Before I get the slide rule out and spend a day battling with calculations, can anyone offer any advice on the length and strength of gas struts that would suit a front hinged westfalia roof. I just want to take some of the weight off so my wife can raise the roof without help. Likewise I want to prevent it crushing my son as he sleeps at night. The original support bars are note the best examples of engineering I've seen. I would prefer to mount one end of the strut on the trailing edge of the existing roof hinge so I don't have to drill through the roof. However, I'm not sure if that is too close to the centre of the hinge to render the strut inefective due to a lack of leverage. Any ideas appreciated.
Have a read through this: http://thelatebay.com/index.php?threads/hydraulic-struts-to-assist-a-pop-top-any-opinions.3653/
