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**Dan in Pasadena** · 03-13-2017, 10:39 PM

Others will chime in and say stock latches work fine if they're replaced with new. That said, I'm old enough to remember older cars doors opening on turns and spilling groceries and dogs - fortunately never kids but I imagine that must have happened too.

I installed Altman in my '55.2

03-13-2017, 10:39 PM	#5
Dan in Pasadena Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 6,331	Re: Door latches? Altman or stock? Others will chime in and say stock latches work fine if they're replaced with new. That said, I'm old enough to remember older cars doors opening on turns and spilling groceries and dogs - fortunately never kids but I imagine that must have happened too. I installed Altman in my '55.2 __________________ '55 Big Window Shortbed, Drive-It-&-Work-On-It slid down the "slippery slope" to a Frame-Off Rodstoration! LQ4/4l85e/C4 IFS/Mustang 8.8 rearend w/3.73's Dan's '55 Big Window "Build" - Well, Kinda!