Tube doors vs. Half doors

[tj40ounce]

I've been going back and forth between building a set of 4 tube doors or 4 half doors on my 2nd gen 4 runner project. I bought an extra set of doors to make half doors out of, but now I'm wondering if it would make more sense in the long run to build tube doors instead.

Pros and cons?

Sheet metal won't hold up, but I'm not really concerned about it. I thought about using spray foam to fill up the open space and give them some more durability. I also like the fact that half doors close off the bottom of truck.

Tube doors are stronger, safer? Look pretty cool when done right.

thoughts?

 

[skrause]

I'm planning on a door bar and that's it for summer, and throw the doors back on for wintertime. But that'll probably only last one season before I scrap the doors for good. :haha:

 

[Boonie Buster]

i've got a set of half doors in the works, had i started with a better welder/doors they would've been done, but i think there is more work involved in make half doors nice than it would be to make tube doors and sheet them if you so desire. i wanted the half doors to kind of hold the heat in down by my feet and keep crap from flying out and to be "legal"

 

[skrause]

i've got a set of half doors in the works, had i started with a better welder/doors they would've been done, but i think there is more work involved in make half doors nice than it would be to make tube doors and sheet them if you so desire. i wanted the half doors to kind of hold the heat in down by my feet and keep crap from flying out and to be "legal"

From what I've seen of your rig the doors being "legal" is the least of your worries. :corn:

 

[tj40ounce]

i've got a set of half doors in the works, had i started with a better welder/doors they would've been done, but i think there is more work involved in make half doors nice than it would be to make tube doors and sheet them if you so desire. i wanted the half doors to kind of hold the heat in down by my feet and keep crap from flying out and to be "legal"

legal isn't a huge concern since it will be a trailer queen. I will keep a set of regular doors for winter wheelin as well. Kind of like the flow of half doors... The doors are in perfect shape to so it would a shame to cut em up. :masturbanana[1]:

 

[cisco]

Half doors are better than tube doors. Mainly when trees and stumps rub down them, they dont snag on the jam. Keep the jams minty so you can put full doors back on. Personally I like full doors all the time. Extra protection and keeps the area around the door frame functional. If you have rocker protection, you can beat the hell out of whatever doors are on there and when they get too wasted, hang another set on. Oh and if its hot roll down the window.

 

[crash2]

I like the look of tube doors but--if you smack them then you jeopardize damaging around the door...

 

[GRNTACO]

I would like to run with out doors in the summer and maybe a halfdoor for the winter.

 

[crash2]

I would like to run with out doors in the summer and maybe a halfdoor for the winter.

You do understand---that requires to actually wheel right ben :fawkdancesmiley:

 

[wayne_fj40]

No doors for me it's just more crap to break anyway :redneck:

 

[cisco]

No doors on toyota minis is totally different than no doors on cruisers and jeeps. Minis look :redneck: ugly as hell without doors and there is nothing to keep misc crap from rolling out.

 

[Symon623]

I'm confused, around here we run no/half doors in the winter and full doors in the summer? :stirpot: :wtf: :stirpot:

Half doors over tubes any day. JMO/.02

 

[tj40ounce]

vehicle in question...

It will be linked with air shocks/tube in the back. I'm leaning towards going with 4 half doors at this point.

 

[Totalled]

Half doors. You already took your time and did a nice job on the chop bodywork.. take your time and make some nie half doors.

 

[no excuses]

tube is where its at:awesomework:

 

[tj40ounce]

Vinsil suggested a combination of the two... It will give me something to day dream about.