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| | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 veteran | veteran Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,593 | Wow, have you done trans rebuilds before...? I have one in the m95 G30 Beauville I have, and I think I'm going to find one for my '90 Extended... they're plentiful, and can be built for strength, plus they're less of a power draw than a 4L80e... | | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 member | OP member Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 | I have done a few, not many though. Maybe four or five. YouTube was my friend on this one. I was able to get the special tools off ebay, I still had a few hundred in those. I am not sure I would purposely search out a 4l60e, but since it was in the van and I didn't want to mess with the 4l80 swap. I did this. So far it's been a success, but since it's only been done for a day I have about 20 miles on it. The real test is if it lasts another 106K. | | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 member | OP member Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 | So far the transmission has done fine towing a 12x6 enclosed trailer and a Dyno Dynamics chassis dyno to local events. The stock tbi engine is a little under powered, but I can get to where I am going. One problem with the van is the factory mirrors when trying to back up the trailer. I even tried some plastic slip on mirrors for towing and the round bubble stick on mirrors and they are not much better. Even my friends who tow for a living can't see well out the mirrors once the trailer starts to angle. The factory mirrors are suitable for a non towing situation. The vans paint is very good for being 1995 paint, so I do no want to deal with filling the current mirror holes to bolt on another style of mirror. Has anyone tried adapting a camper style mirror to the factory base? | | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,015 Likes: 19 old hand | old hand Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,015 Likes: 19 | Those look like they fit pretty well! Do you have any info where they came from? | | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 member | OP member Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 | Those look like they fit pretty well! Do you have any info where they came from? Maybe I wasnt clear, the black add on mirrors on there suck! I am looking for something better. They came off ebay and fit 90s Chevy and Dodge. They do fit well but that doesn't mean they are good towing mirrors. There is a small improvement but with a tiny mirror at the edge of the other tiny oem mirror its not that helpful. The round spot mirrors on the oem mirror made a much bigger difference. If you just tow on the freeway and never have the trailer at sharp angles they do fine. Once you start maneuvering the trailer at an angle, the end of the trailer goes past the edge of the tiny mirror and your jumping out to spot yourself a lot more than normal. | | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,692 Likes: 32 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 3,692 Likes: 32 | Really. I towed with my '95 Chevy van and those slip-on mirrors for years. I had no complaints. Used the same concept of slip-on on my '94 Jimmy, with similar positive results. | | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,855 Likes: 234 | We tow our travel trailer with our '95 G20. I've backed into some pretty tight spots with the factory mirrors, haven't hit anything yet. Our little trailer is small, only about 16' overall but it's almost 8' wide. The problem I had was the door mounted spare and the trailer tongue jack were too close. Installed a removable mount for the jack and just take it off while it's hooked up. Nice work on the transmission. Is your van hydra-boost or vacuum assist braking? | | | Re: 95 G30 Tow Project. | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 member | OP member Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 132 | Those saying they had no problems with oem mirrors, don't get it. I already said it can be done, that is not the point. I HAVE done it for about 7 months now. Any late model towing vehicle already has mirrors that have a much better field of vision with an enclosed trailer and I am not the only one to notice this. So yes you may be able to back your travel trailer into a camping spot without any problem a few times a summer without noticing much. My situation is usually delivering a chassis dyno to local shops, weaving in and out of the customer cars in reverse through the crowded lot to get to service bay a few times a week. One of the hardest is a local shop with 4 mechanics working out of 2 bays, that lot is literally stuffed full and I have barely enough room to get in and out if they move some cars up the street. My original question was that if someone had adapted the larger rectangle sized mirrors to the standard mirror base. Not if it was possible to get by with the factory mirrors. I have the factory mirrors, so yes I know what I can see and what I have to keep jumping out of the truck for because I cant see. If anyone else is unhappy with the factory mirrors, like I said before, the round spot mirrors were a much better improvement than the slip on mirrors.
For the brake question. My van is the light duty G30 and it has some pretty good brakes over the smaller versions an its the standard vacuum assist. The trailer has four drum brakes too so that helps. The hayes g2 controller is what does a good job controlling them. | | |
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