yep, tired installing mine and same issues above as well. Revert back to stock.....yikes.
Soft Tailgate upgrade (3 Viewers)
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Same issue as everyone else.. Back to stock.
I was able to get mine working today. The lower bolt that connects the damper to the tailgate is tough to keep straight and at 90 degrees to the damper. The force from the tailgate drop wants to pull it up as that sheet metal is pretty thin in that location. You can tweak and manipulate it a bit before attaching the dampener eyelet but it will naturally work its way back a bit at an angle. I am hoping the retaining clip holds up as the eyelet is pushing up against the clip and may force it out of the groove over time. All in all, I like it. Drop is a bit slow but my tailgate is not too weighted down at the moment. Here is a video of the tailgate movement and the spot I drilled my hole. I am sure getting the hole location absolutely perfect will help quite a bit. Mine is probably not quite in the sweet spot. I did mine on the right side of the tailgate.
i put my kit by myself last year and it works perfect i do have loaded tailgate
i drilled new hole and used piece of metal with slight bend in it to keep the pin square to holding cylinder
i drilled new hole and used piece of metal with slight bend in it to keep the pin square to holding cylinder
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You are Not alone. I was scratching my Head, and I have beyond Average Mechanical Ability.
I put the Long Machined Nut on Top and The Short on Bottom. This Moves the Shock Slightly Out to give the Cable Clearance.
**The Kit needs a 1 Page Installation Instruction with 3 Pictures showing each Attachment Point - Drill bit size, Tools List, etc.
I used a 4 Prong Grabber Tool - $6 -Home Depot to Hold the Nut and it took 15 minutes to Align.
No Mention of it in Post.
^^^yup^^^
I looked it all over for about 10 minutes and then set it aside for another time. Praying it’ll work like I’d hoped. But I’ve also wasted more money on less useful things.
I probably got a bit overly ambitious with this as the site showed one remaining in stock when I bought it. I'm not presently interested in cutting my tailgate for storage (I didn't read carefully enough) so having this probably doesn't make a lot of sense. I'll sell it for what I paid (zelle/cash/USPSmo/bitcoin, no paypal) and I'll eat the shipping cost if anyone is interested. DM me if so. I haven't opened it yet.
***Kit is sold***
***Kit is sold***
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Does this mean we need the original (non machined) stud on both ends? If so I need one as well
Mine binded so badly that the strut fittings is destroyed and if there is a fix, i would like to get a new kit as now i have a hole drilled on my tailgate.....
Yes. That’s the cable I’ve got.
Pm sent
This is the way. I did the same thing when I installed mine today. I could see the sheet metal flexing when it was mounted at a single point. With this way it has zero flex and works perfectly.
Here is how I ended up improving mine. I cut some stainless doublers (one on inside of tailgate too) and machined a bolt with a hole for a cotter pin. The zip ties up top keep the cable in a position where it will not get stuck.
This has probably been answered but what size drill bit for tailgate?
thanks!
Zipties ftw ! ! Did something dent your tailgate ? ?
