Reverse tilt hood alignment
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Reverse tilt hood alignment
I need advice on what to do next,
I have checked my cab( all new mounts) to frame for squareness-good. I checked rad support to cab firewall-parallel. But when I close the hood I have a 1/2"gap on the drivers side and it is tight on the passenger side. Hood is 1/4" at cowl on drivers side and a 1/2" on passenger side. To me it looks like the rad support needs to go 1/4" to passenger side but how? And will this fix my problem? Is it possible that the hood is tweaked that much?
I have checked my cab( all new mounts) to frame for squareness-good. I checked rad support to cab firewall-parallel. But when I close the hood I have a 1/2"gap on the drivers side and it is tight on the passenger side. Hood is 1/4" at cowl on drivers side and a 1/2" on passenger side. To me it looks like the rad support needs to go 1/4" to passenger side but how? And will this fix my problem? Is it possible that the hood is tweaked that much?
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That would help if I had only the one issue but with both issues I don't see that working? Am I missing something?
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Do your fenders have the rubber bumpers installed?.. maybe they are worn out and need replaced?
There is a thread titled ..'this hood is killing me'..have you seen it?? I tried looking for it using the search function..but came up empty..good info, you may want to do a search and review it.
When things quit making sense,..and you think your chasing your tail.. sometimes it's easier to start from scratch..and get some "knowns",; start with the basics..frame level front to rear and left to right (4 jackstands), then put a level on the floor at the sill,double check that with a level on the rear door jamb..then check that the cab is level on the frame..that's pretty basic..but if "one" of these steps is left out, it can send everything else out.Be sure the latchplate strip is level AND square to the cowl.A bent latchplate strip had me going in circles for along time too..
There is a thread titled ..'this hood is killing me'..have you seen it?? I tried looking for it using the search function..but came up empty..good info, you may want to do a search and review it.
When things quit making sense,..and you think your chasing your tail.. sometimes it's easier to start from scratch..and get some "knowns",; start with the basics..frame level front to rear and left to right (4 jackstands), then put a level on the floor at the sill,double check that with a level on the rear door jamb..then check that the cab is level on the frame..that's pretty basic..but if "one" of these steps is left out, it can send everything else out.Be sure the latchplate strip is level AND square to the cowl.A bent latchplate strip had me going in circles for along time too..
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On the "No Limit" kit, the front is mounted by means of two threaded heim joints. You can adjust the hood up or down to align it with the fenders by turning the nuts up or down on the threaded shafts. I hoped I explained that right. Anyway it was one of the things that helped me choose the front tilt hood kit.