Let's see, 175 lbs divided by 2 struts, Hmmm, a little less than 87.5 lbs each. :-) GregM -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Alistair Bell Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 11:51 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Hatchback struts Oh, go westy, just tell us the force rating in the struts will ya? doesn't even have to be in metric :-) Alistair
> On Mar 28, 2017, at 9:40 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > > I put a set of these on My 90Westy back in Dec2015 & still dang near have to do a ChinUp on the Hatch to close it ~ > > I weigh about 175Lbs ~ > > http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?id=23475 > > ORR ~ DeanB > >> On 28 Mar , 2017, at 10:05 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> My friend Simon bought some 1250 N struts from Germany for the similar reason. They're great, lifts his spare tire rack and bike rack ( with tire and bike) that I made for him. >> >> Without anything on the hatch it's hard to close. >> >> Unfortunately the German source has dried up, but I mention it so you will know that 1250N is strong enough for a good load on hatch. >> >> Oh, and before anyone asks, it's been almost three years now with the struts and no adverse effect noted on the hatch. >> >> I've been looking for similar struts but not found any yet. >> >> Alistair >> >> >> >> >>> On Mar 28, 2017, at 7:24 PM, Roman Haag <romanhaag@YMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> I recently got a Gary Lee multipurpose rack, which has my spare, a gas can, and a hi-lift jack on it. >>> >>> I need some stronger struts and am having a hard time finding info about them. Does anyone hear have any experience with them and could possibly recommend me some? >>> >>> All of the GoWesty/Bus Depot ones sound good, but they don't really give nay specific information. >>> >>> I've found these but I'm not even sure they'll fit. I know the Vanagon ones compress to 11.75", as well. >>> http://www.siraweb.com/gas-prop-c16-23835 >>> >>> Any help is appreciated. I'd hate to be the guy responsible for our local Vdub mechanic getting hurt by a hatchback ;) >>> >>> Roman > |
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