Orion Motor Tech Truck Tailgate Assist, Pickup Tailgate Lift Assist Kit, Tailgate Shock Truck Accessories Compatible with Ford 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 F250 F350 F450 Super Duty

Honestly very impressed with this kit. I never leave reviews but I have to for this. Cheap and very nicely packaged. Comes with detailed picture instructions and is very easy to install. I have a 2011 f150 with a heavy step tailgate with 0 support left in it as the brackets broken, now with this I can open the handle and let the tailgate drop with no hands and it slowly drops. Highly recommend

I ordered this for a 2014 F250. Very pleased with the price and quality. Instructions were provided and very adequate for installation. I am ordering a second one to place on the passenger side of the tailgate. The tailgate I have has a fold down step and grab bar to climb into the bed. Pickup is a crew cab with 4 wheel drive. Tailgate is very heavy. One assist mechanism works good and slows down the drop of the tailgate. I think a second one would slow it down better where my adult daughter could easily operate the tailgate.

First of all. Before it broke, this tailgate assist device worked perfectly. Lowered tailgate 3 times since installation and pin broke from weld. 1 Month update. Bracket broke within a week. Contacted seller and they sent me a replacement within a week. Very good customer service. Thank you.

The mounting plates fit perfectly and installation straightforward. I encountered two issues: 1. I was unable to remove the T50 and T30 Torx bolts without using a bit and large rachet (which luckily i already own), you need more leverage than the provided wrench enables 2. Once the bottle opener was removed i faced the choice of re-inserting the bolts to fill the holes or buy two plugs. I opted to buy plugs (picture attached) once installed the tail gate opens so much better without worrying about it dropping.

Since these were only 20 dollars a piece I went ahead and ordered and installed 2. I tried the tailgate after the drivers side was installed. It slowed the tailgate opening considerably. Not much help with closing the tailgate but everything worked as it should. After the passenger side was installed it is much slower to open. Still no difference in closing. There are slight clearance issues with the passenger side installed when the tailgate is almost closed. It would probably be fine with just one shock. Given the price of this kit and how easy it was to install, I'm happy I got two. I'll keep looking at it to see if I can locate and eliminate the friction I'm currently experiencing. I will update this review if/when I figure it out. Overall this seems like a quality kit for the money.

Fit good, instructions work, prevents the tailgate from slamming. These items are notorious for having failing shocks so we will see but I've used the tailgate probably 20 times now since install and works as intended. It just got cold here so we will see if it survives the winter. Price was ok.

I bought this because My wife was always complaining it was too loud when I opened the tailgate. She has been so happy with it and it was really easy to install. Good quality shock. It's just enough for a soft-open but does not take excessive force to close. Installation took 15 minutes with the included hardware. Good value, a factory option like this would have cost me $500.

Update 11/16/2023: The seller has reached out to me and issued a full refund. I am updating this review just to include this information. Due to the good customer service, I am changing my rating from 1 star to 4 stars. Keep in mind, they did not ask me to change my review, nor was it a condition of my refund to do so. All they did was reach out and ask if I wanted a refund or a new product, I opted for the refund since I had already purchased a new tailgate assist of a different brand for my truck. The original review remains unedited below. Obviously, I was pretty angry when I wrote it, but I'm happy everything worked out in the end. I bought one of these a few months ago for my 2004 GMC Sierra 1500. It worked alright for a while, until it didn't. Several weeks ago, it completely stopped working. I opened my tailgate and let it fall, as I had grown accustomed to doing, and the tailgate slammed down with zero resistance. After returning to this page and noticing some of the absolutely ridiculous claims this company is making, I decided to make a review on it. 1) Despite what they're telling you, it's not going to make it easier to close your tailgate, it only slows the tailgate down when you open it and helps prevent it from slamming (Until it breaks, that is). 2) Claiming it (and I quote) "extend(s) the service life of the entire back end of your vehicle" is such an insanely outrageous claim that it's almost humorous. I don't think I need to elaborate on that. 3) "Rest Easy: This will be the only tailgate shock your truck will ever need. Tested and durable" How much testing did it take to make a product that completely fails after a few months? 4) "Orion Motor Tech backs it with a lifetime warranty and after-sales service." Conveniently, there doesn't seem to be any contact information listed where I could take advantage of this "lifetime warranty" and get a replacement for my faulty product. And with a $20 price tag, they're clearly bluffing anyway. Surely if you backed your product and did that much testing to ensure your product was extremely durable, you'd provide contact information or some kind of instruction to talk to customer service, right? Because if you have a superior product, you know not many people will need it, but out of the few that would, it's all about customer feedback. But if you make claims like this and don't back it up, obviously it's because your product is trash. Overall, ignoring the fact that it didn't last very long at all, I actually liked this product a lot. Initially when I installed it, the support cable on the tailgate would get pushed out of the gap, to where it was sticking outside, as some others have mentioned. Turns out it was just because I tightened one of the bolts when it was supposed to be left loose, and loosening the bolt fixed the problem. As tempted as I am to buy another one of these for only $20, I don't see the point in waiting for it to break. If I have to cradle my tailgate every time I open it, anticipating that inevitable moment it stops working, then what's the point in using this product in the first place? Overall, I would not recommend this product. If you do buy it, buy it as a gift for someone you don't like, and in a few months they'll slam their tailgate when the product fails.

don't buy don't as work how they say it does tail gate still drops hard

Fácil instalación

No me ayudó en nada en mi F250 modelo de 1997 a 2003, la tapa sigue bajando de golpe y sigue costando bastante subirla, no quiero gastar más pero a lo mejor necesitaba dos de estos y dudo que aún así pueda ayudar en algo notabe.

Super simple to install and works great. Instructions were good with pictures and simple wording. Made a huge difference in my tailgate.

Muy bien y fácil de poner