Later model power steering cooler retrofit on an LA
I wanted to dial back the pressure on my PS pump and figured if I was going to drop the fluid I might as well add a cooler since the one I had didn't fit with my pressure line.
So I thought I would cruise the JY just to see if there was anything available before dropping money on something aftermarket and found this:
It fits Dakota's and Durango's from 2000-2004 with a 4.7. You can still buy them new (link), but not sure it is worth it since they cost more than the one Bergman Auto Craft sells (link).
But from the JY it was cheap. So I brought it home, mocked it up and had a bracket cut, bent and powder coated by SendCutSend.
Here it is mocked up with a 3D printed bracket:
Bracket:
And installed:
All in I am maybe a touch cheaper than the BAC one, and that one would probably cool better. But I like this option as it keeps it more compact without hoses and a cooler out front, and it's more like how the factory might have done it. The cooler I was going to originally use when I did the Borgeson box install was similar, but smaller, and off a Diplomat Police car. Since this one is a touch bigger it should cool better, in theory.
If this was a little more of a roadrace or autocross build, I don't think I would do it this way. But for this car I think it is a fine solution.
Pretty happy with it.
I wanted to dial back the pressure on my PS pump and figured if I was going to drop the fluid I might as well add a cooler since the one I had didn't fit with my pressure line.
So I thought I would cruise the JY just to see if there was anything available before dropping money on something aftermarket and found this:
It fits Dakota's and Durango's from 2000-2004 with a 4.7. You can still buy them new (link), but not sure it is worth it since they cost more than the one Bergman Auto Craft sells (link).
But from the JY it was cheap. So I brought it home, mocked it up and had a bracket cut, bent and powder coated by SendCutSend.
Here it is mocked up with a 3D printed bracket:
Bracket:
And installed:
All in I am maybe a touch cheaper than the BAC one, and that one would probably cool better. But I like this option as it keeps it more compact without hoses and a cooler out front, and it's more like how the factory might have done it. The cooler I was going to originally use when I did the Borgeson box install was similar, but smaller, and off a Diplomat Police car. Since this one is a touch bigger it should cool better, in theory.
If this was a little more of a roadrace or autocross build, I don't think I would do it this way. But for this car I think it is a fine solution.
Pretty happy with it.