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Laz mod
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:53 pm
by malexander24
I added some gas shocks to the laz cover. It will only come up 90 deg, but it won't fall on my head either.
Re: Laz mod
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:14 pm
by russp
Hi, thanks very much for this info. Can you please note the extended and fully retracted lengths of the gas struts you used. I have wanted to do this for ages but couldn't work out what length struts to use and where.
Many thanks
Russ Peel
Avalon. #150
Re: Laz mod
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:38 pm
by malexander24
I originally bought 20", 20# struts from West Marine. They were too long. I also got the support brackets from them too. Originally they would not close all the way. So I jammed myself into the locker. They were bottoming out just a bit but they were too long and I think too light. At this time I only had one side on. We went to the auto parts store and got some 17" struts rated for 30-39#. This worked much better. If I was an mechanical engineer, I might have had an easier time understanding exactly what was going on. I wish I could have gotten the lid to open up a few more inches but I will need to engineer that at a later time. I hope that help. If you have more specific questions, feel free.
Mark Alexander
Kerr Lake, NC
"M & M",#162