Monty-

nice write up redrunner. i'm sure i'll be doing this mod soon enough.

redrunner

Glad you liked it. This Forum has offered such good advice I like to give back where I can. I'm surrounded by "Giants" of knowledge here so I get much more than I can give!

grnjkrubi

Just completed the install today. Took me a while but then I tend to drag it out
with a couple of beverages and a good cigar. Went pretty smooth other than
having to go to the auto parts shop for some U.S.A. made hose clamps to replace the chinese crap claps from Lowes that failed.

It is a little tight getting the grill off now with the new winch and bumper.

Thanks to all of the info on this thread and forum!

kflash

Really like the way you have your brackets set up. Can you post some info on where you had to drill and/or use existin holes to mount the cooler (pics)?

Question - the answer may be obvious - We are heading into the cooler months here in Maryland. Install now, or wait till spring because the trans temps won't get as high due to lower ambient temps over winter?

adamisadam

Well, that depends on your usage during the winter. If you don't wheel it and don't tow with it during the winter, then wait. What's hard on a tranny is idling in gear (or crawling off road) and towing or driving fully loaded, especially in hilly terrain. So if you do that stuff all year round, upgrade now. If you don't tax the vehicle during the winter, then don't worry.

Jeep_in

Thank you for the detailed write-up. Here is a pic of my install:

KMacJKPA

Thanks for the write-up. I just finished the install and I couldn't have done it without this thread.

hansen65

I have always added an external cooler to my muscle cars but never thought to do it on the Jeep. Good idea.

Are you guys getting enough cooling on the trail when you mount it away from the radiator without an auxiliary fan?

adamisadam

Me too!

THAT'S A GOOD POINT! If you mount it close to the radiator you get airflow from the fan even while the jeep isn't moving. I just know how hard it can be to clean mud out from the radiator and near impossible from in between the tranny cooler and radiator if it gets in between.

Menard666

Just a bump up of this thread and a pic of my install. Good stuff.