Rear trunk gas strut mod -- any reason not to revert to original? |
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Rear trunk gas strut mod -- any reason not to revert to original? |
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Feb 25 2021, 02:30 AM
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Michael in Seattle Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 7-October 17 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 21,495 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
My car came with gas struts to lift the trunk lid. I don't know why someone felt the need to install these. The previous owner was a bit of an oddball. I'm considering putting this back to stock, but I want to make sure I'm not missing some important reason.
Downsides of this modification:
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bbrock |
Feb 25 2021, 08:00 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I am a hater of gas struts and not just on the 914 - ALL of them for the cold weather reason. However, the pivots for the trunk hinges are under tremendous strain by the torsion bars and if the mechanism gets rusty or dirty, the pivot brackets fatigue and break off requiring new pivots, and often a patch, to be welded in. It is a PITA job that I think leads many to ditch the torsion roads for struts. Drilling holes to install struts sounds like a PITA to me too, so I'm not sure there is much difference.
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ClayPerrine |
Feb 25 2021, 08:20 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,416 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
I am a hater of gas struts and not just on the 914 - ALL of them for the cold weather reason. However, the pivots for the trunk hinges are under tremendous strain by the torsion bars and if the mechanism gets rusty or dirty, the pivot brackets fatigue and break off requiring new pivots, and often a patch, to be welded in. It is a PITA job that I think leads many to ditch the torsion roads for struts. Drilling holes to install struts sounds like a PITA to me too, so I'm not sure there is much difference. Use the J-West trunk pivot kit. It is adjustable and uses heim joints so no more broken off pivots. https://www.jwestengineering.com/914-Rear-T...-EACH_p_17.html |
rjames |
Feb 25 2021, 12:01 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,917 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I am a hater of gas struts and not just on the 914 - ALL of them for the cold weather reason. However, the pivots for the trunk hinges are under tremendous strain by the torsion bars and if the mechanism gets rusty or dirty, the pivot brackets fatigue and break off requiring new pivots, and often a patch, to be welded in. It is a PITA job that I think leads many to ditch the torsion roads for struts. Drilling holes to install struts sounds like a PITA to me too, so I'm not sure there is much difference. Use the J-West trunk pivot kit. It is adjustable and uses heim joints so no more broken off pivots. https://www.jwestengineering.com/914-Rear-T...-EACH_p_17.html (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I hate the gas struts. I also installed the J-West trunk pivot kit which is a beautifully overbuilt product. The OEM torsion bars are a PITA if you have to deal with them, but in the time it would take to remove them and install gas struts you could've fixed whatever issue caused you to consider gas struts in the first place. |
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