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Well driving to torch lake the other day I look in rear view mirror and hatch is blown open, ball ends ripped off gas springs. Well now I think the shocks may be ok but the ends are wasted. Question is lid was hard to open and didnt stay open real good. The lb on them is 60lb should i replace with same or go up to 80lb? and if i go up, will the lid just pop open?

Hey you are not the only one this happened to this past weekend .I was going about 50 mph when mine flew open both shocks broke and bent all other hardware ,I will be adding a latch this weekend and will post pictures .

aploss, I'd go with 80 lbs shocks, and look to follow in Tvega's footsteps with some type of latching mechanism.

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2007 Horizon 200
4.3L GXi/ SX 225 HP

Sorry I said I would post pictures of a latch for my hatch , well overtons has not shipped all hardware so as soon as I get it I will show it .

I had mine blow open a couple of times too...if you fit higher lb hydrauic struts (I think I have 60 lb ones on my full sun pad) it's even more likely to open...I would up fitting a hasp to the sun pad and the wood bulkhead behind my rear seats...that keeps it shut no matter how fast I go...

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Oh and in addition I found there was no wood backing where the brackets for the hydraulic struts are mounted...the holes got cracked etc so some years back I fixed the 'glass and added 4x4 in piece of 1/2 plywood on each side as a backing plate to mount the bolts for the brackets...

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II