utfan

what is the technical name for the things that hold up the rear door??? and where can i get them?


(be jealous of meh doggy)

EUGENE the JEEP

struts,parts store

CodeXJ

Autozone or any decent parts store will have them.

Nice doggie.

xj_maniac_newb

strange how everyone else has problems with their hatch not wanting to stay open and i have to slam mine just to get it not to slap me in the face

utfan

so they are called struts right. and thanks for quick reply

jmm0122

Hatch or liftgate lift supports. 20 bucks a piece at the autoparts store.

utfan

kooo thanks guys

Gatchmo5710

ive heard them as liftgate supports. Great looking lab!! I have 2, yellow and black!

CodeXJ

I know what you mean. Darn thing rebounded back up and caught me in the back of the head. Freaking hurt. Oddly enough, the rust bucket I just test drove had enough spring in it's struts to pop the hatch open going down the road. Pre-96 has better struts, maybe?

jmm0122

Have you tried adjusting the stops in? My 95 used to do the same thing, until i adjusted them.

xj_maniac_newb

nope, didnt even know it had em, and yeah the 84-96 hold up better. the 97-01 have a metal hatch while the 84-96 has a fiberglass one....still seen some alot of the 84-96 where you open the hatch and it falls on your head in the JY

CodeXJ

I didn't realize it was fiberglass. Heh, should have noticed that when I realized the only rust-free part of my parts jeep was the hatch.

jmm0122

These should adjust, or at least they did on my 95. They had a bolt in the center that you could loosen to adjust out or tighten to adjust in. It might be the same for you 96 but im not 100% sure.

And that dog is awesome.

Dugualla

Looks like 3/4 or 1" PVC pipe, about 4 ft long. Nice dog