Tailgate shock project Done!!
JK Super Freak
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Arkansas / Alabama
Same project. I chose to use the Ball Joint shocks, and standard Ball Joint Brackets. I used Nutserts to mount the brackets to the sheet metal. You could easily through-bolt the brackets behind the Subwoofer. Access is easy by removing the taillight. I had to use 1/2" spacers for both brackets. All parts purchased at West Marine. A 40 Lb. shock is better, as there is less leverage with this approach.
JK Jedi
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,567
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From: So. Cal.
Would you happen to have a part number list of the stuff you got from West Marine? I checked their site and saw the small, medium, and large pneumatic kits, but they had no weight rating on them. Any help would be much appreciated. Great mod! Looks very clean too.
I missed that one! 
JeepSWAG
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From: Costa Mesa, Ca.
[QUOTE=RedRockJK;70396]Woods,
Can you do me a favor and give me the measurement of the angle brackets I've marked here? (Distance from the mounting surface to the tip of the angle bracket just past the ball socket.)
Thanks!
Looks like 1 5/16"
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Can you do me a favor and give me the measurement of the angle brackets I've marked here? (Distance from the mounting surface to the tip of the angle bracket just past the ball socket.)
Thanks!
Looks like 1 5/16"
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JK Newbie
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 93
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From: Auburn, AL
I was looking today and found all the parts online for this for less than $20. (I think. So long as these parts are the same) Check out reid supply and let me know what you think.
Part #
GAS-132
GAS-201
GAS-303
Part #
GAS-132
GAS-201
GAS-303
JK Enthusiast
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 370
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From: Southwest CT
You guys are fan freakin tastic! I spent a few hours tossing and turning in bed how to engineer something like this last night after getting whacked in the head while bending down near the subwoofer. Now I've got instructions, images and a parts list! Incredible! I'm almost afraid to go out to the garage for fear that somebody will be out there installing one...
Thanks!
Thanks!
JK Enthusiast
Joined: May 2007
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From: sitting at my desk
You guys are fan freakin tastic! I spent a few hours tossing and turning in bed how to engineer something like this last night after getting whacked in the head while bending down near the subwoofer. Now I've got instructions, images and a parts list! Incredible! I'm almost afraid to go out to the garage for fear that somebody will be out there installing one...
Thanks!
Thanks!
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 320
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From: Western, NY
Excellent mod....my parts are on the way.
For you Mcmaster-Carr fans the parts #'s are....
4138T573 (Stainless Steel Bracket with Ball, correct length no spacer required)
9512K12 (30lb Gas Cylinder with 10mm Steel Ball socket ends)
Total: $27.49 plus shipping
Thanks guys!
For you Mcmaster-Carr fans the parts #'s are....
4138T573 (Stainless Steel Bracket with Ball, correct length no spacer required)
9512K12 (30lb Gas Cylinder with 10mm Steel Ball socket ends)
Total: $27.49 plus shipping
Thanks guys!