Hood shocks - anyone installed?

[Rhinebeck01]

I installed the Redline Tuning, Hood QuickLIFT PLUS on 7/30/2019 when my 2018 JL had 22,270 miles on it.

6 years later and over 140,000 miles later and the Redline Tuning, Hood QuickLIFT PLUS offering is still installed and working flawlessly.

I open and close the hood on the JL at least once daily. Terrific offering the @Redline Tuning offering is.

My Son has the Redline Tuning, Hood QuickLIFT PLUS on his Tacoma.. He often mentions that the hood lift struts are one of his favorite adds to his Taco.

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[Xploring_Outdoors]

I just added the Redline Tuning hood struts over the weekend. Easy install and works great!

 

[etoften]

100% Bolt In hood struts, Made in the USA!

Our Quick release end fittings allow you to dis-connect the lower strut mount for full access to your engine.

QuickLIFT PLUS features:
* All black powder-coated mounting hardware
* Black e-coated gas springs
* 4 year warranty
available directly from our website here: https://www.redlinetuning.com/product-p/21-20003-02.htm

QuickLIFT ELITE features:
* All black powder-coated mounting hardware
* 316L Stainless Steel gas springs
* 5 year warranty
available directly from our website here: https://www.redlinetuning.com/product-p/21-20003-03.htm

Free shipping in the CON. U.S. on all JL and Gladiator systems using coupon code "JL Wrangler forum" at checkout.

You can watch the video below to see how easy our installation is, the only tool required is a 10mm socket:



To see how the system functions and how easily you can release the gas springs to lean your hood back on the windshield please watch the video below:

100% Bolt In hood struts, Made in the USA!

Our Quick release end fittings allow you to dis-connect the lower strut mount for full access to your engine.

QuickLIFT PLUS features:
* All black powder-coated mounting hardware
* Black e-coated gas springs
* 4 year warranty
available directly from our website here: https://www.redlinetuning.com/product-p/21-20003-02.htm

QuickLIFT ELITE features:
* All black powder-coated mounting hardware
* 316L Stainless Steel gas springs
* 5 year warranty
available directly from our website here: https://www.redlinetuning.com/product-p/21-20003-03.htm

Free shipping in the CON. U.S. on all JL and Gladiator systems using coupon code "JL Wrangler forum" at checkout.

You can watch the video below to see how easy our installation is, the only tool required is

Let me start out by saying the following post isn't judgemental to any product or company or patron that supports them. Just a thought our two and a genuinely curious question or two.

I don't have any skin in the game. I don't have hood struts. I don't plan on getting any. Two of my three vehicles have prop rods. I don't see the one that does being significantly better because of it. The rods have never gotten in my way. I can see it for some people though. I personally world just flip the hood over and save the money for a different mod. But I can see why some people would find this an attractive feature.

I have spent the last 30 years hands on in an industry that installs gas struts like these daily. My current company installs 150 per week. That comes out to literally hundreds of thousands in my career by multiple manufacturers. Rod down is definitely correct to every manufacturer I have ever used. That leads to my first question.

You can't be making those shocks in house. The tooling to start up would be crazy for the volume compared to established strut manufacturers that sell across multiple industries. So you mind name dropping whose struts you do use?

Second question. Your post above says made in the USA. Unless I misread your website says designed in house in Michigan not made in the USA. Forgive me if I am incorrect. We all know Made in the USA doesn't mean what it used to. Take for instance the well known generator company. They buy the motors from Asia. The motors are shipped to Europe where they become generators and labeled with German engineering. Then the unit arrives in the states where the electrical system is installed and the unit labeled made in the USA. So how much of the product is actually US sourced?

Again not bashing or being negative. Genuinely curious.

 

[TEAMSLO]

A must have..... had them on my 2 previous rigs, and now recently on my current. Had a chance in person to watch a hood come off the prop while airing up and smack against the windshield. Luckily didn't do any damage that time but easily could have.

392 hood is very heavy so it definitely was needed.

 

[Redline Tuning]

Let me start out by saying the following post isn't judgemental to any product or company or patron that supports them. Just a thought our two and a genuinely curious question or two.

I don't have any skin in the game. I don't have hood struts. I don't plan on getting any. Two of my three vehicles have prop rods. I don't see the one that does being significantly better because of it. The rods have never gotten in my way. I can see it for some people though. I personally world just flip the hood over and save the money for a different mod. But I can see why some people would find this an attractive feature.

I have spent the last 30 years hands on in an industry that installs gas struts like these daily. My current company installs 150 per week. That comes out to literally hundreds of thousands in my career by multiple manufacturers. Rod down is definitely correct to every manufacturer I have ever used. That leads to my first question.

