DantheMayun Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Well I bought the radiator drop down kit and I didn't get any directions with it... I can't seem to find anybody who did it on here.. Can somebody give me an idea as to what I'm supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 sell it seriously I think ahardb0dy said something before about using one on his old HB he used to have, otherwise all i can think of off hand is people buying them and not using them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 You can just hack the fan shroud or run an E-fan. There is no need to drop down the radiator with a body lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreus009 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) On the fan shroud, can't you just pull out the piece at the bottom that clips in? Or do you still need to cut to give clearance. The E-fan is a major wiring effort. My friend did it (radiator drop) to his Frontier. He's gonna try to get me some pics later today. I'll post them up for you. I don't know how similar they are, but maybe will give you and idea. You could try asking on the NOAS forum also. Edited June 7, 2012 by andreus009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Yeah I just pulled the bottom click in portion of the shroud off... no cutting or hacking required. But I have since converted to an e-fan (Taurus 3.8L fan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I didn't use a drop bracket for my body lift... i likewise popped the bottom portion out and now run dual altima electric fans... it's really worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreus009 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) Upper radiator mounts. Top bracket is factory. The spacer is a simple 2x3 aluminum square tub cut about 1.5 inches wide and used as a spacer Lower bracket. It is a stamped steel piece bent with 2 90* bends to allow it to bolt to top of frame where radiator originally sat then drops 3 inches and allows for radiator to lock into place. Steel is about 1/8 inch thick. All pieces upper and lower could easily be fabricated with simple tools. Well, these pics and description are courtesy of my friend (thanks John) and his Frontier. I believe the pathfinder set-up was/is very similar. Edited June 7, 2012 by andreus009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I have it on my 94, except they welded it to the rad support (doesn't bother me any) and the top seems to be just pieces of plate steel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I think the top bracket I used with the trailmaster kit I had in my 87 hardbody used a flat bracket that bolted to the stock bracket and than bolted to the radiator mount using the factory rubber spacer. My lower drop bracket looked just like the one in the pic above. Originally we just flipped the top mounts upside down and that seemed to work good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantheMayun Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 So do I need to cut out the lower portion that holds the radiator or does that piece simply pop out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I can't remember if the bottom gets cut or not, it seems it would need to be as just laying the bracket over the original mount would move the radiator closer to the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACONSTRIPDOWN Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yay I'm dropping my radiator next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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