23 Colorado Trail Boss Rough Country 2 inch Lift Kit installed and new wheels and tires
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2023
- Here I am going over the install of the Rough Country 2 inch Lift Kit for the 2023 Chevy Colorado. I will have many tools that I suggest linked below in the TOOLS and TOOLS CONT Link if you are interested.
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Looks great! You took an already beautiful truck and made it even more so.
Thank you I really appreciate it
Your videos are selling me on the Colorado. Chevy is going to owe you a commission when I find the right one and pull the trigger. Another good video. Thanks, dude. 👍🏼
Hahaha thank you. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching 👍
Got the sand dune metallic trail boss and I love it. Very great for the price. For it being as cheap and basic as it is it leaves so much room room customization.
The truck looks awesome! Great job
Thank you. I appreciate it. I'm really enjoying this truck.
Hello again, Tony
Thank you for another Great Video 👍
Thank you for watching. Hope your having a good week 👍
the setup looks awesome.
Thank you!!
Looks awesome 👍👍👍
Thank you
Looking great
Thank you.
Quick and simple, looking good! Same install process for the old F150. Pry bars help, leverage is your friend. LOL
Haha very true 👍 thank you
Thanks for using the Black Rhino Shoguns! I now get to finally see what they look like on a Colorado, my wheel of choice!
Thank you. Ya as soon as I saw these wheels I knew they were the ones I wanted!!
@@TonyTheTechnician Did you run any issues with the speedometer or no?
@DebuggE no I just testes it against my GPS speedometer and they still match
@@TonyTheTechnician Appreciate it!
Tony
Vehicle looks sharp. Always informative videos.
Interesting that RC went with a spacer to go under the bottom spring seat to increase the height as well as a spacer on top.
Most of these simple lifts have a spacer on the top and then another under the strut bolted to the lower control arm.
First time I've seen a shock spacer as well. Tossing a 2" billet spacer over the top hat seems so much simpler, and keeps the OE shock ride.
jeez its nice working on a suspension which hasn't seen a few NE winter seasons!
We want BeadLock wheels
Hahaha ya 🤣 I'll be driving back to Nebraska this winter. I'll have to make sure to clean it good underneath when I get back
This is awesome man you inspired me to do this project with my son next weekend. Awesome stuff dude!!
Thank you. That's great to hear!! Don't give up on those springs, compressing then is anything but fun haha but don't give up.
@@TonyTheTechnician yeah I'm planning on taking those to a little auto shop near me. Labor at a lift place wanted to charge me $600 labor before taxes. I'll do it myself at that price.
Got a trail boss in white a couple months ago, so far love the heck out of it. Only modifications ive done since it left the dealership is the removal of the airdamn and the high output upgrade. Have had the HO upgrade for a few days and so far i do notice a bit more pep. But if you havent really floured it and pushed it to its 0-60 a couple times im not sure the highout is terribly noticeable.
Im sure ill notice more when i go on the trails here in colorado.
Im curious how well these types of lift kits do from a ton of offroading?
Looks sweet! Any experience with the rough country 2” loaded struts?
Excellent video. I know how much extra time it takes to record and talk about every step, then put it all together and you did a great job with this.
I've had my Trail Boss for 3 months, and it's nice to see the mods trickling out, but they are literally trickling out.
PS: How nice is it to do a lift on a new truck? I did my Wrangler with 1500 miles on it and it was like playing with a giant lego set. No rust, no crumbling plastic clips, and no smashing the crap out of everything to get it apart. 😄🍺
Haha ya recording probably made the job an hour or so longer but it was worth it. Thank you glad you enjoyed. Ya I can't wait until more items are available for our trucks. Hahaha ya it's nice working on new stuff. So much easier then dealing with 10 or more years of rust and corrosion and wear.
Love the videos subscribed last week. I have the WT and did the 1.25 lift I bought some silverado 20" wheels with new 255/75/20 Nitto AT tires. They fit but the wheel hits the caliper. Could you send me the part number for the offsets u used. I know you probably listed it in the description, but i can't seem to find it (im an older fellow). Also I did the switchback blinkers from ur other video, luckily you had a pic of the part number. Thank you Sir, keep making em and I'll keep liking em.
