04-13-2019, 04:45 PM
(03-29-2019, 01:34 PM)Texjbird Wrote: YESTERDAY I CALLED THE GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE MY VAN WAS PURCHASED IN 1998.Oooooo no. Is it due to weight?
I LEFT THE VIN # BECAUSE I'VE GONE CROSSED EYED LOOKING AT ASTRO AND SAFARI CONVERSIONS ON YOU TUBE.
THERES BEEN INFO THAT OLDER SAFARI VANS WERE BUILT WITH THE SAME FRAME AS GMC PICKUPS.
I'VE SEEN LIFTED AND LOWERED ASTROS AND SAFARIS.
SEEN COMMENTS THAT TRUCK FRAMES ARE GOOD AND UNIBODY FRAMES ARE NOT SO GOOD.
ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP MY VAN HAS A UNIBODY FRAME WITH REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND COIL FRONT SPRINGS.
SO WHAT EXACTLY IS A UNIBODY FRAME?
WITHIN A MONTH OR 2 AFTER GETTING MY VAN I HAD A CLASS lll HITCH AND 4in HELPER SPRINGS INSTALLED. IT WAS SEEN VERY QUICKLY THAT IT SAGGED SO MUCH THAT LON LIFTED IT 2in RIGHT THEN.
IT STILL BOTTOMS OUT HERE IN TOWN. SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK THE NEXT STEP SHOULD BE IN GETTING THIS THING RAISED A LITTLE AND SUSPENSION ENOUGH FRONT AND REAR THAT WHEN IT'S LOADED AND/OR TOWING MY ALINER I'M NOT DRAGGING BOTTOM WHEN GOING THROUGH LOW SPOTS LIKE FROM THE STREET INTO SOME PARKING LOTS. OR ON ROUGHER ROADS?
I'M ON A BUDGET CUZ LIKE MADEA SAID IN A MOVIE.
"OH NO! I'M NOT ON A FIXED INCOME. I HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY! I'M ON A BROKE INCOME!"
JEWELL ANN
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