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Replacement Trunk Lift Struts
The gas lifts, aka struts, on my 2018 86 GT w/ spoiler lack sufficient force to open the trunk lid all the way up. I have to open trunk by pulling up on spoiler about 6 inches before gas lifts take it the rest of the way. Anyone else have this issue? Was wondering if added weight of spoiler exceeds design capacity of gas lifts.
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09-26-2022, 01:01 PM
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It's normal.
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09-26-2022, 01:13 PM
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I just lift with the lip where the button is. My hand is already there after all.
Can't really say I even gave it a second thought since most of the truck lids I have had didn't even have struts.
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Did you add the spoiler? Cars that came with spoilers have stronger struts than those without.
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09-26-2022, 02:12 PM
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Thanks!
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Stock spoiler...now understand manual part-lift is normal.
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