Has anyone "weighed" their doors?

[Buttercup]

Hola', Just trying to get an idea of the weight of each so I can figure out what I need to hang them from the garage ceiling (joists). The walls are a no go due to other "stuff". It would suck if'n the middle of the night they defied gravity. Not only damaged by "deacceleration" but bullet holes too. My thoughts are the fronts are a bit heavier than the backs. This way I can mount them paired by sides and not front/front, back/back, Thanks in advance.

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[BLK HOLE]

https://www.vehiclehistory.com/questions/how-much-do-jeep-jl-doors-weigh-94938

 

[Buttercup]

https://www.vehiclehistory.com/questions/how-much-do-jeep-jl-doors-weigh-94938

Thank you...'preciate the help.

70lb for the fronts
45lb for the rears

 

[BLK HOLE]

Thank you...'preciate the help.

They're very light compared to the JK doors. I hang them at the hinges with eye bolts, lol

 

[aceisback]

They're very light compared to the JK doors. I hang them at the hinges with eye bolts, lol

Can you post a couple pics of this?

 

[Renegade]

Thank you...'preciate the help.

70lb for the fronts
45lb for the rears

If you keep reading, it indicates that those are weights for JK, not JL…

 

[BLK HOLE]

If you keep reading, it indicates that those are weights for JK, not JL…

My bad. Went too fast. Supposed to be 20%ish less. Front doors are closer to 50lbs, for example.

 

[Terminus33]

If you have a bathroom scale you could just weigh yourself then do the same holding each door. Little bit o' math and BOOM!

 

[GoGreenSpartan]

Shoot. JK doors are 70lbs? I thought I was just getting old and couldn‘t lift as much. The Mojave doors will be a breeze!

 

[Higher_Ground]

If I had to guess, I would say they are less than 50 lbs each (fronts). Just remember to roll the window down before you disconnect the wires (somehow I always forget).

I got a plastic dry wall carry handle from Lowes and it makes it really easy to carry and line up the hinge pins when you put them back on.

 

[PancakeCritter]

Curious to know this too, since the doors are aluminum now.

I read that the front JL is around 48lb...

 

[Dreaded1]

If I had to guess, I would say they are less than 50 lbs each (fronts). Just remember to roll the window down before you disconnect the wires (somehow I always forget).

I did this once last year and the first time I took them off this year. Hopefully I wont forget again.

 

[BLK HOLE]

I just weighed them while holding them. 35 and 50.

 

[Buttercup]

I just weighed them while holding them. 35 and 50.

Thank you for this and thanks to all for your imputs.

 

[whiteglad]

I'd drill holes into the ceiling joists just a bit smaller than the roots of 3/8" eyebolts, then screw them in. Two per door would work great, and be kind of "overkill" for strength. You can use heavy baling wire from hinges, etc. to the eyebolts. I hammer in nails to ensure that I find the center of the joist if there is wallboard on the ceiling.

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