Tailgate assist retrofit for 100 series (?) (1 Viewer)

[Red Beard]

I tried this, it's more difficult to fit on the 100 than it looks, because of the space between the gate and body.

Did you end up doing anything for a slow close tailgate?

 

[savirc]

Did you end up doing anything for a slow close tailgate?

Nope, just had to beef up the biceps.

 

[gungriffin]

There was someone on Mud recently who installed a tailgate assist damper on their lower tailgate. I meant to bookmark the thread, but then I forgot to. Does anyone remember seeing this and have a link handy? I cannot seem to find it.

 

[sco00ter]

Anyone that purchased the damper earlier in the thread successfully made this work?

 

[prickly]

Just found this thread looking at the slow open lower tail gate. Did anyone have any sort of progress or new discoveries?

 

[BfyTaco]

Curious about this too. If nothing exists to solve this problem, I am considering fabricating something. If there is some demand, maybe making a few more would be in the cards.

 

[daohaus]

Curious about this too. If nothing exists to solve this problem, I am considering fabricating something. If there is some demand, maybe making a few more would be in the cards.

I’ve seen retrofit kits for pickup tailgates where the use a gas strut to slow the opening of the tailgate. But sure if there’s room on our tailgate to add a gas strut to the side of it