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Originally Posted by MarcDuchesneau
Thank you. I think I'm reading in between the lines to take it to a body shop!
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It could be a body shop but more importantly something like a fab dhop that understand how to support sheet metal loads.
If NASA were to solve the problem they would develop a 3d simulations of the skin and the sheer stress profiles and then go through successive additions to spread the load out sufficiently to avoid fatiguing the outer body.
Alternative approaches might be to mount at the hinges and avoid putting big loads into the skin. It might also be possible to support mounts trrogh an internsl structure that ties to hardpoints (eg hinges door latches).
An experienced fabricator would do some of these calculations in their head ( not literally but subjectively) and improve the solution within the constrains they have.
A new door would avoid having to fix anything snd buying s reliable after market tire mount would avoid much of the door damage.
One easy thing I have planned is having a rear tire mount that rests on the bumper relieving a lot of stress on the door mounted tire carrier.
Reading between the lines, the original mount is substandard and has fatigued the door skin. An new mounting system or s stronger door skin is recommended or just do some minor mods to reduce the stresses for some additional longevity (eg round the edges of the backing plate and abs plastic cushions between the backing plate and the skin)