did the 2 inch body lift which was an easy install. I was surprised that I didn't need to modify anything and the manual shifter even came to a better height... That being said I did a good amount of research before i started and knew what to look out for. Must have missed something because i didn't notice that my fan runs right into the radiator/lower hose... long story short; truck finally heated up enough to pop a hole in the slice that the non-turning has been rubbing against.
odd thing is the new hose looks different than the old one.. need to cut to fit, but the twist even looks different.. factory one is "S" like and the new one is more like an "L".
anybody else come across this on the 5.2 4x4???

 

When i changed my 2wd 5.2 i thought it was weird looking compared but it works imo better it doesnt stick out as far

 

Well as long as the new hose works better, its all good. You will need to re-drill holes in the bumper brackets, that is if you want them to have a stock look.
Make sure you post up some pics.

 

this is what i mean by the fan hitting the radiator


it literally hits the lower pipe..



and these are the 2 lower hoses..
even after some cutting the old one still looks nothing like the new one

 

You may need to get a 90 deg. bend adapter for the auto cooler line that is hitting. Most auto parts stores can find you some thing that will work.

 

it's not hitting the suto cooler... the fan smacks directly into the coolent hose... by like an inch easily.
i didn't see anybody else having this issue with the body lift. that and the fact that the "factory molded" replacment hose was so different makes me think something is different about mine... maybe the wrong radiator???

 

Maybe it is not a factory style radiator. Go to www.Autozone.com and check the pic of one listed for yours.

 

The radiators on the 4 cyl models are 4 inches narrower. Somebody could have just gotten the wrong part.