For the most "official" answer refer to 8-4-0 in the Workshop Manual. It clearly shows the orientation of the "gas strut". With the latest struts now being offered it probably doesn't matter so much anymore but if Rob Grady says to mount it piston down he should know as he is directly in touch with the supplier. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "janvdwouw" <jvdwouw@xxxx> wrote: > --- In dmcnews, Walter Coe wrote: > > What is the proper orientation of the door struts? > > Does the rod belong on the top or the bottom or > >does it matter? > [snip] > > Does anyone have an official answer? >