Date:         Thu, 2 Jul 2015 14:41:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Poptop Lift Assists
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FWIW, my medium strength JB kit +
functioning arm springs will actually lift the top part way up.
I have a large-ish solar panel on poptop.
The roof is stable, no issues.
I've used it a fair amount.

This is slightly OT, but thinking now, if people are seeing
stability or cracking issues, maybe their OEM pop top springs
(in arms) aren't working?
I did some experimenting with all those parts.
In general, I found that the OEM arm springs provide
a fair amount of assist and are needed regardless
of JB kit even with the HD struts.

Locating the hole at pop top might be a little tricky.
I fudged up one, and had to enlarge it slightly,
but found that a small piece of mild steel
took up the slack at the hole.

Neil.

On 7/2/15, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:


> The Bombay struts involves drilling only one hole on each side of the
> poptop.  The GoWesty struts involve drilling 8 holes per pair of struts,
> but the strut bracket is installed underneath the rooftop. Looks like 6 of
> one, a half dozen of another!  A bracket underneath the rooftop seems like
> it would be more stable than a side installed bracket, yet I would think
> that it's better to drill 2 holes than 8!

--
Neil n

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