Tailgate gas struts

[galooph]

After reading some good reviews on some of the American 4Runner sites about the Strongarm 'added lifting force' gas struts, I finally ordered some off ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371296164552

The original struts on my KZN185 were well past their best. You had to physically lift the tailgate open, but at least it stayed there.

I fitted the Strongarm struts today, and they work really well. Unlock the tailgate and it opens all by itself

I got stung by customs, but only for £19.71, so not too bad.

Anyway, just a heads-up in case anyone else has struggled to find a source.

Dan

[wizwilson]

replacement struts

Hi, don't know what you paid, but guess it came to over £60, you should try this company, have used them before they are good for struts and Jacks, they are British and have good customer services.

http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gsc22...tailgate-strut

[galooph]

Yep, I've used SGS before too and been pleased with them. Last time I checked, they hadn't got the Surf struts listed, so good to see they're up on their site now - good spot

[topbuilder]

sgs engineering

I had dealings with sgs which less than good ,in fact quite bad. First they lost the struts that they insisted i send in to them, then when i finally got them back after two weeks of propping up the tailgate with a lump of wood,they had fitted the brackets on back to front.
The other issue i have is when the window is wound down the struts aren't strong enough to hold the tailgate up. To be honest though i don't know if they all do this.
The super strong ones appeal and will be looking into it especially if i don't have to send them away with the risk of never seeing them again.
I was going through a compensation case with sgs but in the end just wanted my life back so i gave up.

[Trunks]

I'm on the lookout for some replacement struts too. The strongarm struts seem to cost just under £100 for the pair imported from USA. The SGS ones are £60 each and seem to have slightly different part numbers to the originals...

...Anyone have any links to alternative suppliers?

I will ring Mr T in the morning too