5303 tailgate gas springs

[j.m.jackson]

Replaced the stock slide-and-pin deals on the tailgate with two 100lb each 26" gas springs. Now I can open the cover without 1. getting sooty, and 2. fooling with the pins to hold it up. I reused the upper mount as it, and on the bottom, i removed the bracket and use the lower bracket mounting hole for the ball for the spring. Best $60 spent yet.