2007 Explorer Adding Aux Transmission Cooler for Towing

[Undercover Poe]

Hello explorer forum, I'm trying to tow a Little overweight on my 3500 lbs rated ford. I have already added the 7 pin connector and brake controller. Now I'm thinking about adding a trans cooler for towing approx 4500 lbs. Who has done this? What products did you use and how was your experiences?

 

[SoCal2V]

Can't answer your question regarding the cooler, but I hope this 4500lb load isn't being towed far.

This last weekend I had a U-Haul car transport trailer (1500 lbs if I had to guess) + my 2001 Mustang (about 3400 lbs) loaded on it, hooked up to my '08 Explorer. I only had to take the car about 3.5 miles, but in terms of safety I would say it is above and beyond anything remotely considered reasonable. Had the car needed to go anywhere farther it definitely would have been a job for an F150 or whatever.

Your trailer brakes will help, I would be a little concerned about the transmission though. Be sure to shift manually and keep O/D switched off.