Installing tailgate assist on 2025 Maverick XLT?

[Maverick72]

Any suggestions for adding on a tailgate assist kit to a 2025 Mav XLT? The only ones I see out there are for MY 22-24. Did the tailgate change between 24-25?

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[Maverick72]

$50 from Ford. $38.44 from here: https://www.etrailer.com/Lift-Supports/DeeZee/DZ43200.html?hhyear=2025&hhmake=Ford&hhmodel=Maverick

 

[Lane]

If anyone wants to replace the tailgate tie down bracket that has to be removed to fit the assist strut, I've made a few that I'm selling.

Works well and clears the new strut and no issues with the cable. And made in the USA. I have a thread here in the For Sale forum.

 

[jonshep]

I bought an XLT in July of 2024 and installed a gate damper in September, a cheap one from Amazon, it works great. I removed the bottle openers and put them away. At my age, I don't have a clue where they are. The best I could determine those were for the bed extender, which I don't have any need for. I have a 10' CarryOn utility trailer that the maverick should be able to handle. Mine is not a 4k and I have only pulled a JD Mowing machine about one block. That's another story, and I have an F250 if I need to move a tree. When I tie down a load it's only to keep it from blowing out of the bed so the bottle openers were of no consequence. No problem with the dampener.

 

[rtphokie]

There's not much difference between the choices on Amazon and they all fit 22-25. Pick one with decent reviews and go for it. Takes about 15 minutes to install.

One tip: the Torx wrenches included in these kits suuuuuuck. Get a T50 ratchet bit and save your knuckles and your paint.

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