> I got mine at a FLAPS called Checker Auto and they hold the hatch up better > than when I had two of the OEM "stiffies" on my last vans hatch. $14.00 ea. > > I replaced mine per the recommendations/shocks sold by Go Westy awhile back. They recommend that you buy 1 "stiffie" & 1 less stiffie so that they continue to hold the hatch up , but not make it too hard to close. Seems to work well. I think they were about $22 each +-. Tom Buese-sometimes stiffer is not better? |
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