Fiberglass Hood Shocks (and Door Shocks?)

[Crush]

Here is the link to he door stops i was talkin about earlier

http://http://www.quadratec.com/products/13029_300X_PG.htm

 

[Crush]

Incant get the link to work. Its on quadratechs website under door accessories by armadillo

Good luck

 

[Bukin 67]

I've had the BC hood shocks installed for over 10 years (maybe 15?) and they still work like new

 

[AaronWelch]

this link worked for me:

http://www.quadratec.com/products/13029_301X_PG.htm

 

[Jeff10]

Hi Crush and Aaron,

Thanks for the information on the door hold-open devices.

I might give those a try.

Take Care,

Jeff

 

[Crush]

Here is a pic for everyone

 

[Jeff10]

Hey,

Nothing is ever as easy as it should be....

I am wondering if I can make the bracket that attaches to the door work due to the 5-1/4 round speakers that are installed in the doors.

More checking may be required.

Thanks for the pic, Crush.

Jeff

 

[Jeff10]

Hi JGZ,

What are the vents made out of?I would try to tie into those using the bolts from that and bonding the supplied bracket.Keep in mind that the gas shocks are under constant pressure.You need to spread the load out as much as possible.

Sorry for the late reply.

The vents are aluminum.

I'll respond to Steve in a minute with the dimensions he asked about.

I'm thinking I can probably make them work... although I need to take a closer look at the instructions he provided.

Thanks for all of your input.

Take Care,

Jeff

 

[Jeff10]

Hi Steve,

Wow! Gonna be tough! (How's that for a comment!)

What are the measurements of the existing vent cutout? Length, width, distance to hood side, distance to hood rear, etc. Can you mark up one of the pics?

Do you already have the hood shock hardware? If so, who's?

Here is WH instructions for Fiberglass hood. Might get some ideas...
http://cdn.wildhorses4x4.com/downloads/WH/5805 10-29-13_1.pdf

I haven't bought the shock hardware yet... I thought I should make a departure from the way I normally do things, and check to make sure they would fit first.

So I don't forget... I do have a question. What material is used for the long braces?

Here's a link to the hood vents, too:

http://www.quadratec.com/products/12248_1801_07.htm?sgsc=C6Z06ZR1C6Z06ZR1&utm_medium=compshop&utm_source=googlemerchant&gclid=Cj0KEQiAuMOlBRDf6_izz93n-pEBEiQAsJCJWhI4tVA7nX3kChSKhwMbYOne_DPlnQUsVRFm05VSIQEaAvYs8P8HAQ

I am attaching a sketch showing the dimensions of the vent openings.

You said that the pivot point on your was 15" from the rear of the hood. I have 16" from the rear of the hood to the vent opening. Not a lot of safety factor; but, it might work. I can always get creative with additional support around the vent opening. It might be worth a try, even if I have to scrap the vent.

When we were in Moab for Bronco Safari last year we went on a pre-run early in the week. It was really windy. One of the Broncos in our group had his fiberglass hood pushed back into his windshield. It cracked it. That was close to the start of the run. At the end of the day I needed to do something under the hood. Yeah.... you probably guessed it. Our hood flew back, too. Fortunately it didn't break the windshield. Blubberfet (sorry I can't remember his first name) with the Utah Bronco Club told me that there shocks available for fiberglass hoods.... so, I figure I had my one mulligan. I should do something before our next outing.

Take Care,

Jeff

 

[70_Steve]

So I don't forget... I do have a question. What material is used for the long braces?


I am attaching a sketch showing the dimensions of the vent openings.

You said that the pivot point on your was 15" from the rear of the hood. I have 16" from the rear of the hood to the vent opening. Not a lot of safety factor; but, it might work. I can always get creative with additional support around the vent opening. It might be worth a try, even if I have to scrap the vent.

Those braces are made out of 1 1/4 x 1/8" flat stock, 36" long. The ones from Chuck are mild steel power-coated. The ones in the pic I sent you I made out of stainless. Actually made Greg (motoman) a set, as well as the lower mounts. He just bought a set of gas shocks and the ball studs and he's in business.

I was really thinking along the lines of JGZ, and just lay the hood bracket across the opening, replacing what look like pop-rivets currently used to hold the hood vent, with machine screws. You've got 1 3/4" to the opening, and the instructions say to allow 1 1/4" to the outside edge of the bracket. Thats 1/2" overlap along the edge of the vent. And, you can cheat a little on that 1 1/4" dimension. The important part is that the hood shock clear the edge of the fender/inner wheel well. Should be plenty strong.

Mock it up with a strip of cardboard and see how it looks.

 

[Jeff10]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the ideas. I'll do the cardboard mock-up next. (Hopefully next weekend.)

Take Care,

Jeff

 

[Jeff10]

Hey,

Here is a pic for everyone

My wife bought me these as a late Christmas gift. The bracket attachment at the door is pretty easy... lines up with the strap nuts located inside the door.

The bracket that attaches to the kick panel isn't so easy. The kick panel on the Jeep appears to be offset to the inside. There's a void behind the clip retainer that allows it to operate to release the mechanism. The Bronco kick panels don't have that feature. I'm thinking about building a stand-off bracket... just not sure if there will be interference with the emergency brake mechanism on the driver side.

Just curious if anyone else has successfully installed a set of these on a Bronco.

Thanks,

Jeff