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JR Products gas shock replaces 1 worn or damaged shock on your RV entry door or storage doors. Durable black-nitride finished gas shock measures 11.30" compressed, 20" extended, and has 60 lbs of force.
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When replacing gas shock on your vehicle or RV, you will want to make sure you are buying a replacement with the exact same extended length, compressed length, and pounds of force. This information is usually printed on the shock. Lengths are measured from the center of the ball joint used for mounting. If you are planning on installing gas shocks on something for the first time, identifying the shock you need requires fairly complex initial calculations, so be sure to do your research to avoid purchasing a shock that will not fit your application.
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Michael: Hi there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to take a quick look at this gas shock. This shock is going to replace a worn out or damaged shock on your RV entry door or storage door to make sure that those doors are functioning properly, again, making it easier for you to open and harder for it to slam shut, causing injury or anything like that. So this is going to have an overall length right about 20 inches when we measure from the center of one eye opening to the center of the other. It's right about 20 inches.
When it's compressed, it's going to go down to about 11 5/16 of an inch, so will be quite a bit shorter for you, but will compress.It's got a force of 60 pounds. So when we compress it, it will take up to 60 pounds to make sure that it will compress. This is a black nitride shock, so it's going to do a good job for you. The eye holes on each end are right at 5/16 of an inch, so it should work with your current hardware to get this installed and make sure that your doors are operating the way they should. So that's going to complete our look for today.
Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (271 Customer Reviews)
JR Products gas shock replaces 1 worn or damaged shock on your RV entry door or storage doors. Durable black-nitride finished gas shock measures 11.30" compressed, 20" extended, and has 60 lbs of force.I don't know that the item is excellent. The gas shock has a simple job and I assume that it will do it. (haven't installed it yet) I've been very happy with etrailer in the past, and I assume that will continue. So, the item itself gets 3 stars (average). etrailer gets 5 stars (excellent). :-)
I didn't order the attaching hardware because I didn't know what they are called! I'm new at RV'ing.
Very weak didn’t work for my application
Great customer service!
Fabulous customer service. The item was on back order and they kept in contact to update me. I was shocked at how responsive the company was.
WE saved a bit of money instead of buying from a hot tub company for our lid lift. Extremely quick shipping.
Brooke M.
4/18/2023
oh, no, and blank review! If you would like to add any comments, I am all ears.
Exactly what I needed for my Kwik Kamp motorcycle trailer! It's nice to share information in our group when we find parts to use for our discontinued campers.
This fit my 05 Bigfoot 9.6 camper door with about 3/8 compression left. This is the shock you want. It has a slow open feature and does not slam the door open possibly risking tearing the mounts off. So no worries about people who just open the door and head out. We used to have to coax the door open. Not you can let go of it. Love this shock!!
The Stabilus shock holding the 22" door of our bumper pull trailer open was weak. Mild wind would push it shut. This shock fit right onto the existing ball joints. A small blade screwdriver pried the "c" clip back, allowing me to slip the socket over the ball, and the clip snapped into place. Maybe 30 seconds and the shock was installed.
The biggest challenge was determining what force I needed in the replacement. The existing shock had the model information scraped away where it rubbed on the door threshold. No where could I find on the etrailer site what force a small door shock should be. I ended up chatting with an RV service tech I know, who looked it up in his parts catalog. Turns out 10 lb force is standard except for large RV doors. I would suggest etrailer.com add this information on their online catalog. Maybe it's there and I couldn’t' find it? "Gas shock force needed for RV doors."
Overall, I was satisfied with the process as well as as quality and condition of the door opener. I was fortunate that the opener fit correctly. There was some dissatisfaction that your web site offered little in the way of cross-reference data for a direct replacement with the existing opener on my trailer. Also, considering that the item was in stock, delivery took longer than I had anticipated.
Just received and put on today. The gas shocks vey easy to replace. Doors on rv are open and staying open by the shocks. When the other door shock need replacement. I will be buying same product.
Great customer service and prompt delivery.
I haven't installed them yet but look to be the exact replacement part for the current ones in my camper.
These shocks made my RV cabinet door stay up like new again!
It was just what l needed to hold up bed storage work great
It didn't fit the camper door swivel pin properly. Head of hinge too big so door wouldn't shut. Went back to Lakota Horse trailer and ordered the part. I don't believe you had stock that would have worked. Thanks for asking.
We use these on our tool boxes and they work great.
Worked as advertised. Easy installation. Used on an under-bed storage box in my RV.
Placed my order on a Monday and received it on Wednesday. Live chat helped me find the correct Gas Shock. It was a perfect match!!
Didn't work, until I realized the post couplings would screw off the OEM and screw on this new unit. Door wouldn't shut until I changed out this hardware. Now it is perfect! The couplings that come with the unit were too large for my door. All good now, perfect fit. 2020 Thor Citation 24ST.
The selection process was easy to follow. I needed gas struts with a greater lift capacity for our under bed storage due to the addition of a memory foam mattress. I was able to select a strut pair with the proper length and extension from the website. The struts were received quickly and were exactly what I needed. The bed now raises gently and remains elevated.
Whole process went smoothly. I would not hesitate to use etrailer again in the fiture
The product you sent does not comply with the listed specifications; that is, the extended length is 18.5", not 18", and the compressed length is not 11.5"; rather, the length is 12". Bottom line: when installed my door will not close.
Easy installation and works great!
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David B.
8/26/2022
Hey James, what where you using it for!? Its designed for RV doors and similar applications. I might be able to find something to get you a solution. Key work might