Door closing not solid

[Kiwiaudio]

My Limited is a year old now and one of the few things that really bother me is the lack of solidity with the door closing action. That satisfyingly solid thunk of a heavy solid door sealing all contact surfaces at once, that you'll get with certain vehicles costing what these do !
None of my doors do this, the two rears are particularly bad. I can see the outer panel flexing as if no internal bracing is touching it. Definitely takes away from the mindset that I'm driving a quality vehicle !

 

[CatDaddy66]

Welcome to lightweight aluminum doors.

 

[bigdodge]

mine sound solid

 

[vincentw56]

This an odd thing. Mine is definitely quality. I mean it might not feel like the doors of my old 70s and 80s cars. And I'm thankful it doesn't. Or sound like them when opening.

 

[Biga]

Welcome to lightweight aluminum doors.

Ram's don't have aluminum doors. GM's do and of course the Fords are all aluminum.

 

[scottmoyer]

This has been discussed before where the door skin doesn't seem to be attached to any crash bars in the door. I don't know if there is a crash bar in these doors, but most vehicles have a side impact bar in the door and the door skin is glued to that bar creating the solid thunk. Others have fixed this by installing sound deadening to the inside of the door skin.

 

[vincentw56]

This has been discussed before where the door skin doesn't seem to be attached to any crash bars in the door. I don't know if there is a crash bar in these doors, but most vehicles have a side impact bar in the door and the door skin is glued to that bar creating the solid thunk. Others have fixed this by installing sound deadening to the inside of the door skin.

There is definitely a crash bar in the doors.

 

[scottmoyer]

There is definitely a crash bar in the doors.

But, the door skin is not attached to it, correct?

 

[vincentw56]

But, the door skin is not attached to it, correct?

From what I can tell by looking from the inside door, it doesn't look like it.

 

[kapinallinen2]

Using thin materials, trying to keep the weight down for better fuel economy. The doors do close nicely in my Rebel, with very little effort required.

 

[Kiwiaudio]

From what I can tell by looking from the inside door, it doesn't look like it.

I can watch someone else close the door and see quite easily that the whole outer skin flexes on impact, so definitely not attached.

 

[HemiDude]

Odd - My Ram doors sound as solid as any other newer vehicle I own. Maybe your strikers need adjusted?

 

[PatriotLonghorn]

The fronts have a solid sound, but the rears sound hollow. They don't leak, so I guess it's just FCA saving a buck on production.