Rear suicide door striker

[malachipclover]

Hello everyone, I am in the (slow) process of building an offroad 5.0 Ranger. I have had the truck several years now and the driver's side rear suicide door has never opened. I have tried several times over the years to open it up but never was successful. I have opened the door up many times trying different things I have read all over the internet and never had any success, the rust was just too bad. I recently ordered a body lift, and in preparation I knew I had to get the door open so that I could remove some trim pieces and pull back the carpet to get at the body mount bolts. After one last attempt to get the door open, I resorted to cutting off the striker on the bottom with a sawzall (the top one still works fine). After that the door did finally open (after about 20 2-footed kicks from inside the cab).

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for the striker for the driver's side rear suicide door? I need the bottom one, connected to the rocker panel.

 

[adsm08]

Junk yard probably has one.

 

[RonD]

This is the part number for 1998 to 2011 so it never changed: F87Z-13265A45-AA
No left or right side, both are the same

Wrecking yard would be cheaper and any 1998-2011 4 door Ranger or B-series Mazda would have 2 of them, also pick up the bolts for it

 

[malachipclover]

Thank you for the part number. I was trying to avoid the junkyard but once I looked at the price of buying a new one I'm thinking twice. I can't believe nobody makes a reproduction, $70 is ridiculous for that. I'm worried all the junkyard trucks around here are going to be too rusted. I know the screws holding what's left of mine on the truck are going to strip out as soon as I even look at them funny. I guess I'll have to see if I can call a junkyard down south somewhere.

 

[91stranger]

You would be surprised at what you can find at a junk yard. Some people will junk a perfectly fine (body condition) truck because of a bad motor or trans. Just because you hear "junk yard" doesn't mean you are only gonna find rust and scrap. Most junk yards will let you pick and pull which will bring that $70 part down to about $5-10. We have a big junk yard around here called Milliron and they let you pick-n-pull and it is dirt cheap compared to buying new. They even have a massive supply of wheel barrows to use in the yard. I need to make a trip back up there to get stuff for my vehicles....

 

[RonD]

I prefer "Automotive Recycling Center"

You are saving the planet, and saving some money........win-win

 

[joey74]

Hello everyone, I am in the (slow) process of building an offroad 5.0 Ranger. I have had the truck several years now and the driver's side rear suicide door has never opened. I have tried several times over the years to open it up but never was successful. I have opened the door up many times trying different things I have read all over the internet and never had any success, the rust was just too bad. I recently ordered a body lift, and in preparation I knew I had to get the door open so that I could remove some trim pieces and pull back the carpet to get at the body mount bolts. After one last attempt to get the door open, I resorted to cutting off the striker on the bottom with a sawzall (the top one still works fine). After that the door did finally open (after about 20 2-footed kicks from inside the cab).

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for the striker for the driver's side rear suicide door? I need the bottom one, connected to the rocker panel.

How did you cut the striker without cutting door I,m in the same boat as you?

 

[malachipclover]

I just slipped a sawzall underneath the door and hacked away. The sheet metal behind it folds up so you have to be careful not to jam the tip of the blade into that. After I did that my door still wouldn't open up, so I had to lay on my back and give it a few both-feet kicks from the inside, ended up bending the door a bit. But it opens and shuts fine now with the one remaining latch. I have had a lot of other stuff to do on the truck so I haven't really bothered fixing it any better yet.

Good luck

 

[joey74]

I just slipped a sawzall underneath the door and hacked away. The sheet metal behind it folds up so you have to be careful not to jam the tip of the blade into that. After I did that my door still wouldn't open up, so I had to lay on my back and give it a few both-feet kicks from the inside, ended up bending the door a bit. But it opens and shuts fine now with the one remaining latch. I have had a lot of other stuff to do on the truck so I haven't really bothered fixing it any better yet.


Good luck

Thanks joey!