Upper Radiator Mounts for a Lowering...

[mustangmarty]

Do y'all know of anyone who sells upper radiator mounts that a person would need after lowering the radiator 2 "? I've searched around in here and have found some really neat ideas that several of you have fabricated yourselves. But I'm not a welder by any means and don't know anyone who is. After looking at it for awhile, I believe a set could be made to fit in the original core support brackets.

 

[mp]

Not a common modification, so you are on your own. Most of us leave the radiator in place, and drop the shroud. Why are you moving the radiator?

 

[mustangmarty]

Dropping the shroud would have required some fabrication. And so I thought a pre-made lowering kit would work better for me. Plus I believed the radiator would get better airflow.

 

[graniteguy]

switching to an electric fan is a third option.

 

[mustangmarty]

Thought about the electric fan option. But i swapped the front of engine to the explorer set-up and really like the mech fan and cluth set-up I have.

 

[SteveL]

what about a body lift shroud?

 

[mustangmarty]

The only body lift fan shroud I could find was over a $100.00. Think I got it fixed though. I just cut the stock upper mounts and threw away the half that bolts into the retainer bracket on the core support. Then I went to a shop and had them weld on a six inch piece of 1/4 " barstock on top of the part of the original mount that I kept and then bent it 90 so that it would bolt right into the stock bracket on the core support. Worked like a charm! All I gotta do now is drill a hole into the part of the bar stock that is in the stock bracket and then tap threads into it and then put a bolt in it to keep it secure.