Mod #01 - 2001 F350 Tailgate Assist mod 2 shocks better than one??
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2018
- Making a vid of the tailgate assist mod without any breaks in the video, took 7 min. I sped up the vid a little so it's not to long but you guys get the idea. Decided to run 2 shocks to see if it's better, slower, it's a bit slower, i like it, but not exactly
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Love it!!! Cant wait to see this beauty
finished
Yes me too, I wanna start driving it daily already!!
I reckon two is the go. Good job Nick!
Thx yup seems better
Can't wait to get them!!!!👍🏼 And love your videos keep it up!!!💯
Thanks bro
Man I actually really like your videos man they are awesome! Even though I've been a Chevy fan most of my life I can't wait to see what this F350 looks like when youre done and what you plan on doing with it haha
Thank you appreciate it, have a few Silverado mods coming up, few sweet ones
@@FixItNick Awesome I can't wait! I just wish I was more able to do stuff like that 6" lift you did but I'm just always so worried when I have to start cutting stuff lol
Austin Black trust me I was worried too, but after calling places for a quote I didn’t wanna throw away $1000-$1500 and actually take my time doing it and know I’ll prob do a better job than bob at the shop
yes, yes. I like it, very convincing title too!
Thank you
Another great vid nick 👍
Thx bro
Can’t wait for the next 7.3 video
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Like the video's man keep the grind up bro notification gang
Thx bro
Hey man love the videos I just found your Channel while browsing through my main page I ended up binge watching all the 7.3 videos I hope in the future you throw a exhaust on it and then guages to monitor important things
Thank you really appreciate it, I have a few things lined up for her, gonna treat her right. 4" straight pipes, tuner, 2" level kit, fully detailing engine bay, few engine upgrades, then planning to do 2015 front swap and interior swap this will be a long project of things to come
Cool. I never thought of installing a second one. I just installed one on my truck about 2 weeks ago. I don't think I need another one it goes down pretty slow. I saw a couple of videos on here with people having trouble after the install because they are bending the attachment in the tailgate after repeated use. you have me thinking about installing a second one now just because I figure it will be less stress on the single one. After it breaks in it might speed up a little bit anyway. I just want to minimize the possibility of mind-bending or at least extend the life. I'm going to get another one
Watch this vid before you do. czcams.com/video/scsFf3czYbs/video.html
Looks like it works great with two! Nice video, I think this has convinced me to spend more money!
Thx lol gonna buy 2? I think one is fine, 2 is just slightly slower
I think I will buy 2. I originally thought the single one seemed a little weak for how heavy these gates are. It will be nice to just unlatch it and forget it.The double setup seemed much more similar to what you see with the modern day ford assist gates.
Well I'm happy with 2, but as long as I'm not making people buy 2 for no reason lol I just personally like it more
just found you. digging the videos!
Thx really appreciate it !
Hey men!
Excelent Work
Thx bro
Much better with 2 shocks!
Thank you this helped
Keep up the good work man 👍👍
Thx bro
Love watchin ur vids keep postin
Bailey Frescoln will do, thx, posting one tomorrow, just got back in town, vids keep me motivated to do more things
Perfect!
Thx
I put 2 on my 2018 Silverado but the shock on the right wants to make tailgate come off the round pivot hinge in the spot where you could pull back to remove your tailgate. I had to put a hose clamp around it to avoid the tailgate from sliding out of the hinge
I just installed mine today on my 2014 f150 . I’ve considered adding a second one
Aren’t they light on ur truck? My gas is crazy heavy
Did you have to drill out the hole on the passenger side? My 03 f250 has a smaller hole on passenger side of tailgate than the drivers side.
Nice little things which makes your life a little bit easier... With the second shock you propably expand the lifetime until it wears down at least four times.
Yea dual looks cooler and slower and less stress on just one shock
I was actually thinking about this, I was gonna get some red ones for my ram, I saw you were only supposed to use 1 and then thought it looked stupid so I’m debating buying 2 now 😂
2 or go home for sure!!
wow...superb
Thx bro
Do these shocks help at all with CLOSING the tailgate?
Aauyee you took my comment into consideration 💪💪
Yes indeed, I'm willing to try stuff lol
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Good luck, glad I could help... or give you more headaches haha
2 shock looks like it is nice and slow. your f350 would look good with some 2008 and newer tail lights!
Yea don't worry she is going there, tails and tailgate and will do 2015 front conversion, but first thing is first, wanna strip engine bay and clean up the best I can to catch any new leaks
JC... That f350 would look even better on the road to other drivers if those rear tires weren't sticking out there hurling stones at their windshields. Changing the taillights means changing the bed and probably the bed mounts and the tailgate. May as well just buy a newer truck.
Nice!
Thx
What size / what tool did you use to take off the bolt for the tail gate, it looks like an Allen key bolt. I’m having a hard time finding a socket to fit that bolt on the tail gate. Please help.
Wow Great man and cool
Thx bro
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I need one of those noisy crickets you used to remove the tail light and to install the shovk mount on the tailgate. 😁
I don't get it lol what thing?
Nick, the Noisy Cricket was the first weapon Will Smith used in "Men in Black". Powerful little thing. My feeble at cultural relativity failed miserably. 😏
Lol well I'm still confused but that's ok haha
FixItNick im sorry. I was getting ready for church and forgot to answer. DOH. Its the miniature cordless screwdriver you used.
