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DeeZee's tailgate-lowering system is the safe way to lower your vehicle's heavy tailgate. Expertly designed and built to last, Tailgate Assist controls the drop of your tailgate, preventing injuries and making loading and unloading easier.
Features:
DeeZee's Tailgate Assist makes it much easier and safer to lower your heavy tailgate. It helps to prevent injuries and makes opening your tailgate easier on your back, arms and shoulders.
This tailgate-lowering system is custom designed for your vehicle's factory tailgate cable. It uses a shock absorber as well as a ball-and-socket connection at the truck to make opening your tailgate smooth and easy.
The Tailgate Assist is built to last. It's carefully tested to make sure it will stand up to heavy use. Installing a Tailgate Assist takes just a few minutes using the included hardware, and you don't have to drill into your truck bed. Only one Tailgate Assist kit is necessary for your tailgate. Just install it on one side of your tailgate, and you're good to go.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Ellen: Hey everyone, I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Dee Zee Tailgate Assist custom tailgate lowering system. Now, this is a custom fit for the 2019 through 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 and the Chevy Silverado 1500.So basically, this is just going to help us lower our tailgate without it just slamming down. And then also it helps to make it a smooth operation to put it back up into place. So it prevents any kind of injuries from that tailgate coming down too hard on your chest or your knee or whatever the case might be. It also prevents it from knocking into anything that you might have hitched up to your trailer and just allows that tailgate to come down nice and easy.There's no drilling required with this.
They're really easy install. Basically, you're just going to replace the bolt that holds your cable in place. So you'll take that out, put this bracket over in place, and then replace that nut, so then your cable still attaching there, and just below it, we'll have our shock, which snaps onto this little ball joint. And then the other end will snap onto this bracket, which actually goes on our tailgate. And it just installs with some of the pre-existing hardware there.
Then it does come with instructions to lay out how that all that connects together, but basically, that's the idea is that we'll just have these two connection points. And actually, it probably would help if I did it the other way. Cause it has this little band that expands out and lets it drop down on that ball joint. So it does kind of want to turn, and since this isn't installed, it makes it a little bit more difficult to show you. But...there we go.So this is mounted upon that cable tie.
This is mounted upon your tailgate so that stretches out as you drop your tailgate down and then comes back to rest whenever it's fully upright. This little piece is just a piece of Mylar to help prevent any kind of rubbing from those components as they go past each other. So pretty easy to install. Just takes a few tools to undo the pre-existing hardware and get everything in place, but no modifications to your truck. If you do decide that you don't want it, you can always just take it off, and you're not changing anything about the vehicle.
So not voiding any warranties or anything like that, but again, it just helps that tailgate to drop down easily, and it makes loading things into your truck a little bit easier there as well. It should last for a long time since it has been tested extensively. And it does have a three-year limited warranty from Dee Zee. But that's going to do it for our look at the Dee Zee Tailgate Assist custom tailgate lowering system for the GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado..
Ratings & Reviews
I love the fact that it helps with lowering but wish it assisted with the lift.
I installed one on my Sierra 2011 and I think it could be a little more damping, the gate drops a little hard to my liking, but after I installed a Easy lift (pn 74211 installed without difficulty) , it is perfect.
This one for F150, I will try to install on my Ranger 2011
Tailgate kit arrived,early, installed saturday,simple toinstall, now tailgate drops at controlled rate,smooth,safe,no more holding as it opens.
Deezee Tailgate Assist Tailgate : still doing its job. Has lost a little of its zing, so I'll have to see if there's adjustment for that. Installation was easy enough and functioned just as desired (no more tailgate slamming by girlfriend while I'm holding her plants...)
Great tailgate lift. Easy to install and use. I would buy it again.
Now I can drop the tailgate and it won’t drop like a sack of rice! Installation is easy until I cut off the washer on the cable bolt only to realize that I don’t need to cut it. Got a replacement washer from O’Reillys. Read and understand the instructions, do not rush it.
Does not have the capability I hoped for, the tailgate still drops too fast with too much force.
Was easy to install but needs to be designed stronger.
This product is the easiest to install and most helpful to use modification on my truck, for the price...the return on investment is excellent. I've ordered and installed these tailgate assists on four different Ford Superdutys and every one of them has worked so well that I, well, installed them on four of my trucks! It's a pleasure to just pop the tailgate latch and let go as the tailgate slowly lowers itself, especially helpful when my hands/arms are full with something...Kudos to the inventor!!
Very easy to install. seems to slow down the tailgate in a good way
Simple install item. Seems well made. Fast delivery from etrailer.
2020 Ford Ranger. Tailgate damper works as described. Instructions not completely accurate or detailed, but the damper is a simple install. Tailgate uses a T50 bolt head and takes some torque to remove, but follow the instructions of removing only one at a time and replace with the provided hex head screws. The truck bed bolt (the one reused) required a T45 bit (not the T50 in the instructions). The install of the upper damper bracket again was simple but the instructions did not state where the original flat washer was to be re-installed or not. I put it on the outside of the bracket. Popped the damper on the attachment point. Done.
Relatively easy to install.
1st timers should allow atleast 30 mins.
In operation:
Just pop the tailgate handle & let-go
the tailgate opens nicely w/o your
assistance.
(note: light weight Ram gate)
On Installation:
the nut assembly, for the tailgate empty
hole insertion, may need just a tap w/a
hammer to enter the hole; I know I had
to tap it.
Finally, I hope the spring clips in the ball
joint of the pump hold up under regular
use... time will tell.
Also, the clear protective mylar?
If, it's the 3x5 piece of paper I found in
item box; I couldn't peel it.
Satisfied & thanks!
Rob
I purchased this Dee Zee lowering system and the Tailgate Easy Lift together and installed them both. I found that having both the lift and lowering helped me greatly. And the best thing is they do not interfere with each other at all. On the lowering system I could not use the top washer because it moved the nut out too far and was rubbing the tailgate, NP. On the easy life, I drilled the holes and then turned my drill bit to where the holes was angled a little to match the torque rod, which made the installation a whole bunch easier . And greased all connection areas on both products. Thanks for sell these products and making it easier for me and my tailgate. And they work great together.......2007 GMC Classic Truck
Came in a day early. Installed it in less than 1 hour. Definitely makes the heavy Steel body super duty tailgate much better by a slow no hands smooth drop.
It works as advertised. It’s nice not having to fight with the weight of my F250’s tailgate. Also, I appreciate the installation videos. Made for an easy install.
I had this on my old truck. Ilike it so much that I install it on my truck that I just got.When my grandchildren are around the tailgate I feel good knowing that the tailgate will not slam down hurting them
As installed the lowering assist is at a very steep angle. The tailgate is very heavy.
I question if it will last a couple of years. Why not have one on each side of the tailgate
Purchased this for my 2020 Ford SuperDuty pickup tailgate. While the body skin on this vehicle is aluminum, and in my advancing years the tailgate seems to have gotten heavier as time has gone on. Watched the product and installation video on etrailer’s website prior to purchasing and figured it should help, and it does. Maybe doesn’t slow the decent when lowering as much as shown in the video but it is a definite improvement. Installation was straight forward and well explained in the included instructions. The kit did not however include the referred to bottle of thread locker, but I had one in the cabinet in my workspace. Over I am very pleased with both the product and the always satisfactory customer service from etrailer who will continue to be my go to for truck and trailer related accessories and upgrade items.
Easy to install and work better than factory assist.
A must-have for your tailgate. My 2021 GMC Sierra has the optional kicker speaker system which added weight to the tailgate. The tailgate assist does really a good job in slowing it down when opening.
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