Thread: Tailgate Assist
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Old 11-07-2008, 04:26 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Deznutjob View Post
Trust me the assist is not worth the trouble, after following my bro to the desert house two weeks ago I realized that when driving the truck with the tailgate down (with bikes load up) the tail gate bounces up and down like its floating due to the assist mechanism. This is also why there have been some cases of tailgates falling off on the highway. I'm looking into a way to defeat this useless function.
If you don't want it, just remove the driver's side tail light and remove the gas shock behind it.
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