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Im sorry but i cant let this go on any longer..
the TRD door stabilisers are not to give the door a different clunk..
Picture an engine bay. it is a box, and it subjected to forces of twisting.. we know that putting a strut brace in there will stiffen it up so it does not flex as much, making the bodyshell stiffer and allowing the suspension to work more effectively.\
now picture a chassis (specifically the big hole where a door goes)
now, to make that area alot more rigid and less prone to flexing we can weld a bar that goes across the door opening and this will help alot.
since this is a road car and we dont want a rollcage with door bars, the next best thing is to make the door a sort of strut brace.. because the hinges are bolted they dont need attention, but the play in the latch is enough that the door will slightly move around on the body. this is going to be unavoidable without some sort of interference fit.
this is where the door stabilisers come in.. this effectively jams the door closed making it a much more solid structure than the unmodified door, and goes a bit further towards our idea of a strut brace for the door.
im sorry if it has been said before but there seems to still be people thinking that this is to give their doors a different clunk..
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