Whats the most extension you can add to the factory top hats, and still be able to close the EF hood without any modification?

 

6 foot 7 foot

 

I did 1.25" and I had to notch the hood, maybe 1" would work?

 

notch the hood as in cut through it? or 1.25 barely touched?

 

The threads on the top of the shocks rubbed on hood reinforcement. These were koni shocks and the top adjusters did not contact the hood skin. Extending 1.25" severely limits droop travel, so you need to go fairly low in ride height.

 

i dont have adjustment ***** on the shafts, and yes, im dragging flaps in the front but shocks are compressed 1.5 inches farther than recommended.

so i should be good with 1.25"? i dont mind cutting away some hood reinforcement

 

By all means, go 1.25" and trim the hood reinforcement then, hood skin will be fine. However, going from 1.0 to 1.25 doesn't actually buy you anymore bump travel.

 

are there any 1.25 inch top hats out there? the only ones i can find are 94mm or ~1 inch.

or will i just have to make my own?

 

you could also space your hood up a bit and not have to cut away at the webbing.. check ebay.. im not sure of the size of the tophats.. but i know a couple people running them

 

im was on 1.5 and it doesnt hit with my tein basic. heres a 1.5 extended in my sedan for reference.

also really depends on what shocks your using. some shocks has longer threading on top