I lowered my body mounts on the frame and removed the poly mounts themselves to hard mount my tub to the frame. This dropped my radiator to be just about on my box... I ended up using PSC's conversion fitting to -6AN (also available at JEG's and SUMMIT but with their handling charges PSC came out cheaper and they support our sport). I then used PSC's 90* -6AN line fittings and heated and bent them accordingly to clear. I think it sticks up about 1/2" to 3/4" above my box now? Plus this allowed my to build all my own hoses and run them EXACTLY where they needed to be.
I can try to get some pics after my lab tomorrow and post them up. I am also running -6AN fittings from PSC on a PSC pump and a PSC reservoir. PSC has fittings for just about any pump/box to convert to their "build-a-hose" stuff. They knew exactly what I needed, gave and a decent price and it sure beat dicking around trying to make something work.
I tried that and destroyed two saginaw ham-cans. After that I just called up PSC and ordered their sealed can with the -10 AN return like I should have in the first place. It's not on the website but if you call them they will sell it to you over the phone, I think it was about $35.
Earl's, Russel or Aeroquip have the o-ring to -6 AN fittings for both the pump and box which will allow you to make your own hoses. I believe PSC sells the Aeroquip fittings.
Sot of a hi jack but maybe a solution for alot of us...
Anyone know of a fitting/adapter that converts saginaw o-ring fittings to standard NPT?
I want to be able to run commonly available standard hydraulic hoses because they are cheap, easy to find, and I like the idea of using the same type of hose for both my hydro assist and poswer steering.
Grendel - call up and talk to Tom or Kelvin at PSC, they'll have the fitting you need on the shelf. I've got a similar tight situation in my EB, and they fixed me right up.
I recently was looking for a similar part and was told by both PSC and my local Hydro shop the part doesn't exists. That being said there is probably something out there that will work it will just take a lot of digging.
Here are some pics, the grill sits on the frame, as does the floor of the tub. I had to clearance some of the grill and do some radiator fanagling and now it leaks...:banghead:
Hard to see but that fitting is bent quite a bit to clear, but my radiator is farther back than yours and not as big. My red Jeep does have a full size GM radiator in it though with the CJ grill skinned (had a SBC/TH350/doubler and had to have everything as far forward as possible). That radiator sat directly on the frame rails and cleared but that was a stock GM line bent to fit...
Idea of how low the Jeep is (2" lowered Dmax) and grill on frame:
Another of grill on frame:
Blindy taken pic from underneath of the fitting and box and some of the stock 4.0L radiator...:
Looking at it more I think a stock line lightly bent down the pass side of the box could provide more clearance, hard to say. How much room do you have and is the radiator night over it or in front of it???
If you think a stock line bent over the side of the box will work. You should look at lines out of a early 90's astro van. I put a 4.3 out of an astro van in a jeep same real tight clearance and they fit no prob. the van lines come up the side and loop into the box.
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