Petey
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thanks .. part of the article reads ........To the OP, there was an article I read somewhere, maybe here, on the Gladiator and how it got its tow rating to 7000lbs. They discussed the changes to the front grill, fans, etc, and possibly the radiator. I don't specifically recall if the radiator was different. I do recall the fans and grill were different.
Found it.
https://jalopnik.com/the-engineering-behind-the-jeep-gladiators-tow-rating-1833657453
"I don’t quite remember what was stopping us from adding thickness to the radiator, but presumably interference with the grille and with underhood components was the limiting factor, and because the JL program’s hood length had actually already been significantly extended during development, further extensions weren’t really considered feasible"
So I would deduce that there was cooling issue , but , on v6 at least , there is a relatively large gap between the condenser and the radiator..I measured, it came in @ about 1.5 inches ... There is space for more rows. I get why the space is there but most automakers dont have that in the first place ... they could use it even if it is to the slight detriment of ac performance
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