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[spoiler900]

Hello all!

I have a gobi ladder on the back of my 99 4Runner. When its cold outside, the tail gate won't stay all the way up and barely goes half up. When its nice outside, there is no problem.

Luckily being in southern California the weather is almost always perfect but I want to know if anyone recommends replacing the shocks the hold up the trunk?

My truck has 275,000 miles so its gotten its use on the trunk shocks. Do I replace with factory shocks that will not be so used as mine or is there any heavy duty ones I can get?

Thanks

 

[JZiggy]

Contact this guy. He rebuilds OEM struts and they are super stout.

StrutWise Technical Services - Gas Lift Strut Service and Repair

One of the members here has his struts and a ladder on his lift gate. He says that the struts lift the gate well even at cold & high elevation.

 

[spoiler900]

Thanks all check it out, in the mean time does anyone else have any other recommendations?

 

[TheDurk]

Thanks all check it out, in the mean time does anyone else have any other recommendations?

Strongarm #6815 added lift struts.


These make a stock gate fly open, and require force to close. Way stronger than stock.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W8QBA30/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Note this review:

Steve T.
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
January 14, 2018
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very strong it held up my ladder.. had it on for the past 4 months and still holding strong.

 

[spoiler900]

Are those replacing the original shocks/struts that hold up the tail gate? Just swap them out and these ones are stronger? Thanks!

 

[TheDurk]

Are those replacing the original shocks/struts that hold up the tail gate? Just swap them out and these ones are stronger? Thanks!

Exactly.

 

[spoiler900]

Thanks!!

 

[spoiler900]

STILL NEED HELP

I bought those strong arm ones above off Amazon and was so excited. My 4Runner is at the body shop since I got rear ended so having my bumper painted and while its there gave these supports to the guys to have them swap it out

Well....they say they fit and are the correct ones but they need bushings since they are lose. Called Toyota and they don't make the bushings anymore.

I called the support hotline and they said it's a common problem they don't have a fix for it.

Anyone know where I can find these bushings or have any other suggestions??

Thanks!

 

[Riceye]

STILL NEED HELP

I bought those strong arm ones above off Amazon and was so excited. My 4Runner is at the body shop since I got rear ended so having my bumper painted and while its there gave these supports to the guys to have them swap it out

Well....they say they fit and are the correct ones but they need bushings since they are lose. Called Toyota and they don't make the bushings anymore.

I called the support hotline and they said it's a common problem they don't have a fix for it.

Anyone know where I can find these bushings or have any other suggestions??

Thanks!

I searched for you:

Hatch strut bushing source

 

[gamefreakgc]

STILL NEED HELP

I bought those strong arm ones above off Amazon and was so excited. My 4Runner is at the body shop since I got rear ended so having my bumper painted and while its there gave these supports to the guys to have them swap it out

Well....they say they fit and are the correct ones but they need bushings since they are lose. Called Toyota and they don't make the bushings anymore.

I called the support hotline and they said it's a common problem they don't have a fix for it.

Anyone know where I can find these bushings or have any other suggestions??

Thanks!

I was able to re-use enough of what was left to keep them from twisting, I have the same Strong-Arm struts. If you have any stray bushings laying around (I seem to have an endless supply of sway bar end link bushings) you can shape one to size, or try washers to help hold it in place. If you use washers then you'll probably need to grease it though.

If you want the Toyota OEM bushings you have to pay an arm and a leg for new lift struts as well.

 

[Scramble]

I searched for you:

Hatch strut bushing source

LOL, this guy doesn't like the search feature.

 

[spoiler900]

Thanks for the answers...Ive seen some of the other posts but Im not too mechanically inclined. I know I know...I was just hoping to find the bearing out there I can pop in and not have to do a work around with cutting and greasing stuff etc. I don't have any bolt cutters so dont know which option ill take.

I have the strong arm ones but dont know how I plan to make this work....ill look into some of these options. But no one just found the bushing that will fit instead of having to create something?

 

[4BUMR]

Thanks for the answers...Ive seen some of the other posts but Im not too mechanically inclined. I know I know...I was just hoping to find the bearing out there I can pop in and not have to do a work around with cutting and greasing stuff etc. I don't have any bolt cutters so dont know which option ill take.



I have the strong arm ones but dont know how I plan to make this work....ill look into some of these options. But no one just found the bushing that will fit instead of having to create something?

I did the strong arm install a month ago and followed the bushing shortcut cited above. You buy a plastic cylinder that fits perfectly as a bushing when you cut it in half. It works just as well as a regular bushing and costs $1.09.

All you need is some beefy scissors, sharp knife, or ideally a dremel to cut it.


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[fourfive]

Contact this guy. He rebuilds OEM struts and they are super stout.

StrutWise Technical Services - Gas Lift Strut Service and Repair

One of the members here has his struts and a ladder on his lift gate. He says that the struts lift the gate well even at cold & high elevation.

Hatch strut bushing source

Good information. I just emailed strutwise about sending mine in & if they sell refurbished oem struts.

Strongarm #6815 added lift struts.

These make a stock gate fly open, and require force to close. Way stronger than stock.

I’ll most likely get a set of those & send my original ones in to strutwise depending on cost. Good to hear they’ve been working well for you still.

Anyone else that has Strongarm 6815 for 1+ years, how have they been holding up?

 

[gamefreakgc]

Good information. I just emailed strutwise about sending mine in & if they sell refurbished oem struts.





I’ll most likely get a set of those & send my original ones in to strutwise depending on cost. Good to hear they’ve been working well for you still.

Anyone else that has Strongarm 6815 for 1+ years, how have they been holding up?

Great, still plenty of lift power like when I installed it. Coming out of winter so they'll be even more stiff for the summer months.