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Installed press fit bushings and made new pins for the tailgate hinges Sunday. Tail gates are very smooth operating with no slop anymore.

Mine is still rattling pretty good but now I do hear an air leak I believe behind the cab somewhere. Can I pressurize the system with shop air to hunt the leak?.

Thanks for the tip, i'll look them up.

Possible 6 MRAP tire and wheel assemblies from Athens Alabama to southern Maryland if anyone coming back from the south. Thanks Steve.

Thanks peashooter, I saw mdmorganswife's truck there, looks really nice with that setup.

Anyone have a Deuce with MRAPs and 385"s and some pictures they could share of this setup. Did the rear hubs/wheels have to be reversed to mount the MRAPS?.Thinking about buying some soon. Thanks.

Thanks Pete. I thought it was a simple solution.

Exactly what I had in mind Gunfreak although I put reinforcement steel along the top and sides and boxed it in at the top, it will hold more weight than I will ever put on it. I will get a couple of these 3/4 spring latches and put on the inside to make it one piece if I need to.This gives the...

I even made it simpler.....works great as a two piece tailgate.....nice and easy....3hrs and little steel. I ordered some 11/16 od x 1/2 id bronze bushings for the tailgate hinges, we'll se if I can remove some of the slop in the pins. I like it.

Two piece works

I am going to take a good look at this this weekend.

I have seen springs listed at 90 to 180 degrees of travel/tension?. More info here Torsion Springs - Leg Configurations and http://www.springsfast.com/torsion-springs.php

Ramblin is ready....thanks I have not one but both shoulders destroyed from working on vehicles over the years so the Deuce tailgate is very painful for me to use.But I will not give up my big trucks so one of these ideas will be adopted. So no one likes my torsion spring idea?.

Then there is this kind Gorilla-Lift, Trailer Tailgate Lift Assist 180 degree rotation would let you use any ladders/steps you may have attached to the inner side of the tailgate. That would be preferred.

Another good idea Pete. I'll have to pull up my 5 gallon bucket and ponder some more.

I have thought about both hydraulics and linear actuators, actually at first, but I keep going back to some kind of torsion spring setup like on an enclosed trailer. Use the hinge pins to hold one spring on each side.

Yeah,..trying to avoid a hernia. I have thought about retractable cable setup or a small electric winch...who makes very small electric winches?.do you have a link to picture?.

It's. common part. Any good parts store should be able to match up something.

I have done my hood strut mod and they work great now I was wondering if anyone has put spring assist on the tailgate?. Maybe a couple torsion springs like on trailer ramps but smaller. The only thing that might cause a problem is the tailgate opening 180 degrees.

Welcome sir. You are going to need a truck to go along with that generator huh?:)