Tailgate Assist?
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Mountain Pass
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Tailgate Assist?
Has anyone had any problems with the aftermarket tailgate assists. I recently installed one and it wasn't as advertised. Tailgate assist (Kit DZ203) is not built to handle the weight of a 1999 Ford Super Duty F-350 tailgate in my opinion. The gas charged shock supplied allows the tailgate to fall too rapidly and at the end of its travel, causes the lower ball stud to point upward, deforming and loosening the nutcert in the tailgate. This happens after only 3-5 openings. I had to remove this part as it is useless. 
Yes the nutcert was installed tight enough.
Yes the nutcert was installed tight enough.
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Has anyone had any problems with the aftermarket tailgate assists. I recently installed one and it wasn't as advertised. Tailgate assist (Kit DZ203) is not built to handle the weight of a 1999 Ford Super Duty F-350 tailgate in my opinion. The gas charged shock supplied allows the tailgate to fall too rapidly and at the end of its travel, causes the lower ball stud to point upward, deforming and loosening the nutcert in the tailgate. This happens after only 3-5 openings. I had to remove this part as it is useless. Yes the nutcert was installed tight enough.
Yes the nutcert was installed tight enough.
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Mountain Pass
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Got it online. Refunded my $, no questions asked. Must know it's crap.
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That's great. Do you remember what brand it is? Thanks
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I just installed mine the other day. Mine is DeeZee brand. My tailgate has the tailgate step and is really heavy. I have not had any issues out of my assist at all. I think it works great. Tailgate does fall quickly about a quarter of the way down, then the shock catches and slowly lowers it all the way down.
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I just installed mine the other day. Mine is DeeZee brand. My tailgate has the tailgate step and is really heavy. I have not had any issues out of my assist at all. I think it works great. Tailgate does fall quickly about a quarter of the way down, then the shock catches and slowly lowers it all the way down.
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I actually bought 2 this time so that I've always got a spare, I'm in the UK so shipping is about the same for one or two. I did think about putting both on, I guess that it mounts the same on the passenger side?
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It mounts the same, but more work is required. I had to open up one of the mounting holes to fit the bracket through. The other "drawback" is the passenger side is the side with the open tailgate hinge. You have to put a retainer on this hinge or the tailgate pops off due to the shock. You can use the retainer that people put on the hinge to keep the tailgate from being stolen. I used the hose clamp method.
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