Hey guys, I'm wanting to do this upgrade on my Ex immediately. I'm 5'11 and my wife is 5'6. I want her to be able to close it okay. I'm not terribly tall either. Would I be better just ordering the 4x2 ones and putting them on my 4x4 Ex? Or is there still clearance issues? Again, I'm not even 6ft. Its tough gauge the height in the various pictures. My Ex is not lifted and has stock tire size.


What do you think? 4x2 or the extended tall version?

 

Your wife may have to really stretch but you should be fine.

 

I'm 5'10" and the wife is 5'2". The Ex has the V/B springs and the 4x4 lift gate supports. I can reach it fine and my wife can too (barely) when she's on her tippy-toes.

Stewart

 

I still bump my head on the damn grab handle, same mods but with the Apoc Special (4x2) struts. Then again I'm 6'5.

 

Take the handle off

 

Makes sleeping in the back interesting when camping sometimes. It's nice being able to close it from the inside. I also use it to tie up awnings and whatnot too. I may try to just do a pull cord that doesn't look retarded.

 

Really though, just explain to your wife the benefits of slapping a lift on the Ex

 

Well she's the ex-wife, plus it's already lifted on 35's. Lol. I also just went off and lifted it instead of asking if it was ok, I cited improved ride and handling and that was the end of it.

 

Matt, that's hilarious! I almost spilt coffee on myself just now when I read that. LOL "I cited improved ride and handling." I will try this on my wife.

 

Reminds me of my favorite fairy tale ever.... Once upon a time, a boy asked a girl to marry him. She said no. So he went and bought cars and trucks and motorcycles and guns and lived happily ever after. The end.

 

The extended ones don't work all that great on mine. I have to physically lift the hatch almost all the way up or it only opens part way... and it takes a lot more effort to close it.

I may put the stock ones back on. It used to be a very "smooth" operation but now it's very "jerky"... it starts up, then sticks, then opens the rest of the way if I help it.

 

David, you may want to email the company. I still have the stock ones on mine but that doesn't sound like the experience most people in this thread have had with the replacement extended ones. I may be wrong of course.

 

I agree. My stock struts were on their way out and exhibited the same symptoms.

New struts have zero issue opening the hatch smoothly and quickly of their own accord.

Sounds like a bad set of struts to me, should be an easy fix if the company is worth a **** in customer service.

 

Did you install correctly?

 

No, actually I put them in upside down so they wouldn't get bent when the gate opens & closes.