tailgate assist
Mountain Pass
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Mountain Pass
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Mine is a 2017 Lariat and it DID NOT have the mount on the inside. I bought the "shock" and the ball mount separately CHEAPER than I could have bought the whole kit with both of those parts. I painted my bracket Ingot Silver to match. Installation was easy, and did not have to completely remove the tailgate.
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From: Clear Lake area, Texas
The one on the inside on the lower hinge.
Mountain Pass
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[QUOTE=Bandera;17934828]The one on the inside on the lower hinge.[/QUOTE
ya no truck comes with that unless it already has the shock installed. Only the upper ball is on all of the trucks when they are manufactured. The kit comes with the hinge and the shock only. The ball is attached to the hinge in the kit.
ya no truck comes with that unless it already has the shock installed. Only the upper ball is on all of the trucks when they are manufactured. The kit comes with the hinge and the shock only. The ball is attached to the hinge in the kit.
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I have used the DeeZee tailgate assist for years, but what I found was eventually the adapter nut that goes inside hole in tailgate, pulled out. After same thing happening on two trucks, finally just installed 2 DeeZee Tailgate Shocks, 1 on each side, no more problems, and using same adapter nut.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Sooner or later any strut will lose its compression. I think it took about 5-6 years on my 2006 before it started losing compression. It would fall early, but then it still would slow down. It was on the truck for over 10 years.
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From: Rochester,NY
Dee Zee Kit
Installation went good the Tailgate Ball mount Plate that you remove the 10 mm Head bolt
that you take out and replace with the Button Head Bolt,Is there a use for this Bolt somewhere
else, I heard no mention of it here. I bought the Dee Zee kit. Thanks Guys and Gals
that you take out and replace with the Button Head Bolt,Is there a use for this Bolt somewhere
else, I heard no mention of it here. I bought the Dee Zee kit. Thanks Guys and Gals
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This thread made me remeber that I had a Ford kit in my garage that I ordeed awhile back and never put on. Took about 30 min start to finish, including putting the tools away. It works very well.
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Good to hear as I just received mine in the mail the other day. Going to try to get it installed this weekend. My problem is that I recently had bicep tendon repair done and I'm limited to 5 lbs weight limit for the next 4 weeks. Tore it loose about 3 years ago and finally decided to get it fixed. So now the right arm has had the bicep reattached both at the shoulder and now at the elbow. getting old kinda sux but it beats the alternative.
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