mffarrell Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Has anybody installed the Shelby Hood Lift Kit? It seems like a simple mod, but I am a having a problem. When the hood is closed, the hood strut is suppose to lay flat in the fender channel. The problem that I am having on the driver's side is that the 3/8" high black plastic bracket for the A/C dryer, and high press. and low press. lines is bolted in the fender channel where the hood strut lays when the hood is closed. When I close the hood there is not enough room for the billet strut to lay flat, and it almost sprung my hood when I tried to close it. There is no way to relocate the A/C dryer bracket. Thoughts? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuLu Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have a set, but haven't installed them yet. LuLu was wrapped up for the winter before they arrived. I was disappointed tht there are no instructions included, and I am relying on pics from the SPP catalogue for the correct orientation. Keep us posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mffarrell Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have a set, but haven't installed them yet. LuLu was wrapped up for the winter before they arrived. I was disappointed tht there are no instructions included, and I am relying on pics from the SPP catalogue for the correct orientation. Keep us posted? It seems that most of SAI's/Scott Drake's stuff doesn't have directions included. I am scratching my head right now. Hopefully, somebody here has installed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby-Don Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 After reading this I went out to finish my install, I had previously installed the brackets but was putting off on the struts as I was supposed to go in and have my hood scoop replaced and was afraid the nimrods at Ford might screw something up with the struts on. Anyway now that I'm going to wait for "new" new hood scoop I went ahead and put them on. There is definitely very little room between the srtut and the screw holding the AC bracket on but my hood seemed to close fine. My hood seems to have some compression just before you close it with or without the struts, I have always had to either push hard to get it to latch or drop the hood from about 2 feet up in order to get it to shut all the way. I did put some grease marker on the strut to check and see if it has contacting the bolt but it wasn't at least until I pushed down on the hood after it was already latched and then I could hear it contact the bolt after just a small amount of travel. I think I will file the to of the bolt to give just a little more clearance just in case. I to have wondered why the Shelby (Scott Drake) parst do not come with instructions, when putting on the brackets I originaly put them on the wrong fender bolt and had to refer to the picture online to figure out which way to install the strut and brackets. You wouldn't think it would take that much time or cost to include a small instruction sheet in the package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khogle2 Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 After reading this I went out to finish my install, I had previously installed the brackets but was putting off on the struts as I was supposed to go in and have my hood scoop replaced and was afraid the nimrods at Ford might screw something up with the struts on. Anyway now that I'm going to wait for "new" new hood scoop I went ahead and put them on. There is definitely very little room between the srtut and the screw holding the AC bracket on but my hood seemed to close fine. My hood seems to have some compression just before you close it with or without the struts, I have always had to either push hard to get it to latch or drop the hood from about 2 feet up in order to get it to shut all the way. I did put some grease marker on the strut to check and see if it has contacting the bolt but it wasn't at least until I pushed down on the hood after it was already latched and then I could hear it contact the bolt after just a small amount of travel. I think I will file the to of the bolt to give just a little more clearance just in case. I to have wondered why the Shelby (Scott Drake) parst do not come with instructions, when putting on the brackets I originaly put them on the wrong fender bolt and had to refer to the picture online to figure out which way to install the strut and brackets. You wouldn't think it would take that much time or cost to include a small instruction sheet in the package. i bought some for a fox body about ten years ago, cant remember the outfit, they had good instructions and fit fine, so it can be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerS Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I do know that they are having trouble with the weight of the CS6 hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mffarrell Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 After reading this I went out to finish my install, I had previously installed the brackets but was putting off on the struts as I was supposed to go in and have my hood scoop replaced and was afraid the nimrods at Ford might screw something up with the struts on. Anyway now that I'm going to wait for "new" new hood scoop I went ahead and put them on. There is definitely very little room between the