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Does anyone know where I can find lightweight hood struts? I have a duraflex hood that weighs about 15lbs and I removed the stock struts. I have been using a copper pipe since then? I've checked around the web but haven't found anything yet. So does anyone know of a company or individual who offers lightweight hood struts for our cars? I posted this in the body section as well, just in case.
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go to napa and take your stock ones with you match them to one they have in the store with a lower pressure rate. the pressure rate is part of the part number ex. pt#SPD-GSNI-5200-40 (spd-gsi means ? , 5200 length in/out piston dia. for manufactures info, but the 40 means how much power it has so two struts would yield 80 lbs lift. try this web site might help www.spdhardware.com/ check out the m-struts looks like some thing that would last.
eBay sells them. I have the same hood you do, I just havnt bought em yet cause they are $50. Just do a eBay search for 82 92 Camaro hood and search through the listings it will say hood struts w/ fiberglass.
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Better idea: Go to the junk yard and look for struts that cannot hold up the stock hood. They will hold the fiberglass ones fine. Or ask someone that has bad hood struts and take them off of their hands
Better idea: Go to the junk yard and look for struts that cannot hold up the stock hood. They will hold the fiberglass ones fine. Or ask someone that has bad hood struts and take them off of their hands
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1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5.0 TPI
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Mine were cracking my (free) hood near the hinges so I just use a homemade rod
you must have been using the original ones for the steel hood. i was too at first but the hood was bowing and really hard to close! these ones are perfect! they hold the hood up just right and close with the least amount of effort. i suggest you try em out!
I agree with what the other guys said incase other people read this thread. Struts that are old/wore out and will not hold up a steal hood are PERFECT for fiberglass hoods. I did the same thing, went to the junkyard, found some that would not hold up a steal hood (on a third gen) walked up to the front and asked them how much they wanted for the wore out (bad) struts. They gave me the stuts with the hinges for 10 bucks and they have worked perfectly for me for the last ten years. You should be able to get some for free or pennies on the dollar.
