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Old 02-23-2017, 07:13 PM   #1
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2016 Forester, gas lifts for bed board

Has anyone installed gas lifts for the bed board in a 2016 Forester 3051S?

If you have, what pound of gas lifts did you use? I.E., 30, 40 lb lifts.

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Old 02-24-2017, 10:08 AM   #2
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Am also wanting to do this on my 26BH. Would welcome any suggestions and hints on how to do this.
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Old 02-25-2017, 06:20 PM   #3
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Installed a set of these on my full size non-factory queen bed. Huge improvement, but am now planning to add a 3rd shock in the middle. The new mattress is quite a bit heavier than the (garbage) mattress that came with my trailer. As a result, it lifts fairly easily, but just barely holds it. I would post some pics, but trailer is in winter storage. Plan on lots of extra reinforcement where the shock mounts to the "box" frame below the bed, as they are usually pretty flimsy. "Screw and glue" any wood that you are using to greatly increase the strength of the mounts.

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