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Trunk hatch doesn't open very quickly...

Azkyrie6

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With the stronger struts, I feel like a small child could hang from the open hatch, and it wouldn’t close.
i think this would be perfect for me. Drop my sister off at high school everyday. She gets her backpack out and slams the hatch I die a little inside each time
 
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With the stronger struts, I feel like a small child could hang from the open hatch, and it wouldn’t close.
Oh damn! I wouldn’t have thought the wing on the FL5 warranted so much ‘tension’/‘life power’. Thank you for sharing! I guess we should stick with the OEM struts unless someone feels like adding weight to the rear hatch via sound deadening or a DE4/DE5 wing when they become available
 

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Oh damn! I wouldn’t have thought the wing on the FL5 warranted so much ‘tension’/‘life power’. Thank you for sharing! I guess we should stick with the OEM struts unless someone feels like adding weight to the rear hatch via sound deadening or a DE4/DE5 wing when they become available
DE5 380newton struts. FL5 700N. I haven’t tried it but if it is too stiff, 500-550N could be the sweet spot
 

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DE5 380newton struts. FL5 700N. I haven’t tried it but if it is too stiff, 500-550N could be the sweet spot
Kinda blew me away. Not a physics guy so couldn’t really picture the ‘power’ jump from 380 to 700. I think you’re right!
 

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Kinda blew me away. Not a physics guy so couldn’t really picture the ‘power’ jump from 380 to 700. I think you’re right!
Interestingly enough, there are a number of CTR folks who have the same complaint that their hatch struts are too weak. I didn't imagine theirs would be that much heavier with the wing.
 

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DE5 380newton struts. FL5 700N. I haven’t tried it but if it is too stiff, 500-550N could be the sweet spot
Now I’m starting to doubt myself and kind of want to reinstall the struts and try again…
 
 


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