12voltz+- Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 93 ASTRO VAN cargo and im worried about having to much weight haha. so who out there has an astro van with a heavy wall and lots of batts? any one know the rough amount of weight id be lookin at ? am im gunna need to upgrade suspension?....... for some reason for calc the weight of the box it looks like the enclosure it self will be close to 1000lbs damn i find that hard to beleave thinki calced wrong any input be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12voltz+- Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 BUMP FOR ANY INPUT sryy caps again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe1129 Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 8 ton astro Quote Some people need a sympathetic pat... on the head...with my hammer Scientia est Vox "In Nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti" DONT BE AFRAID TO USE THE SEARCH BUTTON!!! SMD SUPER BUYER/SELLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12voltz+- Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 DAMN but Thats not factory suspension is it? what did you use for springs shocks ect?? thats a beast by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe1129 Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 well IIRC its got some beefier front springs off a truck and also a steel "bump stop" to keep it from sagging lol also the tires are foam filled like the ones on a fork lift. Quote Some people need a sympathetic pat... on the head...with my hammer Scientia est Vox "In Nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti" DONT BE AFRAID TO USE THE SEARCH BUTTON!!! SMD SUPER BUYER/SELLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12voltz+- Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 holy shit thats mroe theni wanted to do lol but then again im not gunna be 8 tons lmao maybe a ton if that ....i hope thanks for the reply man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xseveredveganx Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 (edited) You could run helper bags from a company like AirLift or Firestone. I'm not sure if they make a bolt on kit, but it's an idea. IIRC, the rear leafs are a mono leaf setup that are composite instead of steel. If you have a spring shop in town, you could pull off the composite pieces and take them to the shop. They'll be able to make you new, heavier duty leafs. *edit* Yep, found the kit: http://www.firestoneindustrial.com/pdfs/RR...A)/rrin2029.pdf Edited August 23, 2008 by xseveredveganx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assman Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Not sure how much mine weights but its got 16 kinetik 2400's at the very rear of the van,5 rf T4000's over the rear axle and the box and 30-10's in the middle.I have helper bags and heavy duty coilovers on the rear. Quote Assman IdustriesFear The DuckTeam Notoriously Loud Mafia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12voltz+- Posted August 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 well shit sounds like thats the way to go^ both on the rear or should do bags up front and heavy duty springs in the rear.... also any one know about how much it cost to put actual bags on the van haha thanks guy got some awesome help !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe1129 Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 You could run helper bags from a company like AirLift or Firestone. I'm not sure if they make a bolt on kit, but it's an idea. IIRC, the rear leafs are a mono leaf setup that are composite instead of steel. If you have a spring shop in town, you could pull off the composite pieces and take them to the shop. They'll be able to make you new, heavier duty leafs.*edit* Yep, found the kit: http://www.firestoneindustrial.com/pdfs/RR...A)/rrin2029.pdf yeah thats what they did first but after the concrete and steel and batteries it still didnt help so they added some coils then said fuck it and put the steel bump stop/rods in there IIRC. But I dont think youll have that problem as you said lol Quote Some people need a sympathetic pat... on the head...with my hammer Scientia est Vox "In Nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti" DONT BE AFRAID TO USE THE SEARCH BUTTON!!! SMD SUPER BUYER/SELLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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