Gas Springs & Lift Supports
Boot, bonnet and hatch lift supports quoted on force, stroke, extended length and the two end fittings, all four together. Total length on its own says almost nothing: two supports with the same overall length can carry different loads and mount differently.
Also searched as: gas strut, tailgate lift support, boot gas spring, bonnet strut
Send a drawing, a sample or an OE number and we quote this part type to it. The selection data below is what the quote is built from.
What decides the price
In order of impactThe force rating sets the price and the fit. A support that is too strong will not let the lid close; too weak and it drops on the third cold morning.
Stroke is the travel, extended length is the mounting distance. They are separate fields and both are needed.
Ball socket, eyelet, stud or clevis. The fitting plus the mounting centre distance decides whether it is a bolt-on.
Worth checking before you order
Length matches, force does not. That is the usual reason a new support feels wrong from the first day.
Supports are directional. Fitted upside down, the rod seal runs dry and the life is measured in weeks.
Selection data
Confirmed per orderQuoted to your specification
Send a drawing or a samplePart numbers for this subcategory are quoted to order. Send the size, grade and finish you need, or a drawing, and we quote against that.
Questions
Do you publish the force rating?+
When the part number is confirmed. We do not guess a force from a length.
Can the ends be changed?+
End fittings are quoted with the support. Send the old fitting type or a photo with a ruler.
Send the specification, not the product name.
Grade, size, thread standard and coating are what a quote is built from. A product name alone produces a price that changes twice before the order.