IRONFIST

So last night, I pop the hatch to put the T-tops back on at the end of the day. And the hatch is very heavy to lift, it crashes down hard as soon as I let go. I'm assuming both hatch struts are garbage, however, I want to confirm this. Is it normal for them both to go out like that? Is there any way of checking? I've found a few struts for sale, whats the best place to get them?

shoebox

If only one is bad, it won't stay up, but they are best replaced in pairs. You local auto supply should have replacements.

IRONFIST

Thanks for the help bro.. I'll try to find some durrin my lunch break.

IRONFIST

The parts store is askin $45.00 for each one. How can I tell what one is bad?

bluz28

If you can compress it easily, it's bad!

If it's hard to compress it's good!

BLK96Z28

You can get them for around 22 dollars each. I bought mine from Advance Auto. They priced matched Autozone.

IRONFIST

Get this I went to GM to get OEM ones, they are over a hundred bucks a peice...

jrhaus76

I screwed up and got two for the hood, notice my rigging in the pics below, from Classic Industries. The hood and hatch cant be much different but I paid $50 a piece for the hood ones. I noticed them at AutoZone after I installed them!

The poles for my rotisierie...

Or, how about a piece of rebar...