Hood struts after installing a S & B intake

New to the site and my first post. I installed hood struts as one of my mods when I bought my Taco. After installing the S& B cold air intake, I found the passenger side strut would not fit. Real bummer as I really liked them and didn’t feel safe with just one strut. Today I was determined to come up with a fix and I did and it works great. I will post pictures of what it did and it didn’t cost much at all. I know one goes one way and the other goes the other way, but it works fine and fits in the really narrow gap between the air box and fender.

 

Welcome to TW!

I have the same intake. Makes nice sound. That's about it lol. Well, throttle response is better.

I still use the old fashioned hood prop rod. I never felt the need to install gas struts, but if I do in the future, I'll remember this.

 

S&B Cold Air Intake for 2016-2020 Toyota Tacoma 3.5L | Tacoma World

I think someone found a way in this thread.





Hood struts with S&B intake | Tacoma World

 

What material did you use for the top?

 

Here's another solution - a single strut system: https://spikerengineering.com/product/single-strut-16-tacoma-ultimate-lift-hood-strut-kit:

 

FYI, that strut is upside-down. You lose the dampening at the end of the stroke, when it's installed like that.