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chuckie
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AWD Astro Van
I have had a couple of these around the ranch. They do really well in Mud and Snow.Whatcha think about one with taller tires and skid plates for a
Moderate get around Baja rig? I have a Dodge Diesel 4 Wd, but am not terrrible ineterested in tearing it up here...
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LaPazGringo
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I know a guy who swears by Astro 4x4s. Do you have the 4.3 in it?
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willardguy
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I toyed with lifting mine for years.never did it but be sure to check out the overland van site. everything you need.
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Need: Oil Pan Skidplate
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David K
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AWD or 4WD... there is a difference.
If AWD, does it have a center differential lock out, to provide true 50/50 power split betwen the front and the rear (like a 4WD)?
Otherwise, it is a ways from being off road worthy, since power transfer on an AWD may be to the wrong tires to get you out.
Again, lower the tire's air pressure if you get into trouble.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
AWD or 4WD... there is a difference.
If AWD, does it have a center differential lock out, to provide true 50/50 power split betwen the front and the rear (like a 4WD)?
Otherwise, it is a ways from being off road worthy, since power transfer on an AWD may be to the wrong tires to get you out.
Again, lower the tire's air pressure if you get into trouble. |
In Baja, these rules don't apply. Just ask Neal Johns about the Ford Aerostar van in Cohabuzo Junction. We still don't know what that guy was doing there at 10:30 p.m.
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chuckie
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I guess I'm not clear on what happened to a Ford Aerostar has to do with the question I asked? Who is Neal Johns? Does he have an Astro Van?
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David K
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Well, you got some answers, but I am still waiting for addition information from you that I asked... In the meantime, by posting comments on OTHER
street vans, this thread is 'refreshed to the top of the page... and that can only have more people seeing it and perhaps getting you more answers?
Now, Neal Johns is an Aridologist here on Nomad... an expert on all things 'desert'... He has been alive since the Jesuits buit the El Camino Real and
can out brey a mule in heat if you ever think of driving a Jeep instaed of a Toyota!
Any van that can be driven on 4 instead of two tires will be better... but for real off road-ness, ground clearance and under body protection must be
considered... and I as I say, tires are a big part of making you move.
[Edited on 4-14-2012 by David K]
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willardguy
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overland vans I tell ya. all they do is astro's and safari's
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chuckie
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I dint think I needed to answer any questions, The subject was Astrovans...I was looking for anyone who had experience with them, not a tutorial on
drive systems...As I mentioned in a prior post, my first 4wd trip to baja was in 1957, in a Dodge WWII ambulance, purchased from a surplus yard in San
Diego. Since than I have made hundreds of trips to baja in Jeeps, Large and small blazers, pickups, motorcycles, 3 wheelers, 4 wheelers, Samurais, you
name it. I have lived in Mulege on and off for over 30 years. Competed in SCORE events on motorcycles, Class 5/16 class 10's..BUT NO EXPERIENCE with
Astrovans..Thats why I asked the question. I have since found several places who post experience and mods ....So thanks anyhow....Thanks Willardguy
(Willard is my middle name) for posting something useful...
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I have a 99 Astro AWD with big tires? been all over Baja the last 5 years been in soft sand where a Jeep wrangl,er had to be helped out. Needs better
motor mounts, Raise the torsion Bars, lift the rear.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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chuckie
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Thats what I am looking for..Someone who been there done that...Thanks...
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rts551
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You are lucky Chuckie. Normally you would have gotten a number of Toyota pictures.
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chuckie
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It's never too late.
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David K
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He asked who Neal Johns was... the person who recommended I get a Toyota back in 2000.
I thought I answered what I could and that my requesting more info would help HIM get more and better answers...
It is a discussion board, after-all... extra input does not take away anyone's ability to respond... Like the American economy, it is not finite but
instead an open, ever expanding place.
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chuckie
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Actually I didnt dont care who Neal Johns is, unless he can contribute to the Astrovan discussion....His name was brought up in some vague comment
connected with an equally vague comment about a Ford Van..I would like to keep on point rather than move into "an open ever expanding place"...I have
what I needed, Thank you, Willard and Comitan...
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David K
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If you got your answer, then great... So, why not have a nice chat with us so we can get to know you...? Talking about your van seemed harmless
enough...
La Paz Gringo first asked: Do you have the 4.3 in it?
I then asked if it was AWD or 4WD and if AWD, does it have a center differential lock out?
Call it 'guy talk' perhaps, but no harm was intended... Just discussion.
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chuckie
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Ok, I have been Chatting for a couple of months on quite a few subjects, 130 posts, I see...more than I thought...
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