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Sliding door extenders options for fender flares
#666126 July 13th 2014 3:24 am
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Hello everyone...I am a newbie here. Looking for answers on a sliding door issue for my shorty chev with flares. I have the extended bar for the back of door which allows me to open my slider only so far before it hits the flare. Is there anything out there for the front mechanisms so they might extend so door will open fully... i have googled and googled with no results.....anyone have an answer? Thanks

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AirbrushGuy61 #666135 July 13th 2014 9:42 am
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Welcome to the site! I actually have an aftermarket extension (Superior) and still cant get the slider open all the way, the only thing I know is to make the extension longer but then your hanging all that weight way out there putting more stress on the trolly....next step would be gullwing! cheers


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AirbrushGuy61 #666142 July 13th 2014 11:56 am
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Thanks Biker ...nice ride,
I did hear somewhere . sometime they made extenders for the front of the door as well....Anybody heard of this as well? maybe back in the day?

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AirbrushGuy61 #666143 July 13th 2014 12:14 pm
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Welcome to the site ABG61.....


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AirbrushGuy61 #666149 July 13th 2014 2:54 pm
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Welcome.

There was only an extender for the rear arm, not the front as I believe the door would never close correctly if you tried to move the front out.

We had the same issue with our long wheel base Chevy back in 1979 & 1980. Solved the problem by Gullwing the door in 1981, have loved it ever since.

If you were real good with metal work, you could recess the inside of the bottom of the door to allow space for the flare to slide past and get a little bit more opening width but you would also have to reinforce the bottom of the door.

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AirbrushGuy61 #666344 July 16th 2014 11:30 am
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Still hoping there is a way...to do this

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ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN
ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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