Are these struts actually heated or are they using a gas that isn't affected by temperature as much as our DeLorean struts? -Christian On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, David Swingle wrote: > This should not be all that far-fetched. They have used these on > minivan tailgates for years. Without torsion bars, and that's one > heavy door. The only thing I can think of that may cause a problem > with this is that the struts on the DeLorean are relatively short, > i.e. not much room to work in. The struts on a Chrysler minivan, by > comparison, are the same diameter but at least twice the length. The > temperature compensation of these is excellent, they work the same no > matter what the temperature and, in my case, have been doing so for > six years. Too bad they won't fit the DMC. > > Something for the vendors to toss at whomever is making the door > struts. > > Dave Swingle > > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, jtrealty@xxxx wrote: > I propose, and I guess you can put this on the "wish list", a > > temperature compensated strut for the doors. It makes a lot more > sense > > than trying to heat them or adjusting the torsion bars twice a > year. > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >