This Astro Van is Offroad Ready
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- Опубликовано: 15 мар 2021
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In today's matchup episode, we take a look at this blast from the past, Astro Van! We are going to be diving into this build in another video and breakdown everything that was done, but we wanted to show you guys the wheel and tire matchup. This combo is great for your daily drivers and comes in at a great price. Any questions about this combo or the van, leave them in the comments!
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I have a 95 all-wheel drive Astro van with a locker in the back and off-road tires that I do a lot of overlanding in
is that the stock front differential? or did you modify?
What locker
I'd like to know what locker also. All I can find are the original (G80) limited slip dif and two aftermarket (Detroit and Yukon G&A) LSDs.
@@pbsalfen g80 is not lsd, it is a true locker!!!
That's a sweet looking Astro! That front bumper is sick! I need something like that for my Astro Camper!!!
journeys offroad.
That’s DOPE!! My parents had one growing up as a kid but never really thought about transforming it into an overlander!! Mind blowing!!
Are there any videos on RUclips of this van?
Nice rig. I got mine lifted on a 5in l.k. but bought some spindles and leafs for more height (still pending on getting some coil springs) but my engine blew. Oh well more of an excuse to put a newer engine and slapping some 285s on the 18x9 wheels (making sure the gear goes to 4.10 maybe).
What is that in the front suspension there
The actual contact patch width barely increases when airing down the tire, the greatest increase is in the length of the contact patch and that is what contributes the most to increasing the contact patch area. That being said, I look forward to watching more videos on the van.
This is rad! I’m a Jeep guy but this is a sweet rig, I’ve always wanted a smaller 4x4 van for overlanding.
Check out Instagram @ventureastro. I'll be installing a JK Rubicon D44 under the front of my astro!
Awesome Astro !!
How wide can you go with rims and tires
And not affect the rear sliding door
What kind of tires is best for desert ?
The Astro and Safari were great powerful Mini-Vans when they first came out. The only drawback was the rear-wheel drive in the winter time was problematic in deeper snow or extreme weather conditions.
astro/safari came in AWD
@@Ghandisgarage 99% of them were rear-wheel drive. All wheel drive was a luxury during the year that the Safari/Astro Van was being manufactured and most people did not have All-Wheel Drive.
@@giorgioskaraiskakis9548 depends on where you live. where I am 99% of them are AWD. mines awd, my buddies is awd, my neighbors is awd.. and so on. maybe in arizona they are all rwd but up north i have only seen 2 rwd.
@@Ghandisgarage I have only see 2 All-Wheel drive in the last 20 years so...
Like I said, it depends on where you live. Here in alaska they are all AWD.
I'm looking at a rim and tire package for my 2001 Chevrolet astrovan same tire and wheel size as the video above. My question is with the -19mm offset does the sliding door rub on the wheel?
Nope! No issues
What front bumper and winch combo is that? Price?
Does the -19 offset interfere at all with opening the side sliding door?
15x8 with 30x9.5 tires, I'm trying to figure out if they'll rub on the slider as well any information would be appreciated, before I commit to a tire and wheel package. Also was looking at hubcentric rings to avoid complications and vibrations.
no rubbing
Interesting can you drive 4x4 high on a highway at let say 60 mph if I suspect slippery conditions? how long I can go 4x4 high and what are potential danger driving 4x4 on highway?
Thanks
I definitely wouldn't say you could for long distances, maybe less than an hour at a time at that speed if you wanted to be safe at least for the astro van!
@@TrailBuilt Thanks!
My 2000 with mud and snow tires is so lazy even though the motor is in good shape . The 4.3 needs a turbo but also check the door for gear ratio , mine is the highest so I'm going to 70s instead of 75s and a harder compound in a 205 instead of a 235
my budys 2000 with 6" lift 31" tires and 3.42 gears moves really good. its faster than my 91 van on 31s with 3.73s.. i think you may have an issue if you find your van lazy on stock sized tires.
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