Hood Prop Rod?
05-18-2007, 10:04 PM
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Why would it need a prop rod when the factory setup uses gas shocks to hold the hood up? Maybe you just need new or stronger shocks to hold it up.
05-19-2007, 02:43 PM
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I used a piece of conduit for a prop rod for a while. It was 1 1/2" round and I set it in the tallest part of the latch on the bottom and the corner of the hood side latch rested in the other end perfectly.
05-19-2007, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by GETGONE
Then you need less pressure like the shocks used on the SS hoods. SLP should still sell them.
05-19-2007, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by GETGONE
Then you need less pressure like the shocks used on the SS hoods. SLP should still sell them.
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05-19-2007, 10:22 PM
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Well I don't know who you talked to but I know on all the Firehawk and SS hoods they went with lighter pressure shocks since they had a ton of take off hood shocks from the heavy steel Z and base Trans Am/Formula hoods that were replaced with the light weight fiberglass/composite hoods.
