rear trunk gas strut modification?, Tips, parts, location. Options

[ri914]

Anyone build, design or make a gas strut conversion to raise the rear trunk?

Thanks!

[screenguy914]

Not sure everyone knows this, but was reading the rod end of the strut should be installed so it's lower than the housing. However, in most photos I've seen, the ends are swapped. Maybe the reason some don't last as long?

https://www.asraymond.com/gas-spring-proper-orientation.html
and
https://youtu.be/Dqh8Iy750Ho

Sherwood

[scallyk9]

Not sure everyone knows this, but was reading the rod end of the strut should be installed so it's lower than the housing. However, in most photos I've seen, the ends are swapped. Maybe the reason some don't last as long?

https://www.asraymond.com/gas-spring-proper-orientation.html
and
https://youtu.be/Dqh8Iy750Ho

Sherwood

Thank you for this post. One of my 914s has a fiberglass rear trunk lid and a lightened GT style engine lid and I've used struts for both. Switching all three creates more clearance for the rear trunk lid against the rubber gasket and more clearance under the engine lid for the 3.2L's MAF sensor. The explanation of why the rod end should be down, in the link, makes a lot of sense but it is counterintuitive to what I had thought.

BTW, there is plenty of clearance with my Camp914 kit installed and if my aim with stowing the targa top is that far off, I'm nicking something anyway.