Lifted 4X4 GMC Safari van overland build off-road test 

THIS IS THE VIDEO THAT ASTRO/SAFARI FANS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!

I wish these were still being made. Contractors, travelers, hunters, large families would buy these up.

I've always been a van man - from the 70's and early 80's mostly. But these late model Astros have always turned my head. Just something clean and simple in the lines. This one has a very nice looking footprint.

Nice to know that our 2000 Astro AWD has a cousin named Safari 4 x 4 that can kick rocks like this one!! Kudos to you!!!

Man with a rear locker, that would be one hell of an overlanding rig!

Mesmerizing. I love the dubbed in sounds of the California Red-Winged Black Birds at 7:20. Beautiful production. Bravo!

Sweet ride and video. Wish I had some place like this to wheel my van. I went with a 236 transfer case. Thx for sharing 👍🏻

Nice... I've owned 4 of these over the years and usually retire them after 450,000 kilometres. Current one, a 1999 AWD has 260,000 and still running strong

Nice run. Very clean body and color. I miss my 92 ext gmc safari, black/charcoal. Very reliable great for weekend trips. I went through 3 sets of M/S tires. Very reliable.

Those goofy yellow poles are new since the last time I was at Prairie City. Fun stuff!

Great Van! Super clean! Love your off-road setup. Great video too. The gimble was money well spent!

Nice work. It's like the van was made for this.

Closed Caption????...NICELY DONE ✔+ 👏 👍 👌 😀

Excellent work

Great video. These things make good mountain goats. Looks like the only thing it could use to up the ante is a rear posi diff.

Seems like a capable build. He just needs practice with momentum and left foot braking to really take advantage of that LSD. Nice job!

Bad ass Safari dude

I love 4x4 trucks but a 4x4 Van brings it to another level! :)

I think these vans were perfect size vans. Good for family daily driver and weekend long haul as well. Fully capable and easy in city driving as well. Now vans are big and tall, and too much sun rays in cabin. Drivers complain about sun burns many times.

Awesome! 👏🏻

Nice van/color/ and condition, my '01 AWD Safari is rusty here in Ohio, but keeps running. Need some lockers on that baby!

VERY impressed; been looking at it's cousin, the Chevy ASTRO for past two years; AWD is the game changer....and I'm shocked that NOBODY is making a current van model offering the same or real 4x4. Or you could buy a Dolica!

Fuckin love this rig mint whoever built it!! They say the freaks come out at night haha

woow amazing

Been waiting for this :)

This reminds me That little game called:Hill clim racing

Mine is a 2003 2wd metallic dark red? She feels heavy and strong,,,, your 4x4 looks great 👍

Nice and clear van! What is right name of small plastick trim on fender between front wheel and door to find on ebay? Thank you.

Nice

Alot of the drivetrain parts from the blazer zr2 from that era will bolt onto that van for the most part. The transfer case and transmission to I believe, just a thought. nice van tho!

Great rig , need some sliders to protect the rocker panels

Sweet

I love what you've done with all your suspension mods especially upfront. But I have a serious question, at 4:07 into your vid it made a quick grind sound that our van makes so frequently and I need to know what it is? It happens so much in our van even in normal driving with little to none of a twist or bind in the suspension. Thanks so much in advance!

I love this! I wonder how “off road” I can make my safari that is 2WD

Im sorry im lost. Did GMC make a stock 4x4?

good idea))

I knew this guy was serious when he busted the gloves out

LOVED EVERY MINUTE! SUBSCRIBED! In your opinion, best year to buy when it comes to Astro or Safari 4X4? Seriously wanting to build a van! Thanks!

I've been trying to find one of these AWD safaris for a while now, do the part-time t-case swap, a lift and enjoy a sweet little overland rig. Sadly, in Canada, all rusted or overpriced.

Just the torsion bars cranked and S-10 leaf springs? No Journeys lift kit correct?

I love that van. Does it have the g80 rear locker?

Awesome. Do you have a skid plate?

It doesn't look like it has a G80 in the rear or if it does it is not working properly. My 90 Safari GT had the G80.

What would happen if you left the sway bars connected?

man those tires is bananas. how much they set you back for.

UNDERRATED channel ‼️👽🆒

is it stock other thsn the lift kit? whats the specs?

Have you done the 233 transfer case conversion??

awesome! which awning do you have and how did you mount it ?

With those sway bar pins, is the suspension noisy?

is that stock 4.3 and transmission???

👍

did you make that sway bar?

Is that Prairie City?

Do you sell it?

I have one chevrolet astro van, 2002 AWD I love my van.you whant to buy my van 199,000 miles.

do you have a g80?

G80 in this rig?

Looks like looks more like 3 Wheel Drive than 4-wheel-drive 🧐

какого размера шины?

All ways take a little air out of your tiers.

Why gloves tho? Are your hand fragile just wondering?

They are not Mini-Vans,,, They are Maxi-Vans!

People Want GM to Make These again? They Stopped Making Them Because They Lasted To Long With Little Repair, Durable & Dependable and There's No Money In That! If They Made It Again, It Would Have LED Lights and Cameras But The Quality Would Be Re-Engineered To Fail! The Original Vans Had Junk Lines Made To Rust Out In 100K Miles and Zero Undercoating So The Van Would Rot Out. If They Make It Again It Will All Have a Best If Sold By Date. Everything These Days Is Trash! I have Owned 5 Of These Vans, All Went between 400k-500K Before Rust Made Me Sell Them! I'm In The Salt Belt Of New England! I Now Have a 1995 LT AWD With 50K Miles That I Bought With 38K In Showroom Mint Condition Other Than The A/C Leaked. I Wouldn't Think Of Changing Anything That Didn't Need To Be Changed! LEAVE IT ALONE! Change The Oil and Use Tuff-Oil! It's A Van Made For Roads! Lift Kits Rip The CV Boots So More Problems! Everything Engineered On This Van Was For Driving ON ROADS in the Snow! Making It an Off Road Rock Crawler Will End It's Life Very Fast. The Engine Will Last Forever and Uses No Oil If You Take Care Of It But The Mechanics Of This Was Not Engineered To Climb Rocks! If You Want To Make It Last UNDERCOAT IT! Change All The Lines To Stainless and Stainless Exhaust! The Rear End Diff Will Get a Wherr In Many Of These Vans So Fill It With Tuff-Oil 100% Before It Gets Warn.

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