{"id":31369,"date":"2026-11-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/?p=31369"},"modified":"2026-11-15T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T13:00:00","slug":"radiator-relocation-kit-for-2014-2020-polaris-sportsman-450-570","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/radiator-relocation-kit-for-2014-2020-polaris-sportsman-450-570\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiator Relocation Kit for 2014-2020 Polaris Sportsman 450-570"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/polaris-sportsman-570\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/image\/cache\/catalog\/rad%20kit\/2288-fixed-1248x1248.png.webp\" alt=\"Wild Boar radiator relocation kit for 2014-2020 Polaris Sportsman 450 and 570\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Picture a Sportsman 570 halfway through a long mud hole. The front end plows a wave of slop, and a good part of it lands right in the radiator. By the time you climb out the other side, the fins are caked, the fan is running nonstop and the temperature light is thinking about coming on.<\/p>\n<p>That is the problem our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/polaris-sportsman-570\">Polaris Sportsman 450-570 Radiator Relocation Kit (14-20)<\/a> is built to solve. It is designed for 2014-2020 Sportsman 450 and 570 models and comes with all the mounting hardware and detailed installation instructions.<\/p>\n<h2>The trouble with a low radiator<\/h2>\n<p>On the Sportsman 450 and 570, the radiator sits low in the front of the machine, right in the path of whatever the front tires throw. That works fine on dry trails. In mud, the radiator acts like a strainer. Clay and silt pack into the fins and block airflow, and a radiator that cannot breathe cannot cool the engine.<\/p>\n<h2>What relocation changes<\/h2>\n<p>A relocation kit moves the radiator up and out of the splash zone, typically onto the front rack area. Up there it stays cleaner and keeps pulling air even when the front of the machine is buried. That means steadier temperatures on long, slow mud runs, which is exactly when an ATV is working hardest and getting the least natural airflow.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Sportsman owners do this<\/h2>\n<p>The Sportsman 450 and 570 are popular hunting and work ATVs, and a lot of them live in swamps, river bottoms and wet food plots. Riders in those areas often find themselves stopping to dig mud out of the radiator or rinsing it at the truck. Overheating can also cut a ride short or put extra stress on the engine. Moving the radiator up is one of the most common mud upgrades for this machine for good reason.<\/p>\n<h2>Pair it with good habits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rinse the radiator from the back side after muddy rides.<\/li>\n<li>Check coolant level and hoses after installation.<\/li>\n<li>Keep an eye on temperatures the first few rides after the swap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you also ride deep water, a snorkel kit is worth considering alongside the radiator move so the engine and CVT can breathe above the waterline.<\/p>\n<h2>Confirm your year and model<\/h2>\n<p>This kit is listed for 2014-2020 Polaris Sportsman 450 and 570 models. Polaris made several Sportsman variants in those years, so double-check yours before ordering. Questions? Call the Wild Boar team at 850-912-4350 and we will help you confirm fitment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/polaris-sportsman-570\">Shop the Sportsman 450-570 Radiator Relocation Kit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mud packs the low-mounted radiator on a Polaris Sportsman 450 or 570. Our relocation kit for 2014-2020 models moves it up where airflow stays clean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31369"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31369"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wildboaratvparts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=31369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}