New tailgate

My smittybilt HD tailgate came in the mail today!! I started to un pack and inspect the goods. HOLY SHIT!!! the thing weighs in at about 120 pounds. All the parts and pieces are of quality. The welds on all the brackets look nice and flat. Everything is every bit of heavy duty. A lot of the stuff is made of at least quarter inch steel and has a very nice finish. Hopefully it goes together as good as it looks

 

Yea they have them on the quadratech website. A little pricey but I think it'll be worth it. The original tailgate that's on my rig right now is pretty much gone due to rust . Reading thru the instructions for the new gate it seems like a fairly easy install. But I'm sure I'll have a cuss or 2 roll out of my face by the ti.e it's all said and done lol

 

@boondoc89 . Alex. It's a complete tailgate and hinge?

 

Yea the whole tailgate with new heavy duty hinges. It's supposed to be able to carry a 37 inch tire. I will finish unpacking it tomorrow and post up more pictures of the gate. It even came with a new 3rd brake light that sits in the hub of the spare.

 

I was actually planning on doing an install thread. I'll be sure to take pictures and try to write down what I did at each step. By the way the instructions read it should be a fairly simple install.