It’s surprising that Jeep designers didn’t incorporate this to start with. It’s a potentially hazardous design flaw. That tailgate is pretty heavy – especially with a big tire on it, yet if you park anywhere there is a bit of a slope, the door can come swinging closed on you. Anyway, some clever folks on the jk-forum have put together a simple mod to the door, by adding a gas shock to it. They had part numbers and everything, but apparently some of the companies don’t ship to Canada. Here’s a link to one of the variations that got posted.
I found a company in Saskatoon, called LSTechnologies (LST). They were very helpful in matching up a few of the parts required:
- B8-210-505-190N Gas Spring
- T1GPB-145 Angle Bracket 10mm Ball
- T1BKT-04 Angle Bracket
- flat/satin black paint (maybe bedliner?) for the mounting brackets
- mounting bolts
- metal bar to help strenthen the mounting point on the tailgate
- rivet nuts? Still trying to determine exactly how I’ll attach the mounting brackets to the vehicle
Looking forward to receiving the parts from LST in the next few days… I’ll try and add some photos of the install.
UPDATE — Oct 27, 2008
I’m shocked!…(sorry, no pun intended).
The new shock and mounting brackets arrived today! I just ordered them Friday afternoon. Kudo’s to LST and Canada Post for amazingly fast delivery. As you can see, everything was packed exceptionally well. Just need to pick up some stainless steel bolts, and some metal to use as a reinforcement on the tailgate.
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- The parts were wrapped very well!
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- 1 40lb gas shock, 1 1″ bracket, 1 2″ bracket
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