srtut and the screw holding the AC bracket on but my hood seemed to close fine. My hood seems to have some compression just before you close it with or without the struts, I have always had to either push hard to get it to latch or drop the hood from about 2 feet up in order to get it to shut all the way. I did put some grease marker on the strut to check and see if it has contacting the bolt but it wasn't at least until I pushed down on the hood after it was already latched and then I could hear it contact the bolt after just a small amount of travel. I think I will file the to of the bolt to give just a little more clearance just in case. I to have wondered why the Shelby (Scott Drake) parst do not come with instructions, when putting on the brackets I originaly put them on the wrong fender bolt and had to refer to the picture online to figure out which way to install the strut and brackets. You wouldn't think it would take that much time or cost to include a small instruction sheet in the package. Make sure that your hood isn't "sprung" when you close it. My hood will close, but it lifts up about 1/4 b/c I think it's hitting the A/C mount. I had a SAI engineer on the phone for over an hour trying to diagnoise my problem. The engineer said that he took some clay and put it in the fender channel of one of Scott Drake's test cars where the strut rests, and there was only about 1/4" clearance betwwen the strut and A/C mount. Way too close! I took pictures and sent them to SAI. They can't figure out my problem, but will resume testing on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby-Don Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I wonder how some of the other brands are working out. I know there are some memebers that got struts before SPP had them, I think SehlbyPilot had a pair installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewheels Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I installed a set on my car, was also baffled by why no instructions. I put the lower brackets on the wrong spot the first time. They seem to clear fine but my pass. side strut keeps popping off the hood side of the mount when I close the hood. It's been too cold lately to go out and try adjusting it. They look great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mffarrell Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I installed a set on my car, was also baffled by why no instructions. I put the lower brackets on the wrong spot the first time. They seem to clear fine but my pass. side strut keeps popping off the hood side of the mount when I close the hood. It's been too cold lately to go out and try adjusting it. They look great though. Make sure that your driver's side is not causing your hood to lift up. Also, the reason your strut keeps falling off is that the lower support bracket that attaches to your fender channel, is only being held by one fender bolt. The force from the gas strut, when you close your hood, is enough force to cause the lower support bracket to swivel outwards, thus causing the hood strut to be missaligned with the upper bracket/ball, therefore causing the strut to pop-out of its socket. SAI suggested that I add a bolt/screw to the lower support bracket. No way I am drilling into my fender. I will probably return the hood lift kit, if SAI can't resolve the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbytexan Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 i also installed struts on my car. i am having the same problem with clearance and gap on drivers side.i am not sure its worth doing mods.the struts are probably about as good a quality as the scoops.i called scott drake enterprises monday and they told me they are waiting to receive struts from customer so they can install them back on there car and see if there is a problem.i hope they are willing to replace my hood if it is sprung as i have a lift on the drivers side of about a one-eighth inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Snake Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I installed the Steeda Hood Struts and they worked great on the GT500 not sure of the hood differences between the 2 hoods, I know they aslo work on the standard GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mffarrell Posted January 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 i also installed struts on my car. i am having the same problem with clearance and gap on drivers side.i am not sure its worth doing mods.the struts are probably about as good a quality as the scoops.i called scott drake enterprises monday and they told me they are waiting to receive struts from customer so they can install them back on there car and see if there is a problem.i hope they are willing to replace my hood if it is sprung as i have a lift on the drivers side of about a one-eighth inch. The struts that scott drake enterprises are waiting on are mine. They should arrive today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenS Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 The March issue of Mustang Enthusiast has install instructions for the CDC hood struts. Do not know if they are similar to Scott Drake Shelby ones. CDC probably has instructions on their web site. If nothing else the direction to use a rag to protect the paint is a good idea. