SS Gas Spring - 17" to 10-1/4" (C/C), P1 Force 20 lb

These are the stainless steel versions of Whitecap's Gas Spring line.
Gas springs are used to aid in opening, closing, supporting, and damping the motion of a variety of doors, covers, lids, etc.
Among the most ubiquitous uses are holding open automobile trunk lids and hatchbacks, as well as supporting the office chair you're sitting on.
In use, gas springs provide optimum weight equalization and user-friendly, controlled motion sequences.

Gas springs provide the following advantages over conventional springs for these purposes:
• Simple fitting and installation
• Compact construction
• Smooth speed-controlled operation - with definable spring characteristics and extension speed
• Integrated motion damping at end of extension stroke
• Damped fixed speed
• Note: When two gas springs are used, always replace them in pairs


Lift springs come pre-loaded (pre-pressurized) with a force (P1) equal to the load they can support when the spring is fully extended – as when a storage locker lid or car hatchback is held open. To compress the spring, you need to supply at least the P1 force.
When the lid is closed, the spring is compressed, storing additional force (P2) which is used to assist in lifting the lid the next time it is opened.
Gas-filled lift springs are almost always installed in pairs, and with the rod end down.