My offset is how my wheels come with a -38 but for your situation you could just buy a 1.5 or 2 inch spacer. Unless your looking at buying new rims? Thanks for your support
I heard the 2” lift can cause the struts to stretch and cause problems? What do you know about that I just bought the cce 2” level
Hi buddy, thanks for the video and a question; do this kit fits on the 2024 GMC Canyon? Thanks!
Think it will fit a 23’ Colorado LT RWD ?, thx
Buddy you made this install look way easier than it actually is. Them coil springs are a pain.
Hey lol I stated the hardest part were those coil springs. It took me longer to compress and decompress those things then it did the entire rest of the job lol. But besides that the job is a Breeze 👍
I'm really interested in doing this on my trail boss myself, but have you seen the bottom of the webpage on their store where it says it doesn't fit the ZR2 or Trail boss models? Everything definitely looks like it fits in your video.
It definitely fits. They have to put that in there bc they never installed it on those models since they already come with a factory 2 inch lift. But the factory lift is built into the suspension. So this will work.
Are you sure about the link? It said in the website Thatcher dont fit on trailboss and zr2. The u bolt on the New kit is long enough for the 2" factory plus the 2" lift kit???
Do you have the link for the lift kit? Have been looking for a lift kit for my trail boss everywhere and can’t find one that fits the trail boss model.
Does lifting it voids your warranty? That’s my worry about doing it
Nice! Do you think 35’s would fit with the front air dam removed? You should be sitting about an inch higher then a ZR2 I guess.
With this lift and air dam removed they should fit. As long as you don't have negative offset on the wheels. I know "downtime lost" had 35s on his lifter z71
Will you do a diff drop? What's your thoughts on it regarding the trailboss?
Today I visited a couple local shops to have the 2in lift installed but some are saying it’s not possible for the Trailboss?
I guess the rough country website says it’s not for the Trailboss. I was wondering your thoughts?
I also saw your second video where you changed some things on the backend, I think it was leaf springs? Can you tell me what you think I should have done from the start?
You can definitely still install it. The only reason it says it doesn't work is bc the TB already has a block spacer in the rear. So you either put this block on top of the existing one or you take both out and buy a spacer that is 2 inches instead of having 2 spacers that are 1 inch each bc Stacking blocks is frowned upon.
Great video! Any issues with error codes or lights in the dash afterwards? Seen people in forum saying they had some issues afterwards
No nothing you do during the lift process should set off a code.
I want to do this on my new Trail Boss , but Chevy is very strict about their warranty’s,,they even told me if anything happens to tranny, transfer case, motor etc if I let someone else besides them do a lift it will void my warranty,,and I believe them cause their crooks!
Go to a different dealership Or pay to have them install the lift
Does the steering feel different. And does it ride stiff with the two inch lift? Nice looking truck.
Steering still feels really nice. The rear may feel a little stiffer. But once shocks are released for this truck then that should solve that. But it's nothing super noticeable. It may just be because I have like 400 lbs in the back of my truck at all times
Hey Tony quick question, I have a '23 trailboss as well, I was going to buy the same 2in lift kit linked in your description but at the bottom of the RC page there is a disclaimer saying it wont fit trailboss or ZR2 trims, do you know why that is? Thanks
It was never test fitted on a trailboss or zr2 and they already come with 2 inch lifts. But as you can see the kit works just fine. They can't say it works with something if they never test fitted it. That why it states that
Have you had problems with the TPMS light coming on after the wheel switch or did you use the same sensors. I got aftermarket wheel with aftermarket sensors and my light comes on from time to time.
They pulled the sensors out of the old wheels bc the sensors these trucks use were very new at the time. And either weren't available or they couldn't get any st that time.
Did you have to get an alignment? Did you adjust your headlight aim too?
I had my alignment checked it was still good. And yes I adjusted my headlights down. They were right in people's eyes
Question, before the tire upgrade, did you ever look at CCE 2” front 1” rear leveling kit?
It wasn't out yet when I installed my lift
Would you say yours is perfectly leveled or is the front up a little higher? If you were to do it now, would you still just do the 2” upfront or do the 2/1 I mentioned?
@@sergiiocuriel I would do the 2/1 personally. Just bc I always have some weight on the rear of mine.
On there websites it says it will not fit for a trail boss but you did it?