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbytexan Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 i took the strut off the drivers side and left the brackets on.still have gap larger on drivers side than passengers side.also hood is still raised on drivers side.hood obviously sprung.anyone no how to correct problem with lift and gap.i bought a new car so as not to have money pitt .i thought this mod would be a improvement but looks like its going to be pretty exspensive to correct this project if hood needs to be replaced.now i know why people leave there cars stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mffarrell Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 i took the strut off the drivers side and left the brackets on.still have gap larger on drivers side than passengers side.also hood is still raised on drivers side.hood obviously sprung.anyone no how to correct problem with lift and gap.i bought a new car so as not to have money pitt .i thought this mod would be a improvement but looks like its going to be pretty exspensive to correct this project if hood needs to be replaced.now i know why people leave there cars stock. You can adjust the hood height realitive to the fender hight/gap by adjusting the rubber stops on the underside front of the hood. I believe that there are 2 or 3 stops. As far as the gap goes, are you sure it wasn't off before you installed the lift kit? I don't see an adjustment, however, you may be able to loosen the fender bolts in the channel and move the fender closer to the hood to tighten the gap. My hood just lifted, but retracted back, once I removed the hood lift kit. UPDATE: SAI received my hood lift kit and installed them on one of their cars. No problem found, as they cleared the hood and fender...hmmm So, I guess I won't be installing the hood lift kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbytexan Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 i called shelby performance on the31st.i told them i installed the lower bracket obvoiusly to far up instead of last hole toward firewall.i closed the hood and my brother-in-law noticed the hood lifted. i didn't slam the hood but pushed hood down till it latched.tolate,hood wouldn;t lay down after that.shelby told me that my hood wasn't sprung but the hinge was and they would pay for coast to correct.i;m taking car to ford dealer today and let them take pictures and e-mail to s.p.p.struts are in right location now and seem to work fine.s.p.p. said they are going to put instructions with parts now and put instructions on internet.if i had the instructions before installing then i would not have had this problem.i do not see any clearence issures with these struts now and hood seems to close good.hinge is just sprung.i will post what dealer says about problem. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo46LV8 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Is it just me, or by the looks of the pictures online is the SPP kit reversed from all other kits I've seen? On the SPP kit, the cylinder is at the bottom while the push arm is at the top; on almost all other kits I've seen online (Steeda, MRT, CDC), the cylinder is at the top wile the push arm is at the bottom. Could that be an issue? I'm only going off the pictures I have to reference online and not the actual product in front of me, but I was seriously considering these until this thread. Maybe its just me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby-Don Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yes, SPP shows theirs with the body of the cylinder on the hood side but it will fit either way. Actually mounting it the other way (cylinder on the bottom) I believe is better as it allows the oil in the cylinder to lubricate the seals when the hood is open. Mounting the strut in either direction does not affect the distance between the cylinder and the AC mount on the drivers side, the strut body is still extremely cloose in either direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 For instructions please check the post at: http://forum.teamshelby.com/forums/index.p...mp;#entry352471 -Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuLu Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 i told them i installed the lower bracket obvoiusly to far up instead of last hole toward firewall. Like I just posted in the other thread, I almost made this mistake too. Now that we have instructions with pics, this should work out fine. I'll find out in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mffarrell Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Like I just posted in the other thread, I almost made this mistake too. Now that we have instructions with pics, this should work out fine. I'll find out in the spring. I installed correctly, and still has a problem with the hood on the driver's side lifting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuLu Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 I installed correctly, and still has a problem with the hood on the driver's side lifting up. Ouch...Best wishes with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbytexan Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 i took my car to dealer and they confirmed what s.p.p. said about hinge being sprung.i'm going to let dealer fix problem and then send bill to s.p.p.struts are installed correctly now with no clearence issues.but of course this is after the fact.should have stuck with chrome hood prop rod. at