Bed lift kit

[Betterboat]

Hello
Our gas pistons that lift our mattress finally gave out . it may be because we added a new custom memory foam queen size mattress. Has anyone had experience replacing the gas pistons with something a little more heavy duty since it seems my back is wearing out at about the same pace
Thanks for Sharing your thoughts
BetterBoat

[Lumatic]

Originally Posted by Betterboat

Hello
Our gas pistons that lift our mattress finally gave out . it may be because we added a new custom memory foam queen size mattress. Has anyone had experience replacing the gas pistons with something a little more heavy duty since it seems my back is wearing out at about the same pace
Thanks for Sharing your thoughts
BetterBoat

I think I went up to 100# lifters

[sheriff1]

12volt ram purchased on ebay [emoji106]

[NO NOIZE]

The stock gas springs on my 2014 international 27FB were rated at 90 pounds. After adding a topper like you, they would no longer safely hold up the bed while accessing the storage underneath.

I found these rated at 120 pounds on Amazon
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They fit perfectly with no modifications on our model. I had to use a ratchet strap to compress them for installation. They are actually a little stronger than needed.

Yours may need a different size? You will have to check the compressed and extended measurements.