The rad I don’t think will go any lower it will hit the crossmember . The plate phak1 advised is the best solution .My truck is a gmc so I did not have to cut or alter anything ,I think I never even drilled holes in the support ,but I did forget about the hoses .So if you add it up not much difference in cost between the plate vs hoses .Only other cost is the waterpump if you don’t have one and the 3/8 pulley ones are getting harder to get.
Already have new waterpump and agree the other pumps are becoming scarce. You can still get the stock replacement for the 235 from the parts store. That's why I'm going the route I am.
