I put a set of the cheap ones they sell at Pep Boys on my old Saab 900, and they lasted as long as I owned the car (5 years) without losing strength, and now have a set on my crx with 9 months on them, and they still work great. I only have to lift the hatch about half way, and the struts take it the rest without my help.
------------------ Nicholas Crego Yellow 88 CRX Si Commercial Instrument, Single and Multiengine Rated Pilot, Certificated Flight Instructor. -----Original Message----- From: Nathan Boyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:39 AM To: Nicholas Crego Subject: Re: CRX: hydraulift hatch lifts Definately true, but spending $20 every 3 months because nobody makes decent struts any more, gets awfully annoying... -Nate Ex-91 Dx-R owner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Crego" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:04 AM Subject: RE: CRX: hydraulift hatch lifts > Or, you could just drop $20 on new struts from any auto parts store. > Most of the time, you only need one, and then you know your car is > right, and not MacGuyvered together. > > ------------------ > Nicholas Crego > Yellow 88 CRX Si > Commercial Instrument, Single and Multiengine Rated Pilot, > Certificated Flight Instructor. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of John Urch > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 6:32 PM > To: Nathan Boyd > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: CRX: hydraulift hatch lifts > > > Or you can drill a hole in the strut body just below the base of the > piston when fully extended, this will allow you to slip a small allen > key or small screwdriver through the strut and hold the piston > extended........ Just make sure you take the strut off the car first > so that you can empty the fluid out. >
