Do I need tailgate dampers?

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I don't understand all of the fuss over the dampers as they should have been OEM. Those of us who own White Rangers KNOW we have something truly special. :)

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I feel bad for the competition who drive white trucks....

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Dampers are like a King size bed. You don't really ever consider buying one. Don't need one. I would rather spend my money on the next Def Leppard album...

Then you get one... and you don't know how you ever lived without it.

I, like a lot of you imbeciles, would never dream of spending money and time on something like that. But, then I bought a Chevy that had them built in. And I was like.... dang man... that's pretty cool.

Now, I cant live without em. Did my man-card get punched? Well... I will never tell. But I love em all the same.
 

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Dampers are like a King size bed. You don't really ever consider buying one. Don't need one. I would rather spend my money on the next Def Leppard album...

Then you get one... and you don't know how you ever lived without it.

I, like a lot of you imbeciles, would never dream of spending money and time on something like that. But, then I bought a Chevy that had them built in. And I was like.... dang man... that's pretty cool.

Now, I cant live without em. Did my man-card get punched? Well... I will never tell. But I love em all the same.
I love my king size bed and my dee zee damper
 

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Dampers are like a King size bed. You don't really ever consider buying one. Don't need one. I would rather spend my money on the next Def Leppard album...

Then you get one... and you don't know how you ever lived without it.

I, like a lot of you imbeciles, would never dream of spending money and time on something like that. But, then I bought a Chevy that had them built in. And I was like.... dang man... that's pretty cool.

Now, I cant live without em. Did my man-card get punched? Well... I will never tell. But I love em all the same.
If you have 2 dogs you really need a king size bed ?
 


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I love my king size bed and my dee zee damper
:idea: Hmmm. I wonder how much more you'd like it if you put dampers on all four corners? ? The heck with those 80's waterbeds, now we have damper beds. ?
 

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:idea: Hmmm. I wonder how much more you'd like it if you put dampers on all four corners? ? The heck with those 80's waterbeds, now we have damper beds. ?
Sort of like the old Murphy beds on steroids. ?
 

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Hmm, i have a king size bed, and a tailgate strut assist! And i drive a ranger instead of a heavy duty. And every ar i own is purpose built for a specific job, and wear converse instead of boots, prefer mojitos over cheap beer, and i cook, and bbq, i dont even know the point of this post.

2022 xlt fx2
 

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All of my ARs have spring dampers inside the stock... ?
 

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All of my ARs have spring dampers inside the stock... ?
And they all make that awful "BANG-boing/rattle" noise after every shot...
 

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And they all make that awful "BANG-boing/rattle" noise after every shot...
The un-damped tailgate makes that exactly that noise... ?

Of course, the solution for the AR is the same.."hydraulic damped" buffer... ?

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