
It's written by a non-expert so beware.

Here are a number of related links at cherokeeforum on half doors:
http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/2-door-half-door-window-build-lots-pics-part-1-a-47261/
http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/finished-half-doors1-41769/
http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/half-doors-45881/
http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/half-doors-canvas-windows-2-door-47144/

This is on making half doors for a Samurai.
http://www.rokzuki.com/samurai/html/halfdoor.html

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:26 pm

to maintain strength of the unibody, you would have to do the half doors like the WJ and not cut the top of the door off..

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:43 am

Hey, I'm going to build some KJ tube doors this summer possibly. But I'm having someone do this for me. I'm still thinking on how to have this done.

Paris1422 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:37 am

You should definitely post pics. I can't decide between tube or half doors, leaning towards tube tho... :juggle:

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:08 am

It's not that I'm stuck on which door, I cant figure out how I'm going to get them on the jeep. I don't want to do the hinge pin conversion cause that would be dangerous and in some ways a pain. There is another option, find factory door handles and weld them to the door. But still there I have problems. I think maybe if you found tj or yj door hinges, those could work to open and shut the tube doors. Still alot of planning to do and figuring out if insurance will cover this. :dizzy:

Paris1422 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:55 pm

I think you should try your local auto wrecker or junk yard to find a KJ and take the hinges off that and see how they would work. I would imagine that be best so you don't have to change much and it be a easy swap when you want the stock doors back on... :JEEPIN:

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:17 pm

Thats exactly what I was going to do. Right now my hands are tied for awhile cause I bought a dachshund puppy. So I'll be taking care of him for awhile.

Paris1422 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:27 pm

Well you have awhile til summer to get it figured out

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:57 pm

Yeah, I'll wait on my Fall 2011 Finanical Aid to get here and have some proper doors made. :ROTFL:

When that money gets here, 4.10s are going in and I'm buying a new set of BFG KM2s :twisted:

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