I installed what was sold to me as a NOS drivers door latch on my 37 and it must be as the handle is sitting nice and straight but going to the pass side its drooping some. I presume something in the latch causes the handles to droop so can the latches be repaired.
There are springs the aftermarket vendors sell to cure door handle droop. At least they do for 47-51 trucks, and I'm guessing they're available for earlier trucks.Yep, found them. LINK
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It's also possible that the square shaft of the handle and the hole it fits into in the latch could be worn. A little welding and filing might be needed to get everything back into the proper alignment. Jerry
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