Tailgate struts

[Kennyr44]

So my 2014 tailgate when opened floated all the way up by itself every time for 20,000 miles. My 2015 goes about 3/4 of the way up by itself then stops after only 2000 miles. Does anybody have this same issue?

 

[rigtec]

So my 2014 tailgate when opened floated all the way up by itself every time for 20,000 miles. My 2015 goes about 3/4 of the way up by itself then stops after only 2000 miles. Does anybody have this same issue?

Hi Kenny,

You can take the truck back to the dealership and let them look at it. They will likely replace the undercharged 'Tailgate Struts' with new ones, no problem! Best

 

[sandcrawler]

So my 2014 tailgate when opened floated all the way up by itself every time for 20,000 miles. My 2015 goes about 3/4 of the way up by itself then stops after only 2000 miles. Does anybody have this same issue?

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...edition-beast-build-thread-8.html#post1148195

 

[philsey]

So my 2014 tailgate when opened floated all the way up by itself every time for 20,000 miles. My 2015 goes about 3/4 of the way up by itself then stops after only 2000 miles. Does anybody have this same issue?

Not an uncommon problem. Mine failed after 2 years. Replaced under wty. Just make sure they will fail in front of the service writer. My replacements are now 3 YO and beginning to get weak again.

Watch your head!

 

[jwkilgore]

Mine failed after 3 years out of warranty. I thought I got replacements from Amazon, but I can't find the order to link. Maybe I got them from Autozone.

Turns out it was just one shock that was bad; the other couldn't support the door by itself. I kept the good one to use in an emergency.

 

[Bad_Influence]

If you go to the gobi racks . com website, they usually offer tailgate struts that are supposedly about 25% stronger than the stock struts. I don't have them, but I remember them being recommended when I installed my gobi ladder to the tailgate being that it added about 14 pounds or so to the rear gate. Not sure if this post really helps, sorry.

 

[rdswriter]

I got the struts from Gobi. They are definitely stiffer/stronger. I don't ever have an issue opening. My 8yr old son struggles quite a bit more when trying to close the door... but that is a good thing.

 

[Antman]

If you go to the gobi racks . com website, they usually offer tailgate struts that are supposedly about 25% stronger than the stock struts. I don't have them, but I remember them being recommended when I installed my gobi ladder to the tailgate being that it added about 14 pounds or so to the rear gate. Not sure if this post really helps, sorry.

I got the struts from Gobi. They are definitely stiffer/stronger. I don't ever have an issue opening. My 8yr old son struggles quite a bit more when trying to close the door... but that is a good thing.

Yeah, but the struts from GOBI are marked up to 3 times the cost of the ones sandcrawler posted below... Take your pick.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...edition-beast-build-thread-8.html#post1148195