Chevy & GMC Vans

How the heck did i miss this thread?

Cool stuff Tom...

raSafari wrote:

T.Low wrote:I welded an extra reciever ontop of the moto tray for the mountain bike tray to fit into. This way, i don't have to keep switching back and forth all the time, I can just add or subtract the mtn bike tray.

Hey Tom,

Just curious... with the bicycles and moto on the back, do you feel a lot of bounce when driving? Also, what shocks are you using in the back.... doesn't seem like you have much sag. I just bought a Kawasaki 250 and before I get a moto rack for the van I wanted to do some research. Now that I've seen you do it, it'd probably throw my mountain bikes on as well. Advice before I start? Thanks!

-dp

Thought to jump in and add my 2 cents. I run air shocks on my rwd Astro. The bike and carrier seen in my ativar tends to cantilever weight off the back. And, I like to fill the shocks to the max when I tow my 5k camper. Lots of guys don't do air shocks but I love the adjustability for whatever I find myself doing with my Astro!! Running empty and low air in the shocks sure beats running empty with heavy duty springs! Also, I picked up my dirtbike carrier at Harbor Freight.. cheap and cheap. Took an hour or so to beef it up . I also added angle iron that goes up under my hitch to lessen the twisting of the carrier in the receiver.
Joe

Vanjoe wrote: Thought to jump in and add my 2 cents. I run air shocks on my rwd Astro.

Is your Astro lifted? I wonder (without having searched the forums) who is running air shocks with a 4+ lift on an AWD and if they recommend it for the heavier loads. Thanks for the change Vanjoe

Definitely not lifted!! Stock? metal leafs in rear. And the extra weight of the added conversion.

raSafari wrote:I wonder (without having searched the forums) who is running air shocks with a 4+ lift on an AWD and if they recommend it for the heavier loads.

I did on my old 98 AWD and they worked perfectly fine when wheeling. I needed the added support due to all the spare parts. tools, supplies and camping gear/coolers we carried.