You may have been the first to show how it was done. A few others refined it with softer struts that seemed to be ideal. Hopefully other legacy members who successfully used struts will chime in.I will try to get the part #'s off of my struts later when I get home. The ball studs came from Autozone and were Mighty-lift part # ML3000.
The part # of my struts was the first ones listed in that old post about this that some people said were a bit strong for the typical Harwood hood.