Yes it says that bc they never installed it on a trail boss so they can't say it fits. When I ordered the kit it never said that. And I installed it with no problem.
your wheels sticking out is called poke and yes, it's a nice poke. some people have way to much poke and it looks stupid
Noone calls it poke my friend
How is the ride quality with the lift kit? I got a trailboss too and wanted to go with the extra 2in lift to run 35s
I second this
Ride quality is good. The only issue I had was since I'm constantly carrying extra weight in the rear I swapped out tlto the cce rear lift shackle instead of the block. Then I also did an add a leaf and upgraded the rear shocks. Now I will say on concrete at certain speeds the back end would bounce alot with that weight before I did these changes.
What are the torque specs if possible
Did you receive a check engine light, if so what did you do about it? And did you ever notice and creaking?
No check engine light. The only creaking you should have is the rear leaf springs which is common to make creaking and popping noises on all gm trucks. Which is a simple fix. Put a piece of rubber between your leaf springs.
Hi there... great videos. Question? I order the 2 in lift kit with RC and after 3 days, a rep from RC called me and informed me that he doesn't recommend this kit because the ride quality will suffer 🤔... I wanted to put 295... but now idk .... what's your feedback in regards to ride quality?
Idk why a company that sells the kit would call anyone and tell them that. Sounds weird to me and no ride quality is the same. This isn't a big lift kit.
Is an alignment needed after the loft installation?
It is definitely recommended since you are removing and reinstalling suspension parts even the slightest change can change alignment
So this is essentially a 4-in lift so I wonder if 35's would fit?
Ya a few people have 35s on them just depends on the offset for the wheels
Rough Country says their 2" won't fit a Trail Boss, and they say it's because it's already got the factory 2". Did you buy it anyway because you knew it wouldn't present problems?
Doesn’t the Trail Boss come with a 2” lift from factory?
Yes it does. Its built into the suspension. This is an additional 2 inch lift
Question is it me or does the front look higher than the back Space from tire to fender.
Like I stated I have a few hundred pounds in the bed of my truck. A bedslide, and 3 toolboxes
Does this affect towing capacity? Obviously the hitch height. Was wondering for my ‘18 ZR2 if a front only level lift will lower towing capacity?
No a simple front level lift won't affect your towing capacity.
Just did my lift today and now my check engine light is on
@salortiz5650 give it time, it's probably from the steering rack. As long as you didn't damage anything the check engine light should go off. Or it could be completely unrelated. Did you check and see what the code was
How’s the lift? Had any problems?
Been good. No problems
Check engine light is on now, do you think that’s because I unplugged the power steering?
I just did my lift today and now my check engine light is on as well
Yes it's from unplugging it. Nothing else is touched on the vehicle except that, that would set the CEL. It will shut off
This 2" lift kit says it's not for the Trail Boss or ZR2, according to their website! Any insight anyone?
This is a trailboss, works fine
I have an AT4 is it gonna be same procedure? I want to do it myself damn shops charging around 7-900 for this install lol.
Yes same procedure and ya it's outrageous what they want for install
@@TonyTheTechnician thank you again for the video 👌
@@TonyTheTechnician I’ve notice for the rear you didn’t use a shackle ? The one I have is CCE with shackles for rear
Ya the cce kit has shackles. I would have went with that kit but bought the rough country before cce had released that kit.
Do you happens to have the torque specs for the install?
Does your sit level
Not with 500 to 600 lbs in the rear. So I switched to a rear shackle and installed an add a leaf
So here's where you're not gonna like what I say. You could probably tell by my profile pics and a few videos, I know a thing or two about off roading, and I know for a fact that Rough Country is the absolute bottom of the barrel junk. They maintain their reputation by keep people happy with free warranty replacements, basically the Pittsburgh of the off road aftermarket. On the other hand, absolutely steller choice going with Wildpeaks for tires.
I'm not disagreeing with you per say bc rough country is not know for being the high emd off road company. But it all depends on the product. When it comes to a 2 inch lift of this style you can't really create a bad product. It's literally spacers and that's it lol. Now if it were the entire shock/strut assembly and mechanically moving parts then ya I would suggest going with a brand that is well known for quality like bilstein or fox. But when it comes to items like this you couldn't pay me enough money to spend more on simple spacers lol. So I completely agree and disagree with you 👍🤣 I always appreciate your input and comments. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts
@@TonyTheTechnicianI agree with you,,it’s just spacers,,but like I said, GM WILL void your warranty if anything happened to that tranny, transfer case etc,,iv been buying Chevy trucks since 1991 and I have ran into this problem before! I Don’t trust them at all,,