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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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87 Toyota pickup radiator question

I have searched and could not find the answer. I am working on a 87 Toyota truck rebuild from the ground up. I have put a 3" body lift on it. The lift kit is a home made kit from 3"x3"x3" harden steel blocks. So my questions are as follows
1. Will the lift affect how the fan cools the radiator.
2. The radiator is from a 2 wd
will cause me problems.

Again if I missed this on the search sorry. The main purpose of this truck is hunting and driving in bad weather and very little extreme off driving.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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I dont think 3" would affect it too bad but if its in your budget I'd get an electric fan just to be safe.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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I don't think this is the right place to post a tech question. try here.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116/
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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You need to also lower the radiator about 3 inches..
When the engine torques it'll smash your fan blade into your radiator.
Or, the alternative is to get a drivetrain lift and smooth out under your body for more ground clearance.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 08:23 AM
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yea get some 4 inch strips of steel and drill some holes to relocate the radiator 3 inches down
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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yup, there is not 3" between the shroud and the fan. Rad will have to be lowered.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 08:54 AM
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or scrap the mech fan aand go electric like stated above, common sense solutions here not rocket science :-)
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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With all the comments about going to electric what are some specs on said fan should i look for?
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