Thanks for the feed back guys. Time is money they say, but like most I like to save money if possible. So the plan is to go with the S-10 springs and I'll pick up some pucks from North Shore Off road. Perhaps they would have a line on the longer bolts as well. The 29" tire size sounds about rig...

Does any one have a rough count of lifted vans in the lower mainland ? It would be interesting to see a few of them together. As I mentioned before I was going to do a do-it-yourself lift. Any pros (cost) or cons for going this way vs overland lift kit ? More interested in the rear spring difference...

A Wet Coast back road rally coming up with all the local vans.

I was thinking of a 29" tire and the make has not been decided. Between BF Goodrich and Cooper at this time.

There seems to be a few must haves for these vans to perform in more extreme conditions. I experienced some overheating issues last summer with the RWD when pulling a 17' Bigfoot trailer. So one of the first upgrades would be the Trany cooler for either hauling or off road climbs and then lift. I ex...

Hi, thanks to everyone who has posted such good information about the vans. I have been a van fan since my brother got his 1967 chev van in 1976. I got a 1974 Ford van in 1978. Hauled the dirt bikes around in the back. A few Vanless years and then worked for a company that had a 1986 Astro for deliv...

A late reply. I'm new to the site and have learned a lot by reading old posts, so I will add to this in the hope that it might help someone. When my heater fan in my 1999 Astro would stop working and then sometimes work, it turned out to be that the hamster cage fan had slipped on the heater motor s...