Kandied91z

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anyone know of a company besides dakota digital and autoloc that carry these? also looking for something over a 12" throw.

ScrapMaker

I've seen some on ebay... man I really want one of these! I want to replace one of my shocks on my hatch and control it with my 2-way alarm!

the best place to look is for marine applications... these things are mainly used to raise/lower outboard motors on boats... that's where I've seen the majority of them... usually about $150 or so...

Kandied91z

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marine applications huh, thanks i'll look into it.

ScrapMaker

are you planning on doing the same thing as me? With the hatch? or is this for the hood, or doors or something else?

I also looked into getting replacment minivan rear lift setups... but they are almost $600 to get! maybe now they are coming down in price... and the day you can get one at AutoZone, maybe I'll just drop some money on it...

the hardest part is wiring up the resistance setup so the actuator knows when to stop moving... and I would think you would just get rid of the whole automatic hatch pull-down assembly, and just use the actuator itself.

Kandied91z

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you could but then you would have to add a safety release. no these are for another project.

Jim85IROC

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www.selectproducts.com carries actuators, but if they are like the rest of the stuff they carry, they are quite expensive.

I would do some google searches to see what you turn up. I'm sure there are plenty of supply outlets that have them for various industrial tasks.

ScrapMaker

I see them on ebay almost every time I search... about $150

WILL85IROC

i've shopping around for some good ones to for my iroc project: try these: www.novotechnik.com www.dcactuators.com www.hsimotors.com www.tuskdirect.com they have good stuff....

ScrapMaker

I've even seem some before that the motor is built into the shaft... so you don't see a large motor housing off to the side...

WILL85IROC

that tusk direct has a million linear actuators of all shapes and sizes and prices!!! i just downloaded and printed their 78 page catalog..... i think they have one of the best selections ive seen so far....

ScrapMaker

couldn't find any normal linear actuators on tusks page

WILL85IROC

i got the catalog right here, i see some, what r u looking for??? length? weight???

ScrapMaker

basically replacements for the stock hatch struts... I think they are like 20"/28" extended...

all that matters really is that it has 8-12" travel range... you can always extend the base.

I guess it has to be able to hold about 75lbs

Kandied91z

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at max and shorter ones would be nice too. also if they list any sort of price range that would be great.