Don R. One is Milwaukee other one in SKIL I love the skil 3.6v pretty convenient and charged with USB cable
Wow good
Thx
sense this is your newest vid. you should get your truck into a alignment shop for the rear axle. with duels any out of alignment issues will really mess up your tires, your sway bar may be damaged also from the issues you first had. I know because i have been a semi driver involved in a accident where the drives got knocked out of the alignment from a high speed impact from a auto under the influence traveling the wrong way on a highway. Nice truck. in regards to the little smoke on the exhaust. check out hot shot secret products. can be found at many truck stops. remember it's a 2001 so you don't have all the emissions crap on that rig so you might get smoke from the exhaust. if it's a 2000 motor i doubt you have egr on it also. you have a 1,000,000 mile truck there.
Thx bro, yea so far I love this thing, alignment shop will tell me, I'm guessing 1/4 off on driver side. Sway bar link is broken off also, but that no biggy
Nice
Thx
I would think that a second strut would place less stress on both struts but I'm not and engineer. I have an extra strut courtesy of an eBay seller error refund. I think I will just keep it in my F150 parts box in case the first strut fails.
When you added the tailgate assist to the passenger side did you have to enlarge the hole on the tailgate?
I think the 05 and up need this
Can you tell me what the specs or what the part number is for the shock? I'm trying to engineer it such that it pulls instead of pushes.
I was wondering if you were going to put on another one .. Also better on wear
Yes I thought the same
Why not use that fancy stop watch to show the diff. between the two?
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Thx bro lol
what do you do when the nutsert bends and strips?
It hasn’t yet
Does it also assist you in the lift of the tailgate?
Robert Livingston No, just down
I got a cheap one on eBay an it works like crap, also my tailgate is heavy bc of the ladder, I’m considering a second one even though they all say driver side only. I saw your shock pics up a lot earlier on the drop then mine, what brand are you using, would you mind sending the link? Thanks a lot
These work good on my truck the 01 f350 tailgate is crazy heavy
The site is called LMCtruck.com sorry for the mix-up the part number is the same
Have you had any issues with the tailgate coming off the hinge point ?
Deezee doesn't recommend putting 2 shocks because they say the tailgate will come off the hinge point.
Hey Chuck, Any way around/fixing this issues? I was having the same problem with my 02 f250 long bed.
@@benwilliams1826 I actually ended up putting a stainless steel hose clamp around the hinge point/ round pin of the tailgate and that keeps it from popping off.
What about lifting the tailgate up, any assist?
They don’t have anything nope
My shock is expiring. It leaks and pops off the tailgate ball socket. I haven't done an exhaustive search for a replacement strut, but what I've found isn't cost effective. Dee Zee doesn't seem to sell replacement parts. I'll probably just get another kit. Double up? Never thought about that.
I would double up, put hose clamp on passenger side, maybe email them see if they can send you replacements if you buy second one
@@FixItNick , I didn't find a replacement shock, but I did purchase a replacement tailgate assist from Amazon. The replacement sure seems to be an exact duplicate of the Dee Zee but at half the cost. So I bought two and doubled them up as you did. Whether it needs it or not, it can't hurt. Advantage is if one fails I have a back up. I could not tell a difference in the open rate between one and two kids. We all hate it when our tailgates fall open. Good idea you had there. 👍
those 2 shocks made it look like its on 60fps lol
How how difficult is it to put back up my problem is is the tailgate is too heavy to pick up
It does help lifting up, only lowers slowly, I was there was something to help tail gates up
I've seen a spring-loaded rod that goes from one side of the tailgate to the other side and you have to drill holes into your tailgate or your bed and it actually assists on lifting the tailgate to make it lighter but you have to drill holes
Any idea what it was called? Probably needs to be some crazy strong spring
@@FixItNick torsion bar inside the tailgate, it’s on newer trucks but it only helps.
Has the nutsert broken?
Nope it hasn’t
Why is there no dually fenders on the truck
It's a project I got it this way, trying to fix it czcams.com/video/Imtp0opDkjI/video.html
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Lol yay
How many miles are on it?
135k
It works for a 97 f-150 tailgate?
Yes the have kits that will work, I put links in description
FixItNick thank you
Installed 2 just like this on my 2014 F250. Did absolutely nothing to dampen, and it lifted right side right out of the factory mount. I recommend to buy the oem factory part from ford. Waste of time and money!!!!
Hose clamp on the right side takes care of the lift and slows down a would be thief.
You speed the video up when you showed only one shock working 😂
I installed a single on my truck, and it broke after about a year of use.
I could see that happening these gates are 60lbs. I’m glad I did 2 on my
How hot was it to day
Hit 104, but was windy so it helped cool phone while under an umbrella lol
I wish I can find a truck like that up here in mt
Find in CA bring it there?
How much Did u pay for that one
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Go to lmc.com truck parts and it's called the easy lift and part number is 38-3029
That's some weird software site
The site is called LMCtruck.com sorry for the mix-up part number is the same
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Shit dude I have a 2015 tailgate with the step in it HEAVY AS F***, stupid heavy, I put two shocks on it and the right side of tail gate keeps popping out of its groove..pisses me the f*** off!!!, probably going to end up having to drill another hole so I can move shock back slightly
Here we go !! I fixed that issue lol
czcams.com/video/scsFf3czYbs/video.html
Two are better
Yes it seems better
Hey Why are you using your phone to film on you should invest in a real camera you should get that camera all the big youtubers that vlog have cannon something But if you conntact the youtuber chaseon2wheels hes a motovlogger he will help you and give you tips btw i love your videos and greetings from sweden
Thanks bro, but I do all my stuff on phone because I edit on my phone also and I upload from my phone, I have a higher end cam and a good MacBook but it's just to many extra steps, I'm always on a move so it's good having all in one lol... might get iPhone 8 soon should work better
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Why did this need to be ten minutes
Cuz Details lol