nah 2" it'll never go back, mount cooler as far forward as possible, cut the bonnet catch it'll be a cunt to open in future or dent the top of the cooler whhere the catch touches it, be carefull as bonnets have flew up cos of them. is it an evo 1 /2/3/4 etc?

mount rad as far back as possible, bearing in mind actuator moves.
it will fit, jus persevere. i'll try get pics of the one i done to let u see.