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GAS STRUT CALCULATOR

v6toy4x

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I was playing around with some gas struts on some tool box security bars and found this cool little calculator to size the correct strut for your specific application including bracket locations. Kind of fun, i may end up with struts all over the place now!!

 

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Interesting....Thanks for this.. I still convert the prop style automotive hoods to gas springs

My previous life I built camper shells.. About the time when we transitioned from the old click/cam to regular springs then to gas springs...

We learned by trial and error how to gauge what pressure was required.. The geometry came fairly easy due to our experience but the pressure errors destroyed some doors...lol
 
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