brockeverly
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Ships in a week from Trail duty.com! Got sick of almost breaking my neck getting on and off the rack, so Jess got me a Gobi ladder. Crossing my fingers that it will work with my Baja utility rack.
ordered my Valentines day gift!
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limamike
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I just installed a Gobi ladder on my Baja utility rack. It doesn't even touch the rack, so you won't have any issues with interoperability. I'm pretty happy with the ladder so far. I should have the beefy struts here on Saturday, too.
brockeverly
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How much did the struts run you? Trailduty is trying to get the info from Gobi but won't have it until tomorrow I am sure.
limamike
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They were a gift from my GF, and I think she said she paid ~$90 for them. I'll try to confirm with her tomorrow, but the only reason she mentioned it was because it was a drastic difference from what was posted on here prior (which I think was like $185 or somewhere in that range).
brockeverly
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I appreciate it!
brockeverly
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Any chance you could post a few photos of your truck with the ladder on it. I saw the one, but your truck looking a lot like mine it would hold me over the next few weeks until mine arrives LOL. Maybe some of the clearance to the rack as well.
limamike
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I'll try to get a couple tomorrow for you.
brockeverly
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Thanks, I appreciate it!
brockeverly
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You are awesome!
brockeverly
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limamike
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Mine were ordered directly from Gobi.
Qjake
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Sorry for the delay! Looks like there is *some* contact when the tailgate is open all the way, but nothing so harsh that it'll cause damage. I should be installing the beefy struts tomorrow, so I'll let you know if/how this changes once I do the install. Please see below:
I saw in another thread that the "beefier" struts where a bit beefier than expected and push the rear hatch up so high that it was causing damage to where the ladder met the roof. Also looks by this pic that any higher and you'll be hitting your rack.
Let me do a quick search to see if i can find it.
limamike
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I've seen it, but the guys with the beefier struts were having rubbing issues to begin with on their plates as well. Mine doesn't seem to be having that problem (yet). With the new struts it will definitely impact the BajaRack, but that'll save it from hitting the roof. Powdercoat on powdercoat I'm not too worried about (especially in those two places), but powdercoat on Blizzard Pearl is another story!
Qjake
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This is true they were having other rub issues. Some thick rubber wrapped around your rack where it meets ladder would serve as a bumper with the new struts.
Good luck! :thumb3:
limamike
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I installed the beefy struts this afternoon. They are VERY easy to install, and it took less than 5 minutes total from the time I took them out of the box.
A couple of things to note that others may or may not have mentioned:
1. In reality, I only *needed* 1 strut to successfully fix the sag issue. I installed the driver side strut first and it immediately was strong enough to lift the gate all the way. However, the OCD in me kicked-in, and I needed the symmetry, so I installed the second one.
2. Pushing the tailgate up as far as it will go (even hyper extending it) helps significantly during install.
3. The Gobi ladder now makes positive contact with the Bajarack Utility Rack. It hasn't caused any immediate damage yet because it seems to be a good angle for the ladder to shear over the rack with very little friction. But, I imagine it'll scrape powdercoat after a while. Not sure if I'm going to worry about it or just let it go. If I come-up with a clean looking solution to prevent the damage I'll likely fix it. But, putting electrical tape up there will bother me more than the damage. Perhaps I can find a thin adhesive rubber to put over the contact points.
Please see pictures below. I'm uploading a video right now, but I'll publish it after I go for a run.
A couple of things to note that others may or may not have mentioned:
1. In reality, I only *needed* 1 strut to successfully fix the sag issue. I installed the driver side strut first and it immediately was strong enough to lift the gate all the way. However, the OCD in me kicked-in, and I needed the symmetry, so I installed the second one.
2. Pushing the tailgate up as far as it will go (even hyper extending it) helps significantly during install.
3. The Gobi ladder now makes positive contact with the Bajarack Utility Rack. It hasn't caused any immediate damage yet because it seems to be a good angle for the ladder to shear over the rack with very little friction. But, I imagine it'll scrape powdercoat after a while. Not sure if I'm going to worry about it or just let it go. If I come-up with a clean looking solution to prevent the damage I'll likely fix it. But, putting electrical tape up there will bother me more than the damage. Perhaps I can find a thin adhesive rubber to put over the contact points.
Please see pictures below. I'm uploading a video right now, but I'll publish it after I go for a run.
brockeverly
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Want to sell the other strut 
