I used my harbor freight hand riveter to install mine FWIW
Spiker Engineering Hood Struts now on Amazon
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Spiker Engineering
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You guys explained it perfectly. I answered the wrong question
.BTW, [MENTION=549924]Devbot[/MENTION], your kit was our Ultimate Lift version, so if you wanted to set it to +8", you can - you'd just need to relocate the two hood brackets as described in the quoted reply above.
mtbtim
Elite Member
If Sean or I had Faye's looks, something tells me we would have a lot more subscribers. Faye is a good mechanic. It's clear she knows what she's doing and she's pretty damn smart. Is she someone to marvel over for her automotive mechanical ability? Not really. But, since she's a woman in a male dominated occupation, she gets noticed and I would say she gets a fair amount of false praise because of her gender. I've watched some of her videos and have read the comments and people just gush all over her.
Maybe if Sean and I dressed up in some Lieutenant Dangle short shorts and we giggled a lot like Faye does, we would get more views and subscribers. I guess I'm a bit jealous. But, we'll just keep earning subscribers the hard way by creating good content to help people out.
phattyduck
Elite Member
For those not in the know:
Tim, you'd need to do the fireman version - and a little more "silver fox" - but it might work for a subset of your audience.
-Charlie
mtbtim
Elite Member
For those not in the know:
Tim, you'd need to do the fireman version - and a little more "silver fox" - but it might work for a subset of your audience.
-Charlie
Yeah, I would appeal to the gay geriatric crowd.
Spiker Engineering
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Great to see your hood struts getting more exposure. They really are a quality product & really thankful for [MENTION=148218]JZiggy[/MENTION] hooking me up & doing the install. Other than some of the obvious benefits of having hydraulic hood struts like more working room or being able to open up my hood with one hand so that I still have a free hand to hold my beer, Jziggy nailed it when he said you no longer have the hood prop in the way when you're working in the engine bay. It really does make a big difference to not have to maneuver around the prop rod.
Thanks for the feedback [MENTION=116877]fourfive[/MENTION] ! You are right about the benefit of not having the prop rod in front of you once you have the hood struts. I'm used to it now and take it for granted, but am reminded of the annoyance every time I see someone working around the prop rod while doing a timing belt or radiator.
BTW, you're lucky to have [MENTION=148218]JZiggy[/MENTION] out there to wrench with, our loss (in CA) is your gain (in GA)
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diverscale
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Just ordered a kit.
Curious:
Is there a maximum of hood lift you can give before the system prevents you from properly closing the hood? Guess the limitations are covered in the instructions?
Curious:
Is there a maximum of hood lift you can give before the system prevents you from properly closing the hood? Guess the limitations are covered in the instructions?
I don't know for sure, but I believe that you will reach the limit of the hood hinges before the fully compressed length of the strut is an issue for closing the hood.
Spiker Engineering
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There are two limitations to max hood height - one is when the hood hinges contact the cowl, the other one that you don't over-compress the struts when you close the hood. The higher the hood open position, the longer the stroke of the struts will be.
At +8" (the max we recommend), you are close to the max physical opening of the hood, and you won't over-compress the struts when you close the hood. Win-win!
ReconcileUs
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Easy enough I guess
Ordered on 7-21 after I asked my questions. Arrived today. Installed to 8" above the stock arm. Removed the stock arm afterwards. Didn't use any painters tape.
I really f*cking hate using Amazon and supporting that type of company but man is it hard to let go of that 2 day shipping and the convenience in general. I had my prime cancelled already but they let me get 7 days for $0.99 cents. I'm returning the hand rivet gun and KFD drill bits I bought on Amazon to install this - lol. Can't see myself needing either anytime remotely soon. I could've used the drill bits I already own, I was overestimating the amount of precision, sharpness, and carefulness needed to drill through the hood. It isn't a big deal at all.
Ordered on 7-21 after I asked my questions. Arrived today. Installed to 8" above the stock arm. Removed the stock arm afterwards. Didn't use any painters tape.
I really f*cking hate using Amazon and supporting that type of company but man is it hard to let go of that 2 day shipping and the convenience in general. I had my prime cancelled already but they let me get 7 days for $0.99 cents. I'm returning the hand rivet gun and KFD drill bits I bought on Amazon to install this - lol. Can't see myself needing either anytime remotely soon. I could've used the drill bits I already own, I was overestimating the amount of precision, sharpness, and carefulness needed to drill through the hood. It isn't a big deal at all.
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Endlessblockades
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I feel the same way about supporting the union-busting spaceturtle. I recently cancelled my annual Prime right before they were going to auto-debit $129 or whatever. I am monthly until I clear a couple items from my cart I cannot seem to get elsewhere. The other convenience advantage Amazon had for me was the Amazon Locker system allowing me pick up most smaller packages at a hardware store a few blocks away. Can't do home delivery due to work hours and thieves. Hope I can quit them.
I certainly don't blame a seller for using the platform, however
I certainly don't blame a seller for using the platform, however
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ReconcileUs
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Of course not. You can order this stuff directly on their website but then you don't get the 2 day shipping. I needed this installed before Monday, getting some work done.
Endlessblockades
Senior Member
Not to keep this thread going on and on, but just wanted to add that both times I ordered direct, Spiker was super-efficient and shipped right away....
Spiker Engineering
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Indeed, we typically ship our packages on the day of the order, or the following day.
The problem we come across is carrier delays - it ranges from good to OK to awful. We've seen packages get delivered in two days across the country, and take two weeks to get across town. That's one of the primary reasons we started selling on Amazon - those packages get delivered by Amazon, usually in two days, and we don't need to deal with them or keep track of them.
Check out this tracking for a package to a customer in GA - it seems to be endlessly bouncing around Atlanta for the past two weeks, with a detour to Nashville along the way. I doubt it'll ever get to the customer:
ReconcileUs
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I’m keeping it in my garage. I can always put it back on.
I removed it for two reasons. The number one reason why I removed it is because the plastic clip that holds the rod on the right side, it’s broken. If anyone has the part number for that that would be great but I don’t have a lot of hope for replacing a piece like that, unless I pull it off the junk yard.
The second reason I removed it is because the paint on the rod is deteriorating due to the engines heat and without the paint the rod is rusting.
If these are quality struts they should last a good 10 - 15 years before starting to fail (getting that number from OEM tailgate struts or other OEM hood struts) and in the winter when it’s cold will give an early warning of them beginning to fail.
Given the age of our trucks at this point we’ll be lucky if our trucks outlive these struts.
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phattyduck
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I just replaced my clip in February... Though hood struts would be nice.
-Charlie
