Did anyone find a cheaper source for these? We need to replace our gas springs, too, and I hate to pay about $80 (shipped cost) for two of these when I know many gas springs are only about $15 each shipped.
I contacted SPD (the gas spring manufacturer) and the direct price is almost identical ($33.71 each plus shipping).
Yep.....when ours died I took one of them to a O'Reillys auto parts store down the street, they have a display and I matched it up with the length and style of connections (ball joint vs stud) they we're around $13ea and work like a charm.
No luck here. Everything my O'Reilly had was too long. They would have been able to order a "toolbox" one that was close to the right size, but it was more expensive than buying the right one through Hotronix.
I'm much more confident that the gas springs are the problem, as well. When I took them off, one extends a good 1/2" to 1" longer than the other.
We've probably pressed several thousand transfers on it, so in the scheme of things another $80 in expenses is pretty insignificant. I'll be ordering from Hotronix tomorrow, unless I hear of a better source in the meantime.
I called Hotronix and they gave me the specs for it. It 85 pounds of force and 10" extended.
Looking on SPD's web site (spdhardware.com), the closest I could find was GSNI-5000-80. It's only 80 pounds of force, but I figure that should be close enough.
I searched around on eBay and found some marine gas springs with comparable specs and picked up a pair for about $25 shipped.
I called Hotronix and they gave me the specs for it. It 85 pounds of force and 10" extended.
Looking on SPD's web site (spdhardware.com), the closest I could find was GSNI-5000-80. It's only 80 pounds of force, but I figure that should be close enough.
I searched around on eBay and found some marine gas springs with comparable specs and picked up a pair for about $25 shipped.
FWIW, it seems like the 80 pound spings are WAY stronger than they need to be. The top pops up rather vigorously.
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