Gas Assist Struts on Front Cargo Box

falcon1970
falcon1970 Member Posts: 758
in Modifications & Upgrades
Somewhere I have seen a picture of an TAB 400 aluminum front cargo box with a gas assist strut mounted in the center of the lid.  I don't think it was a retrofit.  I might have seen it in a YouTube video of someone's new 400.  Does anyone know if this is new with the 2020 TAB 400's?  Seems like a good idea but there are several thousand types of struts on the market and it doesn't need to be a strong lift strength for that light box lid.

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  • falcon1970
    falcon1970 Member Posts: 758
    OK, I found the video showing that gas strut!  It was  2020 T@B 400 BoonDock Lite - w/"The Air Force Guy"               
    Right near the beginning of his video.
  • GatorEgg
    GatorEgg Member Posts: 482
    Is the lid on a 400 really that heavy to need a lift?  Ugh.
    2022 TAB 400 Boondock, 2019 Toyota Tacoma Sport 4x4
    2018 TAB 320 Boondock (previous)
    Odessa, Fl.  

  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    No, @GatorEgg, it’s really not heavy. It just won’t stay up. I keep a yellow plastic tent peg in the tub and I wedge it into one rear corner of the tub to hold the lid up. It works. 
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”

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