Chevy & GMC Vans

I get it...The 4:10's would be awesome but too late now. ](*,)

WVKayaker wrote:I get it...The 4:10's would be awesome but too late now. ](*,)

You give up too easily ... give me your email address and I promise you I will have you convince to spend ... er how much was it Tom? Ah yeah ... ask Tom ... I should be an auto-parts seller during my off-work hours

I'm figuring $1,000.00 for that upgrade parts and labor.

WVKayaker wrote:I'm figuring $1,000.00 for that upgrade parts and labor.

Negative.
More like for the parts only.
Go to the tranny section - I have a post there. Dean and a few folks chimed in with opinions and cost which I verified and I was at the same cost. Therefore for me going to 4.11s is a dream but unrealistic as I rather spend the money on a something to pump the overall performance up ... aka supercharger? but not extreme I dont want to get into changing fuel lines / pump the works. I have to keep dreaming :(

WVKayaker wrote:I put the Long Trails on Thursday and went on a 400 mile road trip this weekend. I'm at 20MPG Hwy. I'll post pics with my new wheels soon....
And gas was $4.219 a gallon in Davis, WV....$93.00 To fill up with 3 gallons still in the tank...Ouch!

Wow, 20 mpg is impressive. And your rig looks good.

T.Low wrote:Wow, 20 mpg is impressive. And your rig looks good.

Smaller less aggressive tires help ... air up ... oh and I think he gets better dense air down there then where you are :^o

I've been getting 19-20 MPG mixed driving on my 'stro. I have the 4" lift and big BFG ATs. I also use the Hypertech Energy Max to tell the computer what tire size I have, and it is supposed to improve my mileage too.

Damn Betz.....that's awesome

YIKES, I'm so confused. See my sig for my set-up. I went the other way with gearing trying to get the rpm down when on the highway. I can't say I lost much. The best I ever get is 15 city and 20 highway if I'm very, very careful.

I absolutely love the BFG appearance and would hate to go back to passenger tires. Although it's been a loooonnnnngggg time since I saw a tank get 400 miles!

BTW, if anyone wants a cost calculator, email me and I'll forward it to you. It's an easy computer calculator that tells you if you spend this much on a mod, it will take this amount of time to pay for itself. I use it all the time.

alagrasta@extron.com

LaGrasta wrote:BTW, if anyone wants a cost calculator, email me and I'll forward it to you. It's an easy computer calculator that tells you if you spend this much on a mod, it will take this amount of time to pay for itself. I use it all the time.

I thought that is what the wife / GF is for!? They keep good track of where "wasted" money goes ... ](*,)

WVKayaker,
Some other things could be adding to my gas mileage...such as the fact that I do run my BFG's at the max rated pressure and they have nitrogen in them. I am also running full synthetic fluids in my van (AMSOil)...except for the Autotrak II in the transfer case. I still have the stock differentials in there, I never changed them out when I bought the big tires. But, that's okay with me beacue I drive from the U.P. of Michigan to Joliet IL and back every week.

betz wrote:But, that's okay with me because I drive from the U.P. of Michigan to Joliet IL and back every week.

Really? Why would you make such a run? When do you make it? I'd like to check out your van.

Currently making that drive for work. Usually come down sunday night, then head home friday when work is finished. Pretty soon I will be moving to and working in Missouri though. But for now I sleep in me wonderful van all week long! I will have to post some pics of the bed I made and put in there. It works really well, and still gives me use of the front bench when I want to use it. Great storage space as well.

betz wrote:Currently making that drive for work. Usually come down sunday night, then head home friday when work is finished. Pretty soon I will be moving to and working in Missouri though. But for now I sleep in me wonderful van all week long! I will have to post some pics of the bed I made and put in there. It works really well, and still gives me use of the front bench when I want to use it. Great storage space as well.

Would be great if you could post pics of your bed setup! T-Low has a cool setup,but I need to put in a middle bench seat for my kids.Currently middle area has buckets(LT version).I want to put a middle bench,with a bed like T-Lows.But it needs to fold up on itself behind the bench seat.If any of this makes sense,barely does to me! Post up some details. Thanks!