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RangerAJS

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I'm still trying to figure ut why you wouldn't put one on each side .... :muscle:
Some of these dampers are so powerful that putting two on each side might lift the back of the truck off the ground....?
 

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Some of these dampers are so powerful that putting two on each side might lift the back of the truck off the ground....?
That settles it, no damper for me ... it's hard enough to get this fat body into the bed ,,,, although, the Hard Tonnaeu I ordered comes with a long hook to get stuff out of the bed.:blush:
 
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I am honestly puzzled by this hatred on the dampers ... I have one on each side, and I'm a powerlifter ... and my truck has an steel tailgate.

We should work smarter, not harder!
 

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I am honestly puzzled by this hatred on the dampers ... I have one on each side, and I'm a powerlifter ... and my truck has an steel tailgate.

We should work smarter, not harder!
In America you would end that statement with:

Or I’ll break you like a twig! ?
 

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Not sure if this was already asked but cold weather performance of the damper has taken a nose dive, it takes 2x as long to drop the tailgate. has anyone installed a damper heater?
 

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Wrong line. YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH! Or a tailgate. :crackup:
You need to watch the movie again...early in the questioning, Caffey says he wants the truth, Jessop says You can’t handle the truth, blah, blah, blah. Later on, when pressed by Caffey: Did you order the code red?, the reply is You’re damn right I did!

Sure, the image I used is from the first exchange but it doesn’t fit the situation with TBR17 ordering a damper.

But, you’re right, it could also apply to that time when you asked Dave to help you with your tailgate. ?

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