Hood dogbones too short?

[dohabandit]

I have an older M998 and my rubber dogbones for the hood latches need to be replaced. I bought some parts off ebay and when they arrived they appear to be at least 1-2" too short. I don't see how they could stretch to fit without destroying the parts.
It looks to me like there might be a difference in length for this part depending on the vehicle. Does anyone have any experience with this?

I am looking for some longer dog bones if anyone has some new old stock?

 

[suzukovich]

They stretch over time

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[Action]

What is the length from hole center to hole center on your new ones? The ones on my HMMWV are about 5 1/2" and are tight after a few years.