djawahir
SILVER Star
I know that I will forget this soon, so I am posting it now.
I just replaced both rear hatch shocks on my FJ60 because I got tired of getting bonked in the head while unloading groceries from the back. If you are looking for replacement shocks for that rear hatch on your cruiser, this worked perfectly for me:
2 of the GAS-114 from www.reidtool.com (10.25" compressed, 15.25" extended fixed force gas shock)
4 of the GAS-202 from www.reidtool.com (metal end fitting)
Remove the shocks from the hatch. You will probably need to cut the balls out of the original shocks. I used a sawzall and just took my time. (You don't want to damage the balls...) There's a metal c-ring inside that holds the ball inside the shock fitting. If you can get a tiny hook in there to remove the retaining ring, you wouldn't need to cut the ball out. (I found that it took me less time to use the sawzall. About 10 minutes per shock.)
Once you remove the balls from the old shocks, just screw them back into the hatch and the frame. Put the metal fittings on the new shocks, finish up the job and go drink beer.
Total price: $40
On a side note, these GAS-114 are about 5/8" shorter than the OEM shocks. Therefore, the hatch won't open quite as much when fully open.
Hope that help!
I just replaced both rear hatch shocks on my FJ60 because I got tired of getting bonked in the head while unloading groceries from the back. If you are looking for replacement shocks for that rear hatch on your cruiser, this worked perfectly for me:
2 of the GAS-114 from www.reidtool.com (10.25" compressed, 15.25" extended fixed force gas shock)
4 of the GAS-202 from www.reidtool.com (metal end fitting)
Remove the shocks from the hatch. You will probably need to cut the balls out of the original shocks. I used a sawzall and just took my time. (You don't want to damage the balls...) There's a metal c-ring inside that holds the ball inside the shock fitting. If you can get a tiny hook in there to remove the retaining ring, you wouldn't need to cut the ball out. (I found that it took me less time to use the sawzall. About 10 minutes per shock.)
Once you remove the balls from the old shocks, just screw them back into the hatch and the frame. Put the metal fittings on the new shocks, finish up the job and go drink beer.
Total price: $40
On a side note, these GAS-114 are about 5/8" shorter than the OEM shocks. Therefore, the hatch won't open quite as much when fully open.
Hope that help!
