Dee Zee tailgate assist

07MegaCabRam · Sep 10, 2016

I just installed one for my brother in law. He was gonna get a Silverado and I steered him right toward Ram. He loved it and bought it.

I installed one yesterday for him.. the one he got, was a bit different than the others I have installed. He had you remove the drive side tailgate cable all together. The shock upper mount bolts into that same hole. Thought that was kind of weird.

07MegaCabRam · Sep 10, 2016

mh3c said:
I ordered one off Amazon from CarID. My 14 year old son installed it in 10 minutes because he was bored.

Sounds like your son is a car guy.

Most of these kids reach for a tablet when they are bored.
:peace:

Mickinohio · Sep 10, 2016

Just ordered from Amazon . Kept telling me it wouldn't fit my 2016 Outdoorsman , but it will fit the SLT

. 25 bucks and free shipping . Best having the tailgate drop on the grandkids head !!!

07MegaCabRam · Sep 10, 2016

Let me know if they did the change from the drivers cable removal for you as well..

thanks

Mickinohio · Sep 10, 2016

I must have missed a post . What type of change am I looking for ? Should be here mid week.

R.L.K. · Sep 10, 2016

Mickinohio said:
I must have missed a post . What type of change am I looking for ? Should be here mid week.

Post 41 above

Mickinohio · Sep 10, 2016

Will do. Thanks.

AzRam1500 · Sep 11, 2016

I just installed one a week ago. Had me remove the upper cable mount on the driver's side as well.

R.L.K. · Sep 11, 2016

AzRam1500 said:
I just installed one a week ago. Had me remove the upper cable mount on the driver's side as well.

No , no. ,no lol . The post 41 says it had him remove the cable all together , not just the mount.
Am I reading that correctly ?

OutLore · Sep 13, 2016

MaxSteelRam said:
does anyone have a noisy / grindy kind of sounding shock?

MaxSteelRam said:
brand new install, everything tight.. did it from the very first tailgate drop

Mine was the same. Dee Zee customer support was uninterested to put it nicely. Just kept telling me it didn't affect the performance of the shock. Eventually told me to return it - which I did (got it through Amazon). :flipthebird:

Shocking customer care to be honest - they make a point about going to them first before returning the unit (says that in big letters on the instructions) then just say that I have to live with it, or send it back to the seller.

Hoping the replacement will be better.

DavidN · Sep 13, 2016

Mine's working flawless and I love it!

Ram_Fish1 · Sep 13, 2016

OutLore said:
Mine was the same. Dee Zee customer support was uninterested to put it nicely. Just kept telling me it didn't affect the performance of the shock. Eventually told me to return it - which I did (got it through Amazon).

Shocking customer care to be honest - they make a point about going to them first before returning the unit (says that in big letters on the instructions) then just say that I have to live with it, or send it back to the seller.

Hoping the replacement will be better.

I assume so, and not being a smart *** at all, but Did you try adding some oil too it?
And working it a few times perhaps wasn't oiled in production. I haven't had this issue with either of the 2 I have had.

R.L.K. · Sep 13, 2016

Mine works Great !

Still suprized each time I open the tailgate!

07MegaCabRam · Sep 13, 2016

It's a single mono-tube style strut - can't add oil.

I had a nutsert come loose on my old truck called them. They sent an entire hardware package for free. It was everything but the shock/strut..

Their customer service is very good.

My brother in law who I installed the new one for isn't going to use the truck too much for stuff, so the driver side missing the cable isn't going to be a big deal..

I kind of like how I have two and retained that cable...
But I am sure the strut is doing the same thing..

Ram_Fish1 · Sep 13, 2016

07MegaCabRam said:
It's a single mono-tube style strut - can't add oil.

If this ^^^ is true, then where are you supposed to use the provided oil that comes with it in package? I have not used it but assumed it was for the strut.

R.L.K. · Sep 13, 2016

Only liquid that came with my Dee Zee tailgate assist kit was thread locker for the ball stud install ?

R.L.K. · Sep 13, 2016

Is this what your kit looked like ?

Ram_Fish1 · Sep 13, 2016

R.L.K. said:
Only liquid that came with my Dee Zee tailgate assist kit was thread locker for the ball stud install ?

Haha, See what happens when something looks so simple you glaze over the instructions and assume that's small blue tube of oil for future rather than reading all the details. Thank you sir, I now know that's a tube of thread locker in top of my tool box then.
And I need to possible take off ball stud and apply properly.
Wasn't even here to learn anything tonite and accidentally did. Haha

Mickinohio · Sep 20, 2016

Finally received mine today . 10 minutes and done and I am mechanically impaired !! Well worth the 25 bucks.

Mickinohio · Sep 20, 2016

Received and installed in 10 minutes today . The only thing the instructions show to remove is the lock tab on the drivers side cable , but it tells you to replace the cable back in the same position , minus the lock tab.

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