bonnet springs • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **144** » 19 Feb 2004 22:06

hi, im a recent challenger owner and have quite a few questions for you good people. i purchased my 73 has an unfinished project so will be harrassing you lot on a regular basis on different topics as i encounter them, hope thats o.k. my query for today is that my car has a fibreglass bonnet, i was wondering if a weaker hinge spring is available as the ones i have are much too strong,thanx Mark.

by **Christer** » 24 Feb 2004 5:33

You can buy repros of the T/A hood hinge springs (from Year One for instance). $62.00 a set.

By the way, I just noticed that the AAR springs have a different part number. I guess it is because of the shorter hood on ´Cudas. Those springs should even be softer than the T/A springs. I wonder if they would be an alternative if you have a VERY light hood? (or do the length of the springs differ between T/A and AAR?)

by **dave-r** » 24 Feb 2004 8:11

I would think they are the same length and possibly just a different spring rate?
What ever the rate is it still seems too high judging by the number of T/A and AAR hoods you see bending up in the middle!

by **Christer** » 24 Feb 2004 9:06

For those unfamiliar with bent fibre-glass hood problems, it is a known solution to leave the hood open during storage.
Highly recommended in other words.

by **144** » 02 Mar 2004 12:52

thanks for the info folks.