Chevy & GMC Vans

i searched and could not find a topic like this so if this is a repost sorry. but i would like to see pics of your lifted vans. and please tell me how much lift you have and what size tires you are running.

OK lifted guys, post the pics of lifted vans and give the lift size, tire specs, and trimming data. Help us guys that are wanting to go bigger figure this stuff out.

Ok I'll post the first one then!

1998 Astro... 5" Overland Vans plus 5-6" DHC Offroad custom SAS. Lots of firewall trimming (from the original OLV lift) 34 x 10.4 R16 LT Super Swamper LTB's

This will have to do for now.
Anyone notice anything? (not the plow)

dunedog wrote:

This will have to do for now.
Anyone notice anything? (not the plow)

ummmm the covers over the grille?.......how much lift and what size tires?

Yep! Helps a little on gas mileage in the winter.

30" Pro Comps (thanks to Lockdoc) 3" lift

Great Pic Jim...hadn't seen that on yet!

LiftedAWDAstro and scarecrow, your vans are awesome!


I would like to see a 99 with 2inchs of lift. A good side shot.

please...anyone?

Here's my '99 4X2 Astro with a 2" Overland lift on Goodyear Wrangler RT/S 235/70R15s.




Here's the same '99 4X2 with a 4" Overland lift on 31X10.50/15 BF Goodrich AT T/A KOs and
Rancho RS5000 shocks. Very minor trimming front and rear. Tires do rub on ocassion but nothing serious. You just learn not to turn hard.




This is my wife's '98 2WD Astro with a 2" Overland Lift on P235/70R15 Bridgestone Dueller APTs and ES1000 ProComp shocks

Here's mine.....at the moment. 6" lift total. 2" sub-frame spacers, 4" HD spindles, 4" HD leaf springs and shackles. 31"x10.5" BFG Mud Terrain tires on ProComp 1079 wheels with 3.75" backspacing and -19mm offset. Spindles create a 3" wider trackwidth so I have 1.5" wheel spacers on each side in back to even things out. It's wide and very tall!











It's changing on a daily basis. There is still a lot of work to do and a lot more goodies to be installed. I will update pix as I go!

UPDATE, OCT. 12, 2008
Bumper fascia, fender trim and grille gaurd installed. Still need to do some work on the gaurd to make it look like it belongs on there. I had to do a lot of trimming on both the bumper fascia and the plastic fender trim piece near the doors. And of course major cutting into the wheel wells, pix of which can be found in my other topics somewhere.









Now if I could only afford some offroad lights!

I'm still experimenting with the spare tire.....

9dawg, Your van is awesome! With the 4" and 31s its looks spot on! With the 2" lift, it looks like the way they should of come. Did you see any drop in mpg with the 235/70R15s? Also did you run a different shock? (I know you can use the stocks)

Thanks for posting!

97CargoCrawler, yeah you need those bigger tires on! Please post some pic's when you get them on.

stomp13 wrote:9dawg, Your van is awesome! With the 4" and 31s its looks spot on! With the 2" lift, it looks like the way they should of come. Did you see any drop in mpg with the 235/70R15s? Also did you run a different shock? (I know you can use the stocks)

Thanks for posting!

Thanks for the comment stomp13. The mpg has always stayed about the same. I haven't actullay checked the milage to see what I'm getting but I commute about 45 minutes oneway to and from work each day and really never noticed a difference between the tires. I used the same Rancho RS5000s on the 2" and 4" lifts for this van. If you are just going to the 2" you can use stock shocks. The ProComps are good too though and are not very expensive for a set from Overland.

stomp13 wrote:9dawg, Your van is awesome! With the 4" and 31s its looks spot on! With the 2" lift, it looks like the way they should of come. Did you see any drop in mpg with the 235/70R15s? Also did you run a different shock? (I know you can use the stocks)

Thanks for posting!

yea i have to agree......i love that van. besides it being very clean and my favorite astro color it is lifted enuff that everyone knows its lifted and it is still a great daily driver.

97CargoCrawler wrote:Here's mine.....at the moment. 6" lift total. 2" sub-frame spacers, 4" HD spindles, 4" HD leaf springs. 235/75 BFG AT's on in these pix. I have new 31"x10.5" sitting in the back waiting to go on. Hopefully nobody steals them! It's changing on a daily basis.

Hey 97Cargo, are those the HD spindles from Overland? How does it ride? Looks like the front tire track is wider than the rear, may just be the photo though. With the HD spindles are you running stock coils up front? My lift has the 2" subframe spacers and the HD coils up front and the 4" HD spring pack in the rear. The ride is kind of harsh.