oreillys sells them too, I think they're around $12 for a pack, I forget. But ya, Hayden is the brand of them that we sell. But a better way to mount them is the metal 2 piece shitty shackle kit, and using the bolts holes that were for the fan shroud.

I can get pictures tomorrow if you wanna see how I did it, but its basically just a 2.5" x 8" piece of metal with holes on each end that you can put a bolt through, and it holds the fans firm against the radiator with no movement.

 

I think my thread on what fans to go w/. has those mounting rods on John's truck. But I've been wrong before.

Wow, great score. And I was happy to get my '05 efans for $150 + tx.

Tell me bout it. Looks like you & I are gonna be doin the same thing this weekend. Just waitin on my Blackbear harness.

 

I've never liked those for mounting coolers to the radiator (or anything to the radiator), I've seen them cause damage to radiators more than once. I'd get a couple strips of metal and build some brackets, just my .02.

 

These are what I used, but the box was different

 

Yea, I like the looks of that much better than the nylon mounting rods.

 

Scott could you get me the measurements on the brackets? Thanks

 

My tranny cooler is mounted by the rods like in the original pic. Been riding like that for over 2 years with no issues. I'm sure there are better ways to mount them but......

 

You guys crack me up. What actual damage can it do to the radi??? If you place them correctly what is it going to hurt. Yes it might bend a few of the fins but it is def not going to rub a hole into the radi tubes... And a bent fin can happen from anything... A bent fin doesn't affect it at all..

 

I've seen leaks happen right where the nylon rods go through the rad, they must vibrate and rub or something along those lines. It really doesn't take much to poke a hole in a radiator cross tube, I've tapped them with wrenches or fan blades and had them spring a leak. Not to mention, tightening the ends put stress on both the rad and the condensor, plus, whatever is mounted by the rods (whether it be a cooler, efans, etc.) is now laying against the condensor (or radiator if efans), where it may vibrate and rub. It's the ghetto way to do it IMO.

 

I will take that chance.. I feel it looks much better then having big braces holding it in.. I could see morso if it was actually holding it up in there and to it, but it is simply holding it in place... Next is I can't tell you the last time I have ever seen a tiny plastic tube rub a hole threw a piece of metal... So as always you all are intitled to your ops but like I said I will take the chance of it actually hurting the radi..