cheep seat struts on amazon

[balconio 606]

just wanted to throw this out there- i got a pair of 60lb gas struts on Amazon for $16.99, both my 312-8's needed them. they are the correct length/strength for this use and have eye ends, not ball ends like a lot of other gas struts. happy hunting. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072FJSTTG

 

 

[tom2p 2,394]

6 hours ago, balconio said:

just wanted to throw this out there- i got a pair of 60lb gas struts on Amazon for $16.99, both my 312-8's needed them. they are the correct length/strength for this use and have eye ends, not ball ends like a lot of other gas struts. happy hunting. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072FJSTTG

 

 

nice find !

 

btw - ensure rans dipstick is oriented correctly and the one seat support spring does not contact the top of the dipstick 

[balconio 606]

On 11/29/2019 at 10:18 PM, tom2p said:

nice find !

 

btw - ensure rans dipstick is oriented correctly and the one seat support spring does not contact the top of the dipstick 

thx man- i have a solution to replace those seat springs which involves cutting down some rubber seat "springs" from a Deere tractor. also a cheep amazon score:

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HCTCNM9

 

[tunahead72 2,553]

On 12/2/2019 at 11:00 AM, balconio said:

thx man- i have a solution to replace those seat springs which involves cutting down some rubber seat "springs" from a Deere tractor. also a cheep amazon score:

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HCTCNM9

 

 

Any updates on this project? 

 

[balconio 606]

Yeah, the rubber deals were way too stiff so I kept the coil springs. I tried drilling holes to see if Swiss cheesing them would soften things up but not even a bit. Oh well. The seat struts are still working great though!