Just got back from some camping back in the boonies, the AWD 1/2 ton Van just does what you ask of it with no repairs or issues that get on your nerves could not be happier!
I put some 1/2 ton Z-71 front bumpstops on the van and they seem to add a little cush, just pull the old out and push the new in. The new GM upper front shock bushings are also working great, I broke mine using front shock spacers! Don't use the upper bushings that come with most front shocks, (look at the size of the hole in the frame), the stock GM upper shock bushing is a quality piece that fits perfect.
The Weatherguard roof crossbars are holding my roofrack up just fine, they don't look to bad with the antlers cut off. I stand up on it when loaded and have had zero flex, that wood was only hauled locally due to restrictions on moving wood.
My new 100 watt solar works good if the sun shines, I have not mounted it yet and am not sure I want to park van in the sun if I don't have to, I might keep it portable or quick mount.
occasionaldirt,
I have not put the trans cooler on yet, the parts the dealer sold me may not be the way I go. The cooler has the bracket that bolts in front of the radiator but it looks like a hairbrush, I may just go with a stacked plate design w/ fan and piece together the hoses I got, when I figure it out I will post up.
Fire_Strom,
The springs are all the same width so just get U bolts that are long enough (stock 4x4 P U uses a lift block requiring longer U-bolts), don't re-use them they stretch around the spring. The van uses a little plate on top of spring that holds the U-bolt, they are cheap if yours are bent or rusty.
