I'm a new member, but I've been lurking here for a while. I recently bought a 1986 Four Winns Liberator 211. I'm going through and fixing things that have been neglected through the years. One of the items on my to-do list is to replace the bilge lid gas springs. My problem is that the part number on the old springs is not legible. I know all the dimensions, but I'm not sure of the spring weight rating. If anyone on here has a Liberator 211 and knows the weight rating of your gas springs, would you please let me know which ones I need to buy. Thanks in advance.

Welcome - id just take one to your local automotive store and match up. Seems like that’s what I did back in the day and worked fine.

You can also check out Lift Support Depot, a website where you can search by length, mounting end style, etc.

Thanks for the info. I had no luck at the parts store since there multiple force ratings on the size of spring I need. But I’ll check out that website. Just trying to avoid buying the wrong part and having to buy the parts twice.

https://www.mcmaster.com/gas-shocks/

Just wanted to follow up on the solution to my original post. I guessed and ordered two springs with a 60 pound force each. They work good. Probably could’ve got away with 40 pound springs though. So if anyone finds themselves in the same spot I was in, that’s how I fixed it. Thanks again for the replies