Curious to know how the gas struts perform when your cruising down the road........if you 'hit' a bump in the road, does it close the upper tailgate? I remember my old van had the standard struts and on a big enough bump, it would slam shut. Are the gas struts better in this respect?
No issue with the tailgate closing going over bumps, and they are alot quieter than the standard struts, no more rattling coming from the back!
As they are from a wagon they are pretty powerful (450N) so hold the tailgate up pretty firm it takes quite a bit of pressure to close it again. Bonnet strut are are a bit lighter so I can't speak for them.
The wagon struts are a bit longer, but I think this is a benefit, the extra length seems to enable the strut to reach its maximum retraction when the tailgate is around 15 cms from being shut, it then starts to expand slightly again to hold the tailgate firmly shut aswell, without the locks engaged.
This is a benefit for me as I use central locking solenoids to lock the tailgate.
Gas struts come in all sizes and pressures. Best bet is to contact your local Strut Re-Gas guy and have him measure you up and pressurise them to suit. Even if you come across a second hand set that are perfect measurment wise but not pressure wise they can be "pumped up" to what ever pressure you require (within reason)
Don't know if you know but... "450N" (450 newton metres) has a lifting capacity of approximately 45 kilos, 250N = 25kg, 150N = 15kg etc...you get the idea.
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