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    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota
    • Tacoma  Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota

    Tacoma Tailgate Damper – Hydraulic Strut for Toyota

    Regular Price $79.99
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    Choose Your Model: 2024+ Tacoma
    C1-TNXTAC166
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    Installation Video

    Precise Fitment for Toyota Tacoma — Designed specifically for Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks (please confirm year fitment). Direct bolt-on addition. No modifications or drilling required.

    Prevents Sudden Tailgate Drop — Factory Tacoma tailgates drop suddenly and heavily when opened, which can cause injury, damage hinges, and chip paint. This hydraulic damper provides controlled, smooth descent.

    Smooth & Controlled Descent — Built-in hydraulic damping system allows the tailgate to lower at a slow, even speed. No impact, no noise. Protects your tailgate and its components.

    Premium Quality Construction — Made from thickened steel tubes and high-strength engineering plastics. Resistant to extreme temperatures and corrosion. Won't leak oil. Tested for tens of thousands of open/close cycles.

    Factory Bolt-On Fitment — Designed to match factory tailgate mounting holes. Secures with included brackets and bolts. No drilling required. Only basic hand tools needed.

    Improves Tailgate Usability — Ideal for family members, children, or anyone who struggles with a heavy dropping tailgate. Also protects tailgate paint from impact damage.

    Easy DIY Installation — Includes detailed installation instructions. Can be installed in about 10-15 minutes with basic tools. Perfect for DIYers.

    What's Included — Comes with one tailgate hydraulic damper / strut for your Toyota Tacoma, including mounting brackets and hardware.

    Note — Please confirm your Tacoma model year before ordering. Tailgate mounting hole positions may vary between different generations. 

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    Alex
    Practical, Well-built, Convenient

    Such a simple product, but it adds a huge quality-of-life improvement to my truck. I really love these and have already recommended them to friends with trucks. The build quality is great, and installation is quick and easy, even though the instructions are a little confusing. Overall, a very worthwhile upgrade.

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    Anonymous
    Great product

    Perfect addition for my Tacoma. Works as it should. Installation isn’t very difficult, but I have to take the tailgate off to get to a bolt you have to remove. Love it.

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    Hector Lara
    Tailgate extension on a budget

    Installed easily with the right tools although needed to buy a washer to accommodate the gap and for the lanyard to be able to rotate from open to close! Other than that it makes the tail gate easier to open and not slam down due to weight! It opens slowly and smoothly.

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    Frank Q.
    Great Shock/Not so Easy Install

    Once you have it installed this is a great shock assist for your tailgate. I installed it on my 2026 Tacoma. I would highly recommend removing the tailgate to get to the one hex screw you need to remove and replace with the adapter included with the shock. You need a T-40 hex head for this and it’s almost impossible getting a straight line to this bottom hinge screw due to the truck’s rear frame. You are more likely to strip this screw which was factory installed with lock tight and will end up having to remove the tailgate anyway (yes, I’m speaking from experience).Removing the tailgate is fairly simple. You first disconnect the two plugs for your backup camera. The smaller plug has two clips you push in to remove. The larger plug has a small lever you turn the opposite way and pull the plug straight out. This requires a little effort but if you wiggle it and pull it will come off. I taped over the openings and plug ends after I disconnected them to keep dirt from entering and to help protect them.Loosen the tab that runs through the frame of the truck bed but do not pull the camera plugs through until you’re ready to remove the tailgate. There are videos for this procedure on YouTube. Follow them and once you’ve removed the troublesome screw reverse the procedure to get everything back in place. The backup camera doesn’t need recalibration. It works automatically once you plug in both connections. You will install the shock assist on the driver’s side of your tailgate and be sure to reverse the tailgate cable as well (clip end connects to the actual tailgate) on that side as well. It works great once it’s all in place!

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