Not sure about the cable binding on mine, but I've purchased 2 tailgate strut kits from Amazon from different vendors and on both of them the strut ball mount on the body side detached from the mounting plate.
Jason of Engineering Explained on Youtube has done a few videos on the subject...
It seems it actually does save a significant amout of fuel.
Personally I hate it just because of the annoying nature of it.
Buy an Auto Start-Stop Eliminator and be done with it.
I spoke to the reps. at RealTruck.com and while the Backflip models will work with the Elevate system as far as compatibility, they don't recommend it due to water intrustion issues. The local truck accessories sales outlet would not sell a Backflip tonneau to me for that reason. They told me...
That's exactly what they're telling me as well. The Elevate installation video says you need to install the thinner tape on the bed rails of the tonneau and it will work. I believe the truck custom shops are simply quoting the notes from the Real Truck webpage, which state: "Elevate has...
i have been looking for a compatible tri-fold tonneau for my Elevate rack system. Every aftermarket truck parts sales outlet is telling me a tri-fold is incompatible with the Elevate racks. Do you have a pics of the width/clearance of the tonneau at the rack base/mount surface on the bed side...