hood flutter
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hood flutter
I'm about to take my 08 jku on a 1000 mile road trip. It's got a 3.5 inch lift and I was wondering if the Daystar Hood Wranglers would actually do any good for hood flutter? I know the Rugged Ridge latches would be better, but this is much more cost effective.
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I have no experience with upgraded hood latches, however - I simply took out the spring under the hood where the latch is. Pretty much have no hood flutter at all, at any speed. Just a tip if you haven't already done so....
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I put on the Daystar's and they work great. I have a corridor that I drive every day that is very high wind... have to turn of OVD just to keep speed up. Hood flutter gone with the upgrade.
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Agreed, they work very well. Their inexpensive, easy and quick to install. My hood doesn't move at all since I put them on. I think they were one of my first mods.
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I removed the hood spring, still had flutter. Installed Daystar latches, reinstalled the hood spring, no flutter. It was ridiculous how stretchy/rubbery the stock latches were.
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As has been said above, the Daystars work great. I had them on my 07 because I thought I was going to lose my hood on the highway. I put them on my 2013 a week after I got it because I knew what was coming. Even with 150 km on it the thing had mild hood flutter. They're cheap and effective. Go for it.