Abstract: This invention is a tailgate lift kit which incorporates two pulleys mounted in a housing in the side wall region of a pickup truck, an elongated coiled spring has one end fixedly mounted at one end of the housing on an adjustable bolt for spring tension adjustment. A cable extends from the tailgate of the pick up truck, over the first pulley, around the second pulley which is fastened to the second end of the spring, and the second end of the cable fastens to the housing near the first pulley.