tail gate ex down assist
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tail gate ex down assist
For my SD I use the dee zee tail gate down assist.
But what does everyone use for the F150's. Mine is a 2014 but probably the same basic tailgate for 2009-2014 models I would assume?
But what does everyone use for the F150's. Mine is a 2014 but probably the same basic tailgate for 2009-2014 models I would assume?
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Wife truck so we know how this is going to work.
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The first time I use the tailgate on my 2013, I thought it was really poorly made. It didn't seem to have any metal in it. Then I found out that the truck had a "Lift Assist" option. I'm guessing it's a coil spring inside the tailgate. It feels almost weightless.
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I like the lift assist in principle, but it makes it annoying to drive with the tailgate down. It bounces like crazy. I like to drive around the ranch with it down when I'm frequently loading/unloading things, but I don't like listening to it bang up and down. I actually had my 350 close its own tailgate once when I hit a sizeable chuckhole.
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I added the dee zee and it is nice. I couldn't find any other option for a down assist anyway so it was the only choice.
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That is good to know. I just looked at the window sticker for my 2010 that I recently picked up and it has "lift assisted tailgate". I thought that it worked pretty easily and now I do not need to spend the money to install the Dee Zee setup.
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Sorry it didn't work. Here is a link to a thread with part number and install walk through https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post13376265
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that is what the wife got but I guess maybe the part that goes into the tailgate was defective. It would not draw up tight to secure it.
I have one on my truck and it works perfectly.
Maybe just try another one.
I have one on my truck and it works perfectly.
Maybe just try another one.
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