It would if you do all the work yourself. Don't have the time. It took me 8 years to finally just pay someone else to lift my van 2". Read through my SAS build in the Off Road section. For a while, I had that almost committed to memory. Incredible build. One of the most inspiring builds. Gives...

This is the forum where a guy can toy with "what ifs", I think. So... I think that most of us here really dig our vans and have lots of reason to. It'll haul a lot of people, a lot of stuff, tow a lot of weight, has pretty good power, and lots of customization possibilities. I know some li...

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After about 8 years of gawking at lifted vans on the forum and asking lots of questions, finally did it. :guitar: It all came to a head when my 75k mile tires were officially spent. Shocks worn out, even leaky. And, to top it all off, my '87 4Runner's timing chain suddenly went. No off-road capabili...

I'm glad to hear that general confirmation of bs. I have been on this site for a long time and anything I've read has confirmed what you are saying. I was gonna argue with the guy but he had made up his mind already. Maybe, once it's lifted, I'll pull in with some other store's tires on it. Now, I'v...

I spoke with a tire shop mechanic today and he told me he worked on a lifted astro that was squirrely on the road, in fact, it was all over the road and they couldn't get it right. Anyone else have this problem?

I saw that '05 on e bay, too. Very nice. Kinda far from Wyoming, though, for something I can't even look over. I think it's in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Anybody from Detroit area want to look at it? Thanks for taking me to the next level in understanding vehicle write-offs. I doubt that I could justify t...

Thanks. I probably have one of the dumbest looks on any taxpayer's face when at the accountant. As I understand it, I can write off repairs, registration, taxes, insurance. I've left the concept of depreciation out of my brain to allow for more valuable brain functions like remembering music trivia....

I'm looking for good advice but will hear out bad advice. My '96 Astro has been parked for a coupla years with a bad intake gasket- bad enough that it left a coolant residue on the back windows. I parked it to minimize the damage. Been considering my options forever. Went to do taxes today for my 7 ...

I have some VW busses and have always liked the Synchro vans. I like what guys are doing to them when they're putting Subaru engines in them and even lifting them and I've seen some very nice ones (last one I saw was a lifted '87 with a WRX motor- $35k). BUT, they're expensive, not as safe in a coll...

There's a thread ("Nobody has done an NP236 swap yet, right? Will it fit?") There were some TCCM issues, I guess. He didn't do it. I did some more surfing. Best I can come up with is the Selec trac NP242 with a Novak conversion kit for the 4L60. I didn't check price. Don't even know if it'...

I want to keep my AWD transfer case (BW4472). I'm completely convinced (am I wrong?) that it's better in snow than it would be to put in 2 sp transfer case. I have a 4Runner, too, and have compared the two. Still, I want that low crawler gear. I know I'll need to change out the gearing in my axles a...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, kidhauler, did you mean 31 inch tires? 41 inch might involve some creative cutting or bigger lift?

I like your suggestions. I wanted to do it all at once but I can see how that could really make ironing out the bugs a bit of a nightmare. I was really hoping to drop the subframe to do the 350 swap and just lift it at the same time. Maybe it's worth doing the drop twice to do one thing at a time. I...

First post here. Been reading threads and elsewhere for a long time, trying to figure out my '96 AWD. My 4.3 may be in bad shape with the blown head gasket. I want a lifted van for road travel and moderate to heavy off road- but not rock crawling. So... I'm thinking Vortec 350 out of a '96 full size...