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Subject:Re: Pop top springs.
From:Joy Hecht
Date:Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:41:52 +0200

Be careful about more powerful springs - it can be rather hard to close the
top even with the ones that Frank sells (or was selling?) - and even with 60
pounds of kayak and racks on the roof.

Joy

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:36 AM, Mervyn Readman <themervino@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey all. I am trying to find a web address for the spring/struts that I
> have
> on my pop top. It was a site I got from the list. It puts the springs in
> the
> middle of the top not toward the rear like the person we see selling the
> kit. I am trying to put a more powerful spring on mine and the site had all
> the info and part numbers like the size of the pivot points and stuff. I
> went to Mcmaster/Carr to try to figure it out on my own but its a no go. So
> any one know of this site. Sorry to be so vague but it's been a while.
> Thanks Merv
>