Lower radiator
Racer
Joined: Aug 2003
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From: North Vancouver BC
Andy at A&A sells a pair of brackets (and required hose extensions) to lower the radiator for about 50 bucks. You will need to cut the crossbar radiator support, and use the brackets to bolt it back on again about 4-5 inches further forward. This allows the top of the radiator to come down about 2-3 inches. You will also need to extend the coolant hose that goes into the radiator halfway down the passenger side. Finally, you will need to bolt the air dam onto the relocated radiator crossbar. It's not a difficult job, but is a bit time consuming involving R&R'ing the radiator, trying to straighten out those A/C hard lines, etc.
An alternative to this would be to buy the fabricated skidbar setup from ECS with no cutting of the crossbar required (ECS relocates it for you), but not sure how much this would cost to buy on its own.
The only pitfall to lowering the radiator is that it seems to increase coolant temps a bit. Not surprising, as the shallower angle and sub-optimal airdam placement look like they will reduce airflow. Might be a good time to upgrade to a DeWiits stock replacement radiator if so inclined.
An alternative to this would be to buy the fabricated skidbar setup from ECS with no cutting of the crossbar required (ECS relocates it for you), but not sure how much this would cost to buy on its own.
The only pitfall to lowering the radiator is that it seems to increase coolant temps a bit. Not surprising, as the shallower angle and sub-optimal airdam placement look like they will reduce airflow. Might be a good time to upgrade to a DeWiits stock replacement radiator if so inclined.
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Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 54
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From: Brisbane QLD
Great thanks for the info...........will get into it.
Originally Posted by Drako
Andy at A&A sells a pair of brackets (and required hose extensions) to lower the radiator for about 50 bucks. You will need to cut the crossbar radiator support, and use the brackets to bolt it back on again about 4-5 inches further forward. This allows the top of the radiator to come down about 2-3 inches. You will also need to extend the coolant hose that goes into the radiator halfway down the passenger side. Finally, you will need to bolt the air dam onto the relocated radiator crossbar. It's not a difficult job, but is a bit time consuming involving R&R'ing the radiator, trying to straighten out those A/C hard lines, etc.
An alternative to this would be to buy the fabricated skidbar setup from ECS with no cutting of the crossbar required (ECS relocates it for you), but not sure how much this would cost to buy on its own.
The only pitfall to lowering the radiator is that it seems to increase coolant temps a bit. Not surprising, as the shallower angle and sub-optimal airdam placement look like they will reduce airflow. Might be a good time to upgrade to a DeWiits stock replacement radiator if so inclined.
An alternative to this would be to buy the fabricated skidbar setup from ECS with no cutting of the crossbar required (ECS relocates it for you), but not sure how much this would cost to buy on its own.
The only pitfall to lowering the radiator is that it seems to increase coolant temps a bit. Not surprising, as the shallower angle and sub-optimal airdam placement look like they will reduce airflow. Might be a good time to upgrade to a DeWiits stock replacement radiator if so inclined.
