Rear Gate -Glass Lift Shocks

[LibertyMan02]

Likewise here My hood shocks are shot and the rear window is weak. (the hood actually has some weight to it. No plastic junk. Jeep at it's greatest.):gr_grin: I got mine at car quest. Will get them tomorrow. Hope they last. Was a little over $20 a pop.

 

[LibertyTC]

Update: It has been just under 3 months since I replaced the rear window shocks they work great!.
Here was the interesting test last night. I installed one of the weak old shocks back in on the left side and left new one the right, just before it went sub zero overnight!
Overnight in started early with freezing rain & then changed to snow.
So this AM with the rear window frozen & stuck together about the best it could be, I tested how it would work with only one new shock. It popped right open & some ice did go flying!
Of course I will take the old one out & replace it back to new.
This is just a note to others if they just may want to initially install only one new shock..
I say go for it! (of courses two new is better) but one really helps the other & picks up the pace nicely! :mexsmoke:

 

[ol-flattop]

You're telling me the rear glass should lift up ON ITS OWN?? I had no freaking idea.:happy175:

Well, there's a nice surprise. Looks like a trip to RockAuto for Monroe replacement shocks for me sometime soon!

 

[profdlp]

You're telling me the rear glass should lift up ON ITS OWN?? I had no freaking idea...

I remember the first telephoto lens I ever got back in my 35mm days. It was a Christmas present and I was not all that impressed when I went to try it out. Then I discovered that besides just twisting side to side for focus you could actually pull it OUT. Always kind of nice when you find out something can do more than it first seems to be able to. :happy175:

 

[John3seventeen]

Just step back when you open the glass the first time after installing! Or you might be really surprised!:happy175::gr_grin::ROFLJest:

 

[tommudd]

Just step back when you open the glass the first time after installing! Or you might be really surprised!:happy175::gr_grin::ROFLJest:

Depends on how long your nose is! :icon_lol:
And if you are Mehmet Ozyurek , STAND way back!! :happy175:

 

[Emoto]

Just got some new cylinders for my lift glass and hood, too! Thank you to all who pointed out how to deal with the little clip on the rear ones. Do ones on the hood use the same retention system?

 

[dude1116]

Just got some new cylinders for my lift glass and hood, too! Thank you to all who pointed out how to deal with the little clip on the rear ones. Do ones on the hood use the same retention system?

That would be correct!

 

[Emoto]

That would be correct!

Thank you, sir!

 

[Emoto]

Thanks again to all of you who posted in this very helpful thread.

Today, I installed the new cylinders on both my lift glass and the hood. Squirted a little white lithium grease in the socket holes before snapping them in place. What a breeze of a task.

And holy cow, you guys were not kidding about how motivated the glass now is to pop open!

 

[CalcityRenegade]

Thanks again to all of you who posted in this very helpful thread.

Today, I installed the new cylinders on both my lift glass and the hood. Squirted a little white lithium grease in the socket holes before snapping them in place. What a breeze of a task.

And holy cow, you guys were not kidding about how motivated the glass now is to pop open!

I must get this done, The rear glass will not even attempt to go up and the hood will not stay open even on a warm day!

 

[LibertyTC]

One thing I learned about the kJ hood is to put it all the way up!
Also- Don't stick your head deep in there, if your hood shocks are weak..ask me how I know...OUCH !
If you do replace them soon, I would like to hear an update how the new ones work at -35c
or when the hood is well covered in snow/ice, does it still hold the hood up?
I guess in reality it would be best to try to clear as much snow first.
I dont think the hood struts were really designed for the extra weight of snow anyways.

 

[CactusJacked]

I automatically brush the snow off the hood before opening so that the snow won't avalanche down onto the cowl area, and or spill into the engine bay/onto anything electrical, and cover the rubber seals where it can make them stick to the hood after a thaw/freeze cycle, and possibly tear the seals when opening the hood the next time.

 

[CalcityRenegade]

One thing I learned about the kJ hood is to put it all the way up!
Also- Don't stick your head deep in there, if your hood shocks are weak..ask me how I know...OUCH !
If you do replace them soon, I would like to hear an update how the new ones work at -35c
or when the hood is well covered in snow/ice, does it still hold the hood up?
I guess in reality it would be best to try to clear as much snow first.
I dont think the hood struts were really designed for the extra weight of snow anyways.

I had the latch come down on top of my head, Made me not so happy, The struts are a joke, The new ones should be a nice and needed upgrade.

 

[CactusJacked]

I had the latch come down on top of my head, Made me not so happy,

Did you have to buy a new latch, or just hammer it back straight? :happy175:

 

[dude1116]

New hood struts work great...ice on the hood and all I got the Monroes off of Rockauto.

 

[nullptr]

I put new struts on mine, as the old ones didn't hold the glass up at all. The glass does not open on it's own, I have to move it up by hand. I keep seeing people speaking like the glass should open on it's own. What gives?

 

[profdlp]

I put new struts on mine, as the old ones didn't hold the glass up at all. The glass does not open on it's own, I have to move it up by hand. I keep seeing people speaking like the glass should open on it's own. What gives?

Which ones did you install? My Monroe's will give you an uppercut like Joe Louis if you stand too close. :boxed:

 

[nullptr]

Which ones did you install? My Monroe's will give you an uppercut like Joe Louis if you stand too close.

Got them at Autozone. They do a good enough job of holding the glass up, but man, it's scary to close. I guess I'll try re-ordering some Monroe's on RockAuto. :shrug:

Edit: Ordered. Probably should have gone this route to begin with. I think the ones I bought are actually hood lifts, although they are the right length.

 

[Leeann]

Which ones did you install? My Monroe's will give you an uppercut like Joe Louis if you stand too close. :boxed:

Mine are the same.