Well i figured out why my jeep overheats with the ac on, it is leaking on one side of the radiator, i can drive it all day long and when i put on the ac it starts over heating, but anything besides the point my radiator is leaking and i was just wondering best radiator for the money is??? oh and by the way its a 98 cherokee with ac and its an auto trans with the 4.0

 

I've had good luck with these guys:
radiatorbarn.com

Is your aux fan coming on with the AC?

 

yeah just an all metal 2 row radiator from radiatorbarn will work. nothing fancy. it's about $200

 

yeah the ac fan kicks on and the clutch fan appears to be working...it is original tho but it is still leaking and needs to be fixed so i want to get a decent radiator...

 

and for another 30 bucks is the triple core going to be worth it???

 

the triple core is really really thick. it is a good radiator but somehow when i did my longarm kit, i guess between the extra body flex my fan rubbed a hole in the radiator somehow, which really sucked because it was only 5 months old. i wound up going with the oreiilys 2 row radiator which cools just as well and is not nearly as thick.

 

OE style rad at the local auto parts store is +/-$110, it's the modern rad design aluminum/plastic vs old style copper/brass. The OE aluminum 1 very wide row rad at 1 1/4" thick is slightly thicker than the 2 narrow rows copper/brass rad. FWIW, some good reading on new/modern vs old school rads.

http://www.stockcarproducts.com/rad2.htm

 

dont bother with it. just get a replacement all metal radiator. 2 row will be just fine

 

Alright, thanks guys i was just seeing if it was worth it but if the 2 row will be good thats all i need to know

 

I read alot of bad reviews about the Advance Auto units needing trimming etc. Autozone unit I put in fit great and only needed clearancing where the metal line for the tranny cooler rubber the tray. The same rad as Autozone's "Spectra" brand is on Amazon for around $90 if you are frugal and can wait.

 

It's not worth it if the the width of the 2 metal tubes added together is less in width than the width of the OE style 1 metal row rad. The aftermarket 2 row rad is not twice as thick as the OE 1 row rad. Something to think about.

 

I'm digging the 2 row all metal radiator from RadiatorBarn.com. I live high up in the Rockies and our winters last for about 7 months, so cooling isn't a huge issue, but I can't stand plastic tank radiators. The cooling system is the next project on my XJ. Let us know how it goes!