I would think if you leave a reasonable amount of space between the carrier and the radiator grille, and don't put a cover on the tire that you'd get plenty of airflow around and through the wheel. Fab a new grille with better flow while you're at it.
On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:13:56 -0700, with neither quill nor qualm, Gunner Asch quickly quoth:
Har!
Potentially a BIG problem. How holey are the rims? Does the van have the heavy duty radiator package? If so, you might be OK. But that's a helluva big risk to take IMNSHO.
Before my 91 extended cab was dead, I had to replace the front springs since they couldn't align it anymore and have a spring shop add a leave. The truck probably only carried real loads
=========== Not to hijack your thread, given the number of responses from people "what been there and done that," and the huge number of web sites with air lifts / helper springs, etc., this appears to be a basic design flaw rather than something unique to your truck.
Even trucks used as cars, i.e. no loads, just people, seem to have this spring problem. It can't be that expensive to put a few more pounds of good steel in the springs. Has Detroit lost the ability to design even utility vehicles? Did the beancounters run amok again? Did they throw the prints for the
1950s and 60s away?
Anybody have similar problems with the import trucks such as Toyota?
Unka' George [George McDuffee] ============ Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 17 March 1814.
Gerore sez: Anybody have similar problems with the import trucks such as Toyota?
Don't know about trucks. My best car, a Pontiac Bonneville GXP, has an automatic load lever. A few seconds after each start-up you can hear the air pump run to "trim" the level. The car came with an accessory air package that connects to the compressor pump via a shrade valve in the trunk..
Bob Swinney
=========== Not to hijack your thread, given the number of responses from people "what been there and done that," and the huge number of web sites with air lifts / helper springs, etc., this appears to be a basic design flaw rather than something unique to your truck.
Even trucks used as cars, i.e. no loads, just people, seem to have this spring problem. It can't be that expensive to put a few more pounds of good steel in the springs. Has Detroit lost the ability to design even utility vehicles? Did the beancounters run amok again? Did they throw the prints for the
1950s and 60s away?
Unka' George [George McDuffee] ============ Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 17 March 1814.
IIRC the early Lumina APV had pneumatic leveling as an option. They had an air hookup just inside the tailgate on the left side for inflating beach balls etc. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
Both my 1988 NewYorker and my 1994 TransSport had those "Air ride" self levelers. Both had failed before I got the vehicles. The Chrysler one had been replaced and failed again soon after. The failure mode this time had the car almost standing on the front bumper when the compressor would not shut off and the release v alve would not release. I replaced the soft springs on both vehicles with "load handlers".
Should get better with the beefier rear springs and resulting new attitude. If not you might consider a beefier sway bar since you're running fully loaded most of the time. (after you've confirmed all the steering parts are good)
That is the accessory air package I was referring to. You can inflate things with it, including tires.
IIRC the early Lumina APV had pneumatic leveling as an option. They had an air hookup just inside the tailgate on the left side for inflating beach balls etc. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
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