Recent content by Scotty D

I have 265/70/17s on my 09 AWD and they are too tall for the gearing. In sand you basically loose reverse gear its so tall

How much are those? I personally dont see a huge difference in aesthetics and would be more concerned with how much weight I could put up there. My rig has solar and a kayak right now and I dont think I could live without either

That is just too much money for me. At that point I would just sell my van and look for a whole different platform. I went chevy express for the AWD and its been amazing but being that tall kind of limits the places you can go also. I am just thinking out loud here, your rig looks fantastic but...

Looks great ! how much did you pay?

with enough effort you can do anything but frankenstien is correct. Even just sorting out which transmission you would use. I dont think the 4l60E would work and I dont think the transfer case plays well with the 4L80 Then there are the rims. 6 hole in front , 8 hole in back? I you end up...

Pretty sure that 12 passenger van is not going to be a 1500

Terrible idea to tow anything with a syncro , the trans just cant take it

I am guessing you realize how terrible a time it is to sell a syncro. If not , take a look at the Samba classified and Bring a Trailer. I would hold on to it for a few years if you possibly can. Too bad your daughter is not old enough to drive yet. To me , four adults need two rigs

Why would you want bigger tires if you are not going to offroad ?

I would not increase the diameter of the tires. These are geared way too high as it is. I would love to have bigger tires on my van but first gear and reverse are just waaaaaay too tall. So tall in fact , that in the sand you can only go forward once you stop, in reverse , the tires just wont move

You are going to love having your rig at work. For lunch you can use the kitchen to make a hot meal or coffee or tea on break. I have even been known to crash in the parking lot after a very long day at work instead of driving home in the middle of the night

How many miles are you planning to put on? I am at 250k and running strong. I expect to get another 50k at least before I rebuild . For me that is years of use

Not sure if thats true My van has very high gearing and also the G80 and I am sure that cant be normal if there is only one gearing for them

These vans are really geared for getting good fuel economy in a big van. The transmission is fairly light duty and the rear end on mine is geared way to high That said I have gone all over Baja for years on roads thats many people with true 4x4 shied away from I suggest keeping towing to a...

Here is a chart Table showing various mile per gallon (UK) measurements converted to miles per gallon (US). Miles Per Gallon (UK) Miles Per Gallon (US) 1 mpg (UK) 0.832674 mpg (US) 2 mpg (UK) 1.6653 mpg (US) 3 mpg (UK) 2.498 mpg (US) 4 mpg (UK) 3.3307 mpg (US) 5 mpg (UK) 4.1634...