Snoop, I sent a bunch of real good pictures to the dealer, who was supposed to look into it, and may well have. They told me that BT said they were in fact correct, and had always been that spec in length. Wrong. They "ARE" 14 inches too short. These lifts are bulletproof, we love them, I just think not enough of them sold in Canada to garner solid dealer support.
The thing is they are not just a little off.... they are 'way" too short.
These hoses have a very new "toolless" Ceja Weo fitting on one end or I would definitely have gone local. These fittings are just, from what I understand, making their way into Canada if not North America although I have found a source to convert them over to JIC configuration. Even though the fittings have a Parker logo stamped into them, Parker Canada has NO idea what I'm talking about. Just too new I guess? Don't get me wrong, I love these fittings.
And, yes, mrfixit, there is MUCH more than 3 inches of stretch going on, MUCH more!