You can't be making those shocks in house. The tooling to start up would be crazy for the volume compared to established strut manufacturers that sell across multiple industries. So you mind name dropping whose struts you do use?

Second question. Your post above says made in the USA. Unless I misread your website says designed in house in Michigan not made in the USA. Forgive me if I am incorrect. We all know Made in the USA doesn't mean what it used to. Take for instance the well known generator company. They buy the motors from Asia. The motors are shipped to Europe where they become generators and labeled with German engineering. Then the unit arrives in the states where the electrical system is installed and the unit labeled made in the USA. So how much of the product is actually US sourced?

Again not bashing or being negative. Genuinely curious.

Genuine questions I would be happy to answer. You are correct, we do not manufacture our gas springs in house, rather we have a Gas Spring supplier in New York state manufacture them to our drawings/specifications. Our mounting hardware (brackets) are manufactured for us locally here in Michigan, our vinyl sleeves that we ship our gas springs in are manufactured in Massachusetts and the shipping tubes that we ship our product in are made in Wisconsin. So YES, our products are ACTUALLY made in the USA. We have been in business for over 23 years have have designed and developed our Hood QuickLIFT systems for over 350 different vehicles. We are proud to support other USA businesses in the manufacturing of our products.

 

[alphawolff]

Bit late to this thread but I'd suggest not installing these. One of the benefits of the wrangler is the hood open all the way to the windshield allowing great engine bay access.

By installing these shocks you severely limit access area of the engine bay. You can pop them off, but the retainer clips tend to bend and break after being popped off a couple of times.

 

[Redline Tuning]

Bit late to this thread but I'd suggest not installing these. One of the benefits of the wrangler is the hood open all the way to the windshield allowing great engine bay access.

By installing these shocks you severely limit access area of the engine bay. You can pop them off, but the retainer clips tend to bend and break after being popped off a couple of times.

Our Quick release end fittings allow you to quickly disconnect the lower end of the gas spring and tilt your hood back to the windscreen.

https://www.redlinetuning.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=jl+wrangler

 

[yokramer]

Bit late to this thread but I'd suggest not installing these. One of the benefits of the wrangler is the hood open all the way to the windshield allowing great engine bay access.

By installing these shocks you severely limit access area of the engine bay. You can pop them off, but the retainer clips tend to bend and break after being popped off a couple of times.

I've popped mine off a ton of times with 0 issues so far.

 

[etoften]

Genuine questions I would be happy to answer. You are correct, we do not manufacture our gas springs in house, rather we have a Gas Spring supplier in New York state manufacture them to our drawings/specifications. Our mounting hardware (brackets) are manufactured for us locally here in Michigan, our vinyl sleeves that we ship our gas springs in are manufactured in Massachusetts and the shipping tubes that we ship our product in are made in Wisconsin. So YES, our products are ACTUALLY made in the USA. We have been in business for over 23 years have have designed and developed our Hood QuickLIFT systems for over 350 different vehicles. We are proud to support other US businesses in the manufacturing of our products.

Sounds like we use the same gas struts builder. A*******l is a great company. We have zero issues with thier products.

Again not in the market for my Jeep. But if I was, based on who supplies the struts and the level of American sourced goods, I would probably choose Redline over the main competitor.

You should have your web host update your site to say 100% made in the USA.

Cheers to American made.

 

[rsmith56]

I have Redline, on for almost a year. Hate messing with the prop rod. Love the hood lift. However, I have not removed the prop rod, as the rod in storage position is not in the way.

 

[azjl#3]

Redline on jeep 5

 

[cram501]

Bit late to this thread but I'd suggest not installing these. One of the benefits of the wrangler is the hood open all the way to the windshield allowing great engine bay access.

By installing these shocks you severely limit access area of the engine bay. You can pop them off, but the retainer clips tend to bend and break after being popped off a couple of times.

I've had mine on for about 5 1/2 years without issue. I've popped them off with the quick release levers and set the hood back dozens of times to work in the engine bay.

Recently a vendor broke one of the quick release tabs. I ordered a new set for $10 and replaced them with ease since they just screw on. Excellent customer support.

 

[alphawolff]

I've popped mine off a ton of times with 0 issues so far.

Great to hear. The factory ones we see tend to break after taking them off a handful or times, or from age.

 

[YGBSM392]

Our Quick release end fittings allow you to quickly disconnect the lower end of the gas spring and tilt your hood back to the windscreen.

https://www.redlinetuning.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=jl+wrangler

Do you have a link for the Quick Release? Can it be added to a set of existing struts?

 

[yokramer]

Great to hear. The factory ones we see tend to break after taking them off a handful or times, or from age.

These ones also have a ramp that just moves the clip that holds it on back. Rather than having to remove the whole clip with a pocket screw driver, flinging it across the shop, swearing for 20 mins and then figuring something else out.

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