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Hard Cover ARE LSII Longer Support Struts

Discussion in 'Tonneau Covers, Caps and Shells' started by Leathermanwave, Apr 30, 2025.

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Apr 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM

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I got this 2010 short bed a little bit ago with an ARE LSII (LS2) 5140LS hard shell tonneau cover on it. Not entirely sure how I feel about the cover, but it is practical except I hated how little it opened. Since it looked like the gas struts were the only thing keeping it from opening further I got some longer replacements. I measured with the old struts off and just a bit over 20" seemed like the max length before I was fighting anything. Went with these Lift Supports Depot 19.7" 110lbs 10mm struts on Amazon.

https://a.co/d/gQ0zMV2

Turned out great, went from 22" of space above the tailgate to 32.5". So much easier to get things in and out. The 110lbs is definitely a little overkill though, it takes a decent amount of force to close but sure lifts up nice.

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