Shackle material this can either be an actual spring shackle from a junkyard vehicle probably the same one you got the leaf spring from or a shackle lift kit from amazon like the one below.
Trailer gate lift assist homemade.
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The girlie gate is now officially installed now to connect it to the tailgate ramp.
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You can use 5 16 or 3 8 hardware if you have a bigger gate do double springs on both sides still cheaper than a gorilla lift and works better imo.
Four heavy duty bolts 1 2 or larger with washers and locknuts.
The ability of the lift mechanism to raise and lower the gate with the most efficiency is totally dependent on where the connection point for cable falls.
A friend of mine needed a lift assist for his gate as the hand crank unit he had on it was becoming sort of a pain in the a time wise.
Gorilla lift tailgate utility trailer gate ramp lift assist system 3 pack 457 99 457.
Trailer tailgate lift assist.
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