REFLECTOR: Door guides
Pat Shea
xl340hp at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 30 18:04:04 CST 2006
Kurt,
I'm using an uncommon door strut arrangement that
another Velocity builder came up with (Nate Calvin).
When I replaced my gas struts I couldn't find the
ideal combination of travel and pressure (100psi!) so
I ended up sacrificing some travel. However, I was
able to get each door to open about 2" higher by
placing 1/2" risers between the gas spring attach
bracket and the door. You can just use a wood blocks
and longer screws to see what size works best, then
switch to polished aluminum :).
You need to make sure the risers doesn't cause the
springs to over compress.
FWIW, Pat
--- NMFlyer1 at aol.com wrote:
> I got my gas springs from SPD also, but I opted for
> a lower pressure. (buy
> them on line... you get them for a lot less than
> phone in orders). That is
> probably why "Deception Kevin" ended up getting full
> travel out of the door. I
> think mine have about half of the pressure his do..
> and are a little smaller.
> (the stock ones I think had about 60 Lbs. of
> pressure). They are tucked in nicely
> to the beam and out of the way, but like I said
> before.. at some sacrifice to
> upward door travel.
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