01yellerCobra
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I hate prop rods. They always seem to get in the way at the wrong time.
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Factory prop rod is the bomb....100% reliable... no stress on anything.
Over the weekend I borrowed a strut from the trunklid to see if it would fit on the American Muscle/MMD brackets and it worked. The OE trunklid struts are slightly shorter than the MMDs but the sockets are the same size. I like the OE struts better because they come with a slip on clip on the socket that conforms to the male end so it stays in place better.
You just have to twist the strut body so the sockets are offset, and the only difference from before is the hood no longer shoots up when lifting it. And also the slight difference in lifting height like I mentioned above.
More like an inch or two, so same height as the prop rod provides. The MMD struts took the hood higher than stock.
No, the trunk supports don't lift it as high. You can't get the prop rod into the hood.Glad they worked out for you. If I remember right, trunk supports lift the hood to the same height as the prop rod height.
I ditched the hood lift system from AM when I noticed forcing my Cervini hood to over arch and bow in the center. Went back to the factory hood prop and the body lines lined right back up.
Prop rod ftwLong live the factory prop rod !
Here is the replacement I bought off Amazon. But I remembered what happened. I got the 24lbs ones and it was too weak for the stock aluminum hood which I thought only weighed 30lbs.
Suspa C16-03795 C1603795 12" Gas Prop, Quantity (2), Force is 24 Lbs Per Prop and Force Per Set is 48 Lbs, Camper Rear Window, Tonneau Cover Lift Supports, Window Lift Support, Struts, Made in USA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007MUY50W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_B-rqAbT89AK8Y
So I bought the next weight up and working fine now. I believe it was 28lbs.
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