Hatch shocks are on! Works great. Didn't go all as planned but made it work. Lift Supports Depot was great helping me get what I needed. Lou himself even emailed me a time or two to make sure I got what I needed. Once I figured out that I couldn't get a ball stud to work on the bottom, they offered to put a different end on it so I could use a bolt. I used the following shock.
http://www.liftsupportsdepot.com/lif...pot-4185e32-w/ I based that selection on measurements I had done on the old hatch support slider I had. I get the correct height on the hatch but the shock doesn't compress all the way, which actually works since I noticed the shock barrel dips down a little on the rod as I open the hatch, so some space is needed. I also wasn't able to bolt in the top ball stud brackets as planned so I used rivets instead. If I were to do it over I'd get a different bracket than shown, that slot is not as big as I thought it would be and I'd feel better using a larger rivet. Seems to be holding well now though. Hope the pictures add in the correct order.