I've been asked about my hinge conversion by a number of folks lately so I am recapping it here.
Have since switched out the struts to 220 lb. struts.
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Since my original strut install used 15" fully extended struts, extended the length of these by 1 inch, so I would not have to change the bottom mounting location and still have the hood open all the way.
I added one of these per strut
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Plus one of these per strut, made my 220 lb. 14" struts into 15" struts. Easy Peasy.
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If you are seeing this for the first time, here is the rest of the hardware I used.
These for the bottom mount, Through bolted in both directions. No self tapping sheet metal screws here.
There is a lot of force load on these constantly... Screws would eventually loosen or worse, tear out.
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These for the top, using the hole where I drilled out the factory rivet.
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Looks like this now. Quiet. Smooth. No deflection. Opens nice. Closes nice.
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Button Head, Allen socket, Machine screws with nuts and lock washers in the corner, in both directions.
The bottom mount is very solid here. No flexing. No worries.
Grease the **** out of your existing hinge springs, if you haven't already tried that...
One of my original springs broke.
You don't want to be close to one when it lets go!