I ended up special ordering 4 Uniroyal Laredo Cross Country Tour P235/70/15 44psi max tires from Discount Tire with the Michelin 70% warranty discount which put my total cost out the door at $234. Very happy with the Uniroyals so far. They are very similar to the BF Goodrich Long Trail T/A Tour whic...

Here's the tire history of my 97 Astro with stock 15 x 6.5 aluminum rims: P215/75/15 Stock from factory. P235/75/15 Michelin XC LT4 (Sears version of LTS MS) (4.26% larger diameter than stock) These tires were on the van when I bought the van used. I loved the increased load capacity of this size P ...

Getting ready to make some changes to the 97 Astro and could use input before I start, had some questions I figured you guys would know... 1. I have debadged most of the van except for the plastic "ASTRO" badges on the lower driver's and passenger's doors. Are these mounted with holes in t...

Great thread! It helped me decide on whether or not to delete my oil cooler lines, which I ended up doing recently. I always used Mobil1 full synthetic oil anyway so no change there. My oil pressure stayed the same for the most part but it did go UP from 40psi to 60psi at cold start up. Hot idle psi...

Howdy folks! I had some questions about water pumps. I currently have a 6 year old cast iron water pump on my 97 Astro (I purchased it as a new pump not remanufactured) and I don't remember if the previous water pump that I removed was cast iron or aluminum. So I am wondering which water pumps GM in...