finally lifted the old girl
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scarecrow
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finally lifted the old girl
well gang i finally got the lift on after having it for 6 months. it is the overland 4in. the van is sittig with a total of 5.5 inshes of lift the front is the 4in kit with the Tbars up 1.5 inches and the rear is the 4in spring with the adjustable shackle up 1.5 inches. tires are 31x10.5x15 larado M/T`s.. 4.56 gears are going in very soon i have em now i just need to find the time to do em. i have before and after pics i will get up soon...
SOLD and missing my 1995 Astro AWD 5 1/2 lift and 31 inch tires...
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Smiliesafari
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Looks good........very clean. 
1996 Safari SLX Hotair balloon transport vehicle
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tinytherhino
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
NICE!!! Looks great! =D>
'00 Astro AWD- 4" OLV lift, 31x10.5" tires, Yakima rack and a whole lot of fun!
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mdmead
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
SWEEEEET! =D> =D>
Matt
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
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No new projects until the current ones are done!
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
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stomp13
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Looks great!
So with the 31"s did you have to trim the front bumper cover at all
So with the 31"s did you have to trim the front bumper cover at all
99 Astro LS AWD. 200k. Overlands 2inch lift. No name 29inch LT tires.
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T.Low
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Scare, that looks excellent!
Yes, you can see in the first shot how much the front plah-stique is trimmed.
Love the height in the front.
Yes, you can see in the first shot how much the front plah-stique is trimmed.
Love the height in the front.
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stomp13
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
T.Low wrote:
Yes, you can see in the first shot how much the front plah-stique is trimmed.
Lol, I was joking around, I guess a little joke.
99 Astro LS AWD. 200k. Overlands 2inch lift. No name 29inch LT tires.
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Rebel
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Slick. =D>
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ihatemybike
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Very nice. I like the trim work you did on the bumper cover.
Aaron
2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
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2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
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scarecrow
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
thanks for the nice comments....sorry i did not take step by step pics of everything. i was useing someone elses garage and tools. and i had to get in and out as quick as i could....
SOLD and missing my 1995 Astro AWD 5 1/2 lift and 31 inch tires...
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T.Low
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Ha!. I'm a little thick sometimes.stomp13 wrote:T.Low wrote:
Yes, you can see in the first shot how much the front plah-stique is trimmed.
Lol, I was joking around, I guess a little joke.
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LiftedAWDAstro
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Looks AWESOME!!!!! 
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=D>Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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lockdoc
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Re: finally lifted the old girl
Nice! Welcome to the club!
Current:
01 AWD - Stock
98 AWD - Stock
Past:
93 4WD - 305 V8 - 5" lift - 31" tires
98 4WD DHC - 10" lift - 33" tires - Onboard air and Hydraulics - Snowplow
92 RWD - 350 V8 - lowered - 97 front clip
92 RWD - 350 V8 - converted to AWD - V6
91 AWD - 350 V8 - conversion van
94 RWD - 350 V8 - sons van
92 RWD - stock - sons van
93 RWD Shorty - project
89 RWD Shorty - parts van
01 AWD - Stock
98 AWD - Stock
Past:
93 4WD - 305 V8 - 5" lift - 31" tires
98 4WD DHC - 10" lift - 33" tires - Onboard air and Hydraulics - Snowplow
92 RWD - 350 V8 - lowered - 97 front clip
92 RWD - 350 V8 - converted to AWD - V6
91 AWD - 350 V8 - conversion van
94 RWD - 350 V8 - sons van
92 RWD - stock - sons van
93 RWD Shorty - project
89 RWD Shorty - parts van
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Rvamobiledetailing
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