Opening rear tailgate

[TEujunga]

FFS, it's an SUV, not a Baja Race truck.

My hatch sucks too. I have to clean and jerk the damn thing up a few feet before it starts to move on it's own.

Struts give ZERO assist when first opening. I figured the struts were wearing out, I just haven't gotten around to replacing them.

OK, I'll buy that.

Still, the guy's reaction seems pretty extreme -- if he freaks out that much over the hatch, what's he gonna do the first time he engages Crawl Control and hears the noise it makes?

 

[btcsxj]

Calm down there Francis. It's a little ribbing for a silly "problem" that most people on here don't experience. If your tailgate is so bad, why haven't you done something about it?

Huh? I called out a bunch of commenters who were jumping down someone's throat about a perfectly fair question about the tailgate...

Do you not get enough love at home?

 

[btcsxj]

Disagree. I submit that anyone who needs to watch a YouTube video to figure out how to open a tailgate, and then freaks completely out when it doesn't operate exactly the same as what he's used to, is not quite ready for an off-road vehicle that demands calm, competent, confident decision-making in order to be operated safely in its intended environment. Thus, the Highlander recommendation.

Failing to see where the OP was "Freaking Out"

It's a perfectly reasonable question to ask, especially if he came from a vehicle that didn't require as much effort. Maybe he didn't come out of the womb as a "calm, competent, confident decision-maker" like you lol

 

[Whippersnapper02]

Huh? I called out a bunch of commenters who were jumping down someone's throat about a perfectly fair question about the tailgate...

Do you not get enough love at home?

Puberty may come for you soon. Then maybe you'll stop being a snowflake.

But did you fix anything about your tailgate or do you just lose sleep over it?

 

[mrblah]

^^^ Losers who use the internet to inflate their ego. GTFO if you have nothing constructive to say.

The tailgate on the 4runner totally sucks compared to other vehicles. If OP came from any other vehicle with a lifting tailgate, it would be totally reasonable to say "is this right?"

Lol'z you getting trolled by the OP...

 

[RPS99SHO]

This community has really gone downhill.

 

[Hans Moleman]

^^^ Losers who use the internet to inflate their ego. GTFO if you have nothing constructive to say.

The tailgate on the 4runner totally sucks compared to other vehicles. If OP came from any other vehicle with a lifting tailgate, it would be totally reasonable to say "is this right?"

If you pay attention and see other threads and posts the OP makes, you will see that he is an idiot. It’s fair for people to flame him.

 

[Brick Sprickly]

Bro doesn't even lift......


Anyway, as an aside, I noticed that with the gobi ladder my hatch is extremely easy to open/close. Like the counterweight that is the ladder has found the perfect weight resistance to the gas struts to make opening and closing nearly effortless. Just a small tug on that ladder and it pretty much closes itself.

 

[4gambler]

I can see some folks in here do not get some chaca chaca. Kinda like going through a US border checkpoint. Holy krap. Some people feel they gotta up their ego. Everyone is tough on the internet.

 

[TB_T4R]

If I install Bilstein 5100s with the front set at at 4.7" and the rear at 2.9" will 285s fit without rubbing?

...this forum has really gone downhill fast.

 

[DAW89446]

I bought my SR5 this summer. My impression of the tailgate? Heavy. It is a big door. The rear liftgate on my 2012 Subaru Outback is substantial, but considerably lighter than that of the 4Runner. Opening is pretty easy, as the struts do the lift. But closing, sometimes I get cocked a little sideways and put off balance. But I’m in my mid 60s and not as strong or agile as I once was. I find lowering the rear window more handy for smaller items than opening the door.