Gas shock hood strut replacement

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We've been building hood strut kits for the 70 series trucks for a while....decided to branch out into the 60 series as we had one in the shop for a few months. Some of the parts crossed over which was great.

We're offering a hood strut kit to get rid of the prop rod and the OEM helper springs. Nice way to declutter the engine bay and it's really nice not having to work around a prop rod.

Kits are complete with everything needed for install....no new holes need to be drilled, a fully bolt on kit. JIS zinc plated hardware, 150# gas struts and powdercoated brackets. Really nice setup...
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dude you can diy this whole thing for like $20. just use some rivnuts in your hood and use one of the bolt holes for the hinge spring. the gas struts are CHEAP on amazon
 
dbbowen said:
dude you can diy this whole thing for like $20. just use some rivnuts in your hood and use one of the bolt holes for the hinge spring. the gas struts are CHEAP on amazon
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Yes, but.... the placement of the struts is totally different. The kit above is way more expensive, but the struts are 100% out of the way. All of the DIY jobs I've seen the struts are in the way, almost in the same exact spot as the assist springs.

Both good options, but the two deserve some explanation since the final product is different.
 
CruiserTrash said:
Yes, but.... the placement of the struts is totally different. The kit above is way more expensive, but the struts are 100% out of the way. All of the DIY jobs I've seen the struts are in the way, almost in the same exact spot as the assist springs.

Both good options, but the two deserve some explanation since the final product is different.
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With the cheaper option I just removed my assist springs completely as they’re not meeded anymore and cleans it up a bit in there
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I detailed my experience here with parts.

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I bought these off Amazon and they work great!!
I also bought a rivet nut tool to install super easy.

For $75 you can do it yourself easy. Struts are only $25. Tool is $50. Rivet tool comes with the right size nut for hardware with nothing else needed to buy to install. No flexing. Just be careful drilling hole on hood for rivet nut. Go slow so not to go through fast and make a dent on the hood from drill bit..... ask me how I know (very small dimple you can see from the top...
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dbbowen said:
With the cheaper option I just removed my assist springs completely as they’re not meeded anymore and cleans it up a bit in there
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On the other side that strut is perfectly in the way of adjusting the idle speed screw on the carb, just like the assist spring ... for those of us still running a 2F that is haha. The more expensive kit setup doesn't have that issue since the bottom of the strut is located on the firewall. It's definitely a MUCH cheaper route though. All I was saying was "horses for courses".
 
CruiserTrash said:
On the other side that strut is perfectly in the way of adjusting the idle speed screw on the carb, just like the assist spring ... for those of us still running a 2F that is haha. The more expensive kit setup doesn't have that issue since the bottom of the strut is located on the firewall. It's definitely a MUCH cheaper route though. All I was saying was "horses for courses".
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Ah! i didnt think about that. Its been so long on the dark side i forgot about the before times hahaha
 
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