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JR Products gas shock replaces 1 worn or damaged shock on your RV entry door or storage doors. Durable black-nitride finished gas shock measures 6.41" compressed, 10" extended, and has 60 lbs of force.
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When replacing gas shock on your vehicle or RV, you will want to make sure you are buying a replacement with the exact same extended length, compressed length, and pounds of force. This information is usually printed on the shock. Lengths are measured from the center of the ball joint used for mounting. If you are planning on installing gas shocks on something for the first time, identifying the shock you need requires fairly complex initial calculations, so be sure to do your research to avoid purchasing a shock that will not fit your application.
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Ellen: Hey, everyone. I'm Ellen, here at etrailer.com. And we're going to be taking a quick look at the gas strut. This is a great way to replace a gas strut that's become damaged or bent or broken on your hatch door, on your boat or your RV really anywhere that you need this. So it has a 60 pound weight rating. Let's take a closer look at it and make sure that it's going to be the right fit for you overall.
It does fit onto a ball socket joint. So we'll have the same attachment point on the other side. And typically you can rotate either end to get that dialed in where you need it to be. It is going to be threaded on both ends, so you can make that minor adjustment once you get it in place.Again, this is rated for a force of 60 pounds. You don't want to try to compress it by hand though.
It's not really meant for that. And then the distance between the mounting points, center to center when it's expanded, is 10 inches. When it is compressed, it goes down to 6.41, so just under six and a half inches. It's a black nitride design. There's a little bit of lubricant in either of those mounting spots, so it should keep those freely moving as that hatch door opens and closes.
But it should be a nice way to replace that shock, so that you don't have to worry about the door coming and hitting you on the head or coming closed on you. So you can do any kind of maintenance, get anything loaded into that area or wherever you have this mounted up. Well, hope this has been helpful in deciding if this is going to be the right shock for you. We do have a lot of other options available here at etrailer.com. So check them out.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (313 Customer Reviews)
JR Products gas shock replaces 1 worn or damaged shock on your RV entry door or storage doors. Durable black-nitride finished gas shock measures 6.41" compressed, 10" extended, and has 60 lbs of force.Just what I needed. Now the windshield on my Kawaski Mule will once again stay up when I need to access to the front storage compartment without having to have someone hold it up.
The selection process was easy to follow. I needed gas struts with a greater lift capacity for our under bed storage due to the addition of a memory foam mattress. I was able to select a strut pair with the proper length and extension from the website. The struts were received quickly and were exactly what I needed. The bed now raises gently and remains elevated.
When my package arrived it was beat up and one of the clips on the end of the shock was missing,not what I would give a good report !!
Item was exactly as advertised, easy installation, fits perfectly on our RV door. Our previous gas shock was worn out & would not hold the door open. This product is sturdy & stable. It fixed the issue.
This strut did not fit precisely due to the thickness of the end connectors. They are thicker than the original strut and since the strut has to fit between the bottom of the door and the threshold in the closed position it would not allow the door to close. I found that by exchanging the end connectors with the original strut I was able to install the strut and close the door. The only problem with this solution is that the new strut with the old connectors is slightly longer than the old strut/connector assembly and now allows the door to open slightly farther than before. Our awning arm just barely clears the door when opening and closing so will have to be very careful from now on when extending and retracting the awning. Our motorhome is a Sunseeker 3010ds model in case this is helpful to others ordering this product.
Product is installed but instructions were a bit vague and difficult to implement(related to the removal of previous gas shock bar).
Exactly what I needed for my Kwik Kamp motorcycle trailer! It's nice to share information in our group when we find parts to use for our discontinued campers.
Thanks, now my tool box won't cut my arm off.
product works well, shipping took a little longer than I expected
Very fast delivery! I've ordered from e-trailer several times and service has always been great!
These work great for toolbox lid
Price is right and product fit and functioned well for my application on a Leer truck topper rear glass door
Works great haven't had any problems with it, would buy again if I ever needed it
This fit my 05 Bigfoot 9.6 camper door with about 3/8 compression left. This is the shock you want. It has a slow open feature and does not slam the door open possibly risking tearing the mounts off. So no worries about people who just open the door and head out. We used to have to coax the door open. Not you can let go of it. Love this shock!!
Exactly what I needed delivered in a timely manner
The Stabilus shock holding the 22" door of our bumper pull trailer open was weak. Mild wind would push it shut. This shock fit right onto the existing ball joints. A small blade screwdriver pried the "c" clip back, allowing me to slip the socket over the ball, and the clip snapped into place. Maybe 30 seconds and the shock was installed.
The biggest challenge was determining what force I needed in the replacement. The existing shock had the model information scraped away where it rubbed on the door threshold. No where could I find on the etrailer site what force a small door shock should be. I ended up chatting with an RV service tech I know, who looked it up in his parts catalog. Turns out 10 lb force is standard except for large RV doors. I would suggest etrailer.com add this information on their online catalog. Maybe it's there and I couldn’t' find it? "Gas shock force needed for RV doors."
Product was damaged and not received, but etrailer stepped up and sent another gas prop. More companies should have these work ethic’s. Good job
fit and worked great
This item was not an exact fit but it was very close and it worked. My thanks to Josh for his help and time he spent with me to figure it out. The difficulty was there was no part number or part to use or measure. Josh was working in the blind and lucky for me it worked.
Great customer service and prompt delivery.
I haven't installed them yet but look to be the exact replacement part for the current ones in my camper.
Overall, I was satisfied with the process as well as as quality and condition of the door opener. I was fortunate that the opener fit correctly. There was some dissatisfaction that your web site offered little in the way of cross-reference data for a direct replacement with the existing opener on my trailer. Also, considering that the item was in stock, delivery took longer than I had anticipated.
Excellent service. Definitely going to order from them again.
All that I expected. Jaime did a great job helping me make sure that I ordered the proper parts. Thanks
These shocks made my RV cabinet door stay up like new again!
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