Cans work on other things?

[winksta]

ok i recently got a vertical door kit but the shocks didnt come with it....as i said in earlier posts i have a 1988 honda crx.... would an air cylinder work if i put one in the place of the gas shock absorber? im finding it hard to find a gas shock aborber for the hindges i got..... cause as right now i was just going to see if i could use the hindges without the gas shcoks.... so basically id have to hold the door up when i get in and hold it and when i lowered it id have to be careful and let it down slow..... can anyone help me?

[wysiwyg]

I dont think you want it to open THAT fast. Try a linear actuator instead. Less work, and less parts required.

[meade916]

true.....even at low air pressure levels if you hit that switch it would probably be WAY to fast.

[fbiphil]

You could run smaller line (down to 1/8") to make it slower, but the main problem would be finding room for the air cylinder!  Those gas struts that come with the lambo kits have a lot of pressure in them to lift that door.  An air cylinder with a 1" bore would be easy to mount, but I don't know if it would be strong enough at 150 psi to lift the door properly.  And going bigger on the cylinder diameter will probably give you clearance issues...

I think a linear actuator would be a smarter, more efficient way to go.  Good luck either way!

-Phil at FBI