Our new ULTIMATE Lift NDHood Strut Kit for 1st Gen (’84-89) 4Runners and ’84-88 Toyota Pickups eliminates the prop rod and makes your engine compartment free and clear of obstacles.
The “ND” (“No-Drill”) series of hood strut kits are 100% bolt-on, with no drilling required and no permanent alterations to your truck. This makes installation a breeze, and is completely reversible should you choose to remove the hood struts at a later point.
One-handed hood opening and closing – the struts lift the hood smoothly to its fully open position, and allow it to close and latch securely without slamming.
Kit comes complete with premium OEM-quality components, including two enameled gloss black hood struts, heavy gauge black powder coated brackets, all required installation hardware including our innovative “SlotLOK” nutplates for the hood, and illustrated step-by-step installation instructions.
Easy installation in under 15 minutes.
5 year warranty.
100% Made in USA.
Designed and tested to work with all stock ’84-89 4Runners and ’84-88 Toyota Pickups.
Contact us if you have non-stock additions or alterations under the hood along the inner fenders. We’ve worked with customers to accommodate many unusual situations.
Excellent product. I purchased these for my mom’s truck and we are both very happy with the ease of access to the engine bay. Very easy to install, and the detailed instructions are amazing. I had a question about adjusting the EFI resistor for clearance for the struts and Leon wrote back to me quickly with advice, very much appreciated.
Rated 5 out of 5
Chandler Forbes –
Easy to Install and very nicely made. Great set of instructions with pictures.
Rated 5 out of 5
JUSTIN COSTELLO –
Went with these hood struts because of the no drill. Worked awesome installed in 10 mins. Installed on a supercharged 3.4 swapped 88 4runner. Enough clearance on the driver side where the charcoal canister bracket sits also..ties everyrhi g together.
Rated 5 out of 5
David B. –
Easy to install. No holes to drill. Work awesome.. thanks for the great product
Rated 5 out of 5
Lucas G. –
Very nice kit. Easy to assemble and works great!
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
This kit is GREAT! Easy to install and such a nice upgrade from the prop. Getting the hood a bit higher is a nice side benefit as well. Thanks again!
Rated 5 out of 5
Roger St.Clair –
Love it!
Rated 5 out of 5
Lucas A. –
Bought these for my buddy as a birthday gift. He was super stoked to get them and got em installed on his first gen about an hour after I gave them to him. Hood lifts with a pinky finger now, and has a lot more clearance than before. Thanks guys!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Nick –
I installed these hood struts on my 86 pickup. They work great and the instructions were easy to follow. Thanks for creating this simple and easy to use product!
Rated 5 out of 5
Mark –
These things are great! aside from the obvious benefit of a self-rising hood without the manual strut, the hood opens a couple of inches further. Very easy to install, and top notch quality
Rated 5 out of 5
Israel U. –
Easy to install, great upgrade for the truck.
Rated 5 out of 5
Gerald Fie –
Great product, easy installation. Fast shipping also.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jerry Fie –
Very good quality and easy to install.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nicholas C. –
I have owned my 88 4Runner from the beginning, so 35 years. I am very particular about what I do to it and the items I put on it. This strut kits is one of the best things I have seen for an up grade. Once I had them installed, I was sharing pictures and feedback with several Gen1 4Runner groups. THANK YOU for making a great kit for our Gen1 4Runners.
Rated 5 out of 5
Paul E. –
Thank you all for a great product. This 1st generation 4Runner hood strut kit installation was quick and easy. The hardware and fasteners are of great quality. I only hope there will be the same kit for my 2nd Generation 4Runner soon. Outstanding product.
Rated 5 out of 5
Patrick –
This product is fantastic! Operates as intended, easy to install, looks great. Should have made this upgrade YEARS ago.
Rated 5 out of 5
jason king salonga –
great product easy to install and works great, can’t say enough awesome job Spiker!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Logan –
Fantastic! Super easy and work great on my “stock*” 1986 4Runner!
Cooper J. –
Excellent product. I purchased these for my mom’s truck and we are both very happy with the ease of access to the engine bay. Very easy to install, and the detailed instructions are amazing. I had a question about adjusting the EFI resistor for clearance for the struts and Leon wrote back to me quickly with advice, very much appreciated.
Chandler Forbes –
Easy to Install and very nicely made. Great set of instructions with pictures.
JUSTIN COSTELLO –
Went with these hood struts because of the no drill. Worked awesome installed in 10 mins. Installed on a supercharged 3.4 swapped 88 4runner. Enough clearance on the driver side where the charcoal canister bracket sits also..ties everyrhi g together.
David B. –
Easy to install. No holes to drill. Work awesome.. thanks for the great product
Lucas G. –
Very nice kit. Easy to assemble and works great!
Anonymous –
This kit is GREAT! Easy to install and such a nice upgrade from the prop. Getting the hood a bit higher is a nice side benefit as well. Thanks again!
Roger St.Clair –
Love it!
Lucas A. –
Bought these for my buddy as a birthday gift. He was super stoked to get them and got em installed on his first gen about an hour after I gave them to him. Hood lifts with a pinky finger now, and has a lot more clearance than before. Thanks guys!!
Nick –
I installed these hood struts on my 86 pickup. They work great and the instructions were easy to follow. Thanks for creating this simple and easy to use product!
Mark –
These things are great! aside from the obvious benefit of a self-rising hood without the manual strut, the hood opens a couple of inches further. Very easy to install, and top notch quality
Israel U. –
Easy to install, great upgrade for the truck.
Gerald Fie –
Great product, easy installation. Fast shipping also.
Jerry Fie –
Very good quality and easy to install.
Nicholas C. –
I have owned my 88 4Runner from the beginning, so 35 years. I am very particular about what I do to it and the items I put on it. This strut kits is one of the best things I have seen for an up grade. Once I had them installed, I was sharing pictures and feedback with several Gen1 4Runner groups. THANK YOU for making a great kit for our Gen1 4Runners.
Paul E. –
Thank you all for a great product. This 1st generation 4Runner hood strut kit installation was quick and easy. The hardware and fasteners are of great quality. I only hope there will be the same kit for my 2nd Generation 4Runner soon. Outstanding product.
Patrick –
This product is fantastic! Operates as intended, easy to install, looks great. Should have made this upgrade YEARS ago.
jason king salonga –
great product easy to install and works great, can’t say enough awesome job Spiker!!
Logan –
Fantastic! Super easy and work great on my “stock*” 1986 4Runner!
*some modification required