Hood Strut Kits for Classic Chevy & GMC Trucks
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Hood Strut Kit – 47-54 GMC / Chevy TruckFrom: $144.99Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Hood Strut Kit (Hood Shock) – 73-87 Chevy Squarebody Truck$135.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Hood Strut Kit (Hood Shock) – 94-04 Chevy S10 / Jimmy / BlazerFrom: $109.99Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Hood Hinge & Strut Kit – 67-72 GMC Chevy TruckFrom: $100.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Hood Hinge & Strut Kit – 60-66 GMC Chevy TruckFrom: $100.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Hood Strut Kit (Hood Shock) – 88-98 Chevy OBS Truck$135.00Add to cart
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Hood Strut Kit (Hood Shock) – 99-06 NBS Chevy Truck$135.00Add to cart
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Hood Strut Billet Bracket Upgrade – 47-54 GMC / Chevy TruckFrom: $84.99Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
About Hood Strut Kits for Classic Chevy & GMC Trucks
Hood strut kits swap the factory hood springs or prop rod for gas struts, so the hood lifts on its own, stays where you leave it and stops pinching fingers. Pick the kit for your truck:
- 1947-54 Chevy and GMC Advance Design hood strut kit, with stainless firewall and hood brackets (a billet bracket upgrade is sold separately)
- 1960-66 C10 hood hinge and strut kit, cowl-mounted for trucks with the inner fenders removed
- 1967-72 C10 hood hinge and strut kit, the same cowl-mounted design for the Action Line
- 1973-87 Squarebody hood strut kit
- 1988-98 OBS hood strut kit
- 1999-06 NBS hood strut kit
- 1994-2004 S10, Blazer and Jimmy hood strut kit, which replaces the pogo-stick prop rod
The 73-87, 88-98 and 99-06 kits use Stabilus struts with mounting plates and hardware. Building a custom hood, tilt bed or hatch instead? The gas spring calculator works out the strut force and length you need.
Hood strut questions
What does a hood strut kit replace?
The factory hood springs, or on the S10, Blazer and Jimmy the prop rod. Gas struts lift the hood for you and hold it open at any height, and they do not wear out and sag the way old springs do.
Do I need to weld to fit one?
Not for the hood strut kits: the 1947-54, 73-87, 88-98, 99-06 and S10 kits bolt on with the brackets and hardware supplied. The 1960-66 and 1967-72 hood hinge and strut kits are different: their hood mounting plates weld on, so plan for a welder. Each product page lists what is in the box.
Which kit do I need if my inner fenders are removed?
On a 1960-66 or 1967-72 C10 with the inner fenders out, use the cowl-mounted hood hinge and strut kit. It mounts the hinges and struts to the cowl, so it does not need the inner fenders that the factory hinges bolt to.
Do Chevy kits fit the GMC of the same year?
Yes. The hood, hinges and core support are shared between Chevy and GMC pickups of the same generation, so every kit here fits both.
Not sure what year your truck is?
Decode the VIN and it tells you the year and series, then pick the matching kit above.