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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Paris, TN
Posts: 376
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gas struts on tailgate to lower itself possible?
Anyone ever tried gas struts/shocks on tailgate so it will lower itself? Im in the process of shaving the handle and the big "dip" in the tailgate. Im gonna have a door selenoid on it to pop it open and wire it to my keyless entry remote. Be cool if I could have gas struts on it to lower itself.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Portland
Posts: 382
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Re: gas struts on tailgate to lower itself possible?
On an old episode of Trucks, with Stacy as the host, there was a product he used that lowered and lifted the tailgate. I can't rememeber the company. but it was a pretty sweet piece. Sorry I am not more help.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR
Posts: 5,415
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Re: gas struts on tailgate to lower itself possible?
We sell the EZ down brand of shocks for late model trucks. I am sure they could be adapted to work
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Mountain Home, AR
Posts: 405
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Re: gas struts on tailgate to lower itself possible?
you could always put on an actuator on it like this one:
http://www.thehoffmangroup.com/autol...inearactuators |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR
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Re: gas struts on tailgate to lower itself possible?
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Barren County Kentucky
Posts: 6,285
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Re: gas struts on tailgate to lower itself possible?
i cant remember the year or make excactly, but some of the newer nissan frontiers have a self lowering tailgate. you just open the latch and it takes itself down. something like a 2006ish maybe
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