least this got s.p.p. to start putting instructions on internet and in package when shipping.s.p.p. was very apologetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbytexan Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 GOT MY CAR BACK FROM DEALER ON THE 8TH.INSTALLED NEW HINGE ON DRIVERS SIDE AND NOW LOOKS MUCH BETTER BUT STILL HOOD LOOKS A LITTLE SPRUNG.DON'T NO IF I SHOULD TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER OR JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.DEALER TOOK HINGES OFF OF CAR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE STRUCTS STILL DON'T CLEAR GOOD ENOUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE AND BOTTOM BRACKET ON FENDER TURNS SLIGHTLY WHEN SHUTTING HOOD AND CAUSES STRUT TO COME OFF.DEALER SAYS HOOD IS TOO HEAVY FOR STRUTS BECAUSE HOOD IS LONG.I THINK I WILL BUY A CHROME PROP ROD AND BE DONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mffarrell Posted February 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 GOT MY CAR BACK FROM DEALER ON THE 8TH.INSTALLED NEW HINGE ON DRIVERS SIDE AND NOW LOOKS MUCH BETTER BUT STILL HOOD LOOKS A LITTLE SPRUNG.DON'T NO IF I SHOULD TAKE CAR BACK TO DEALER OR JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.DEALER TOOK HINGES OFF OF CAR BECAUSE THEY SAID THE STRUCTS STILL DON'T CLEAR GOOD ENOUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE AND BOTTOM BRACKET ON FENDER TURNS SLIGHTLY WHEN SHUTTING HOOD AND CAUSES STRUT TO COME OFF.DEALER SAYS HOOD IS TOO HEAVY FOR STRUTS BECAUSE HOOD IS LONG.I THINK I WILL BUY A CHROME PROP ROD AND BE DONE. I had the same problem as you, and came to the same conclusions about the fit as your dealer. I returned my hood lift kit to SPP. Shelby is coming out with a new improved kit, soon. I may try yhe new kit when it becomes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydro Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Make sure that your driver's side is not causing your hood to lift up. Also, the reason your strut keeps falling off is that the lower support bracket that attaches to your fender channel, is only being held by one fender bolt. The force from the gas strut, when you close your hood, is enough force to cause the lower support bracket to swivel outwards, thus causing the hood strut to be missaligned with the upper bracket/ball, therefore causing the strut to pop-out of its socket. SAI suggested that I add a bolt/screw to the lower support bracket. No way I am drilling into my fender. I will probably return the hood lift kit, if SAI can't resolve the issue. I bought MRT Hood Struts and try as I did. I could not stop the bottom supports from twisting when the hood is opened & closed.I on my own drilled 2ea .030 holes one on ea. bracket into the fender,I installed one screw on ea.side painted the screw head black it works flawless now.hydro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktuohy Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Is it just me, or by the looks of the pictures online is the SPP kit reversed from all other kits I've seen? On the SPP kit, the cylinder is at the bottom while the push arm is at the top; on almost all other kits I've seen online (Steeda, MRT, CDC), the cylinder is at the top wile the push arm is at the bottom. Could that be an issue? I'm only going off the pictures I have to reference online and not the actual product in front of me, but I was seriously considering these until this thread. Maybe its just me... Sorry to get off subject....you side window scoops, are thay double taped on or replaced. I like that look but would rather not pull old window out...keith 07 SGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyguy470 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 After reading this I went out to finish my install, I had previously installed the brackets but was putting off on the struts as I was supposed to go in and have my hood scoop replaced and was afraid the nimrods at Ford might screw something up with the struts on. Anyway now that I'm going to wait for "new" new hood scoop I went ahead and put them on. There is definitely very little room between the srtut and the screw holding the AC bracket on but my hood seemed to close fine. My hood seems to have some compression just before you close it with or without the struts, I have always had to either push hard to get it to latch or drop the hood from about 2 feet up in order to get it to shut all the way. I did put some grease marker on the strut to check and see if it has contacting the bolt but it wasn't at least until I pushed down on the hood after it was already latched and then I could hear it contact the bolt after just a small amount of travel. I think I will file the to of the bolt to give just a little more clearance just in case. I to have wondered why the Shelby (Scott Drake) parst do not come with instructions, when putting on the brackets I originaly put them on the wrong fender bolt and had to refer to the picture online to figure out which way to install the strut and brackets. You wouldn't think it would take that much time or cost to include a small instruction sheet in the package. When I was vistiting SPP I spoke with Keith, who is in the process of writing the instructions for their products. There is hope on the way. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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