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Last edited by Ron; 02-07-2012 at 08:16 PM.
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Hervey's new soft-lift struts have a cautionary notice in Newtons. I can't remember the exact number now, but I believe I calculated it to be almost 300 pounds. So if you weren't already thanking your lucky stars....!
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Damn! That looks awful!! I can barely see what it is in the picture. The photo was kinda small, but regardless, it still looks horrible!
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Holy shit!! I praise the engineers that designed the configuration of those struts. Think about it! They are in the system the exact way they need to be. When the struts are to be removed for replacement, one forces the strut away from ones self. Thus, in the event of catastrophic failure the top will literally blow off and away! Genius.
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Yikes, I've seen them collapse but never come apart like that.
eBay selling at it's best I can tell you stock Delorians and quite a bit of slugs so the Turbo is a super nice up-grade.
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I think I'll be ordering a new set soon after seeing that... I have O'grady's in my car as that's what it came with. installed around 2002 from what I could tell from my receipts.
my driver's one doesn't even go all the way up any more...
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Two years is a good lifespan for a door strut. After ten, you could likely push it by hand!
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