I like those shocks. In my experience, mounting the shocks down by the hinge puts a lot of stress on the hinge and causes premature failure of materials. Mounting them in the middle of the sun pad gives more push on the way up and prevents it from slamming. Our Supra had all of the shocks mounted at the mid point of all of the hatches.
Was there anything behind the fiberglass on the lower bracket for the screws to anchor to? If I only have fiberglass will it be strong enough to support the shocks?
@@michaelromer2016The amount of pressure necessary is constant. The effectiveness of the strut changes with the distances from the hinge point. If you place the mount further (not past 2/3rds the distance of the length of the lid) out the lid, drastically changes the weight the piston has to offset. try holding a baseball bat at the handle knob with two fingers and hold it out, straight arm. I'm betting you can't. Now try holding the bat almost half way out, also straight armed. Wow you got stronger!!! NOPE!! constant strength!! changed the fulcrum point. LEVERAGE is awesome! Physics 101
Greg, these little beauties all stainless inside and out. Best of the best. I'll never recommend anything non-stainless to go into the boat Please hit that subscribe button! Thanks!
The reason I watched this was to see how to properly measure the task. If I wanted to watch someone mumble and blather on and on about the unimportant details, I'd have recorded my idiot brother
I like those shocks. In my experience, mounting the shocks down by the hinge puts a lot of stress on the hinge and causes premature failure of materials. Mounting them in the middle of the sun pad gives more push on the way up and prevents it from slamming. Our Supra had all of the shocks mounted at the mid point of all of the hatches.
Agreed, the hatch mount location is way too low to use physics properly.
Was there anything behind the fiberglass on the lower bracket for the screws to anchor to? If I only have fiberglass will it be strong enough to support the shocks?
One with higher newton rate would work better as they are supposed to resist when you close the lid. Cheers
Very true. These in a pair appear to be really strong. I tested just one today and it holds the rear lid up very well.
@@michaelromer2016The amount of pressure necessary is constant. The effectiveness of the strut changes with the distances from the hinge point. If you place the mount further (not past 2/3rds the distance of the length of the lid) out the lid, drastically changes the weight the piston has to offset. try holding a baseball bat at the handle knob with two fingers and hold it out, straight arm. I'm betting you can't. Now try holding the bat almost half way out, also straight armed. Wow you got stronger!!! NOPE!! constant strength!! changed the fulcrum point. LEVERAGE is awesome! Physics 101
It's funny the video title is "Installation of Marine Gas Shocks", and the only part that you DON'T show is the actual installation of the shocks.
It's an issue. Shouldn't slam shut for sure. If hand in wrong place there could be a painfull outcome.
Gas shocks?
Maybe I need add this keyword for my propagandas😂
We always name it gas spring😢
Expensive because it’s a marine supplier! Cost a lot less buying regular gas struts, nitride coated for 1/3 the price. Just sayin.
Greg, these little beauties all stainless inside and out. Best of the best. I'll never recommend anything non-stainless to go into the boat Please hit that subscribe button! Thanks!
The reason I watched this was to see how to properly measure the task. If I wanted to watch someone mumble and blather on and on about the unimportant details, I'd have recorded my idiot brother
Dang bro. Not all boats are the same. Plus, I rewatched it again and all those likes from people seem to paint a different picture.