Derlin door hinge bushings

mrblaine said:
Now that this has popped back up, everyone should know that not all the TJ hinges accept full length bushings. Some are shorter. That and I'm sad to see Q-tec jump into this. It won't be much longer before they are another smittybilt Chinese copy machine.
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This is true. I had to drill out a set once. The other option is to take the full length bushing and cut it down.

I know I've mentioned it before, but the other day I ran across the stock hinge bushing that had cold welded itself to the hinge pin and was rotating as a unit within the body side hinge. This is one of the benefits of the Delrin.
 
mrblaine said:
Now that this has popped back up, everyone should know that not all the TJ hinges accept full length bushings. Some are shorter. That and I'm sad to see Q-tec jump into this. It won't be much longer before they are another smittybilt Chinese copy machine.
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Hey man, could you clarify what you mean by "sad to see Q-tec jump into this"? If I ever shop Quadratec, it's largely for the same reason I might use Amazon - pretty quick, easy, better price (rarely). If I choose to use a brand/product, it's probably because I researched it on here and read every single review I could find. That was the case with the Delrin bushings. I assume I'm getting the product from the manufacturer, not a Q-tec version with the brand name slapped on. I'm not always right though and so...

I'm curious if that's what you meant by your comment.
 
I have installed the Q-tec delrin bushings fairly recently. I don't know how they will wear but my TJ doesn't see a tremendous amount of use either.

I would do it again. Getting the old bushings out was tedious and time consuming. Even if the new delrin bushings don't work out I won't be sorry. It simply cannot be that hard to replace them.

The doors swing noticeably easier and I could easily take them off if so inclined. That wasn't true before.
 
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