I'm just curious what some of you guys think about putting an HD hood on a 1500 light duty. I own a regular cab '02 sportside and think it might look pretty sick along with the other million things I want to do with it.

It really looks sweet....The hd hoods fit perfectly on the 1500's so there are no problems.

Do it, the one I saw looked great!!!!!!!

Ever seen an HD cowl induction hood that still maintains the elevated front end like the OEM hoods?

Right on! i didnt know they fit, i was gonna do that!...Now i WILL do it!

See what you can learn here on AF! It'll look good Mechs.

So, are the HD hood just "peaked" more to make them look "tougher," or do they actually need the extra clearance for something?

I think the HD hoods are peaked something like an extra 1/2" for clearance reasons.