On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yup, that's what a Vanagon needs for sure - 300-400 extra pounds of
> road-hugging weight! �=)

One thing to remember is that all the weight added to the doors
increases the wear on door hinges. The further away the added weight
is from the hinges the greater the stress is. I have not put anything
on my doors yet, but I definitely will use some before I put the door
panels back. I dont have long time experience on my vans hinges yet,
so I cannot say how much the added weight affects. In order to reduce
this wear I will try to install mine so that most of the weight is as
close to the hinges as possible.

And keep Your hinges well lubed! (I'm sure Scott agrees with me on this)