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Hood Lift Supports/Struts

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:12 am
by ImpulseRocket89
I am having zero luck finding any sort of listing for these on a 1988-89 application. I am finding quite a few for 83-87 though. Is there really a difference between the two? They look about the same from what I can see..

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:13 am
by Piazza_man
That's what I thought too. Should be zero difference because when I changed hoods the original struts were retained and work fine. Also you should be able to re gas them if the lack of support is your problem. For example I had the tailgate struts re gassed to a higher pressure to accommodate the rear spoiler weight. I think it cost about $60 and it took about 15min to do.

Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:19 pm
by ImpulseRocket89
One is missing and the other is damaged, so I need both. I found a pair that comes with all of the hardware as well, so that is also a plus since the ball/bolt that it connects with on the chassis side is also missing on the passenger side. Thanks for the confirmation.