The Rough Country Suspension kit is installed in the 1993 GMC K1500 (Ol Blue). Still some tweaking to do but at least it's done. Please Share,Subscribe and give us a thumbs up.
Ever since the first time I heard you quote "Excellence is not a skill... It's an Attitude. I had a couple of sticka's made up and posted them in my office and shop. Love that quote. The quality of my work has increased ten-fold since I been watching your video's. By the way I'm a 100%er. Great job on the lift.
That's great. I'm glad it makes people think when I quote that verse. It's a quote I try to live by. I think you for taking the time to watch and comment on our videos. Much appreciated.
My grandpa has a 1990 GMC serria 1500 and is still running and driving and it's used every day hauling a trailer or heavy stuff and never had a problem with it
Greetings, I reviewed the video again as I’m getting ready to do the install with a buddy. Thank you for having taken the time and passing on the knowledge. You da bomb! 😂
I know u more likely won't read this but I don't usually comment on videos but that was an excellent video.. I enjoyed watching it to the very end.. I liked the way u explained things, u made it look easy and we know that it isn't always that way especially with them old bolts and stuff.. You seem like a very wise man and much to learn from you.. I would love to hang around and chat with you, a lot to learn from you... Thank you for the video and God bless you and yours...
Well Edgar I did read your comments. I try and read all the comments. Thank you for your kind comments and thank you for taking the time to watch the video. The lift turned out great. The old truck looks as good as new and rides great. Here’s a link of the truck. Keep well, stay safe and God bless you and yours. Cheers........Paul flic.kr/p/2i54ZmA flic.kr/p/2jEhSiL flic.kr/p/KvG8MN
I have installed lift kits on 3 of my 4 X 4 pickups. A '82 Chevy a '83 Toyota and a '86 Dodge. All had front axles so just had to replace the leaf springs. So much easier than what you had to do.
So much easier when you have a car lift! I am still crawling on the ground under the Tahoe, laying on asphalt driveway. Boy it can be rough, but I still have fun. Someday I will get too old for that and need a car lift.
I'd say it added a few hours to the job but when you promise people you'll film it you have to do it. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching it.
Paula you and Kathy are a good team I injured the video my pride and joy is 1994 Ford XLT 150 I bought her new to got her out of the shop new pan no undercoat and main seals two manifolds had the body done a few years ago only drive her 3000 miles a year I am a Ford person my wife likes Honda Odyssey 2007 one of my friends owned 1993 Chevrolet 1500 but is in the junkyard now wish more people took care of three things like you. Two Rivers Wisconsin PaK
Great job guys.. Pretty involved project, more to it than I expected. Gives old blue a great stance, and some attitude.. I like it a lot. Easy to sit here and watch you work it all out