[Zeroman]

I understand concerning the cost. I picked these up of off craigslist. The fellow who had purchased them, mounted them, then decided to bag his truck. He had to go with firewall mounted hinges, so he was not able to return them. I just got lucky.

All hood hinges would need either a spring, or shock. The hood is too heavy.

That is why the eBay description says "does not include shocks". You have to buy those separate.

The problem with buying them separate is that you do not know what rating of shock you need.

If you go to the Eddie Motorsports website they talk about whether, or not, the hood is stock, cowl, or fiberglass because they have different shock ratings for the weights of the hoods.

Too soft of a shock the hood will not hold itself up. Too stiff and you might have issues with opening the hood....the latch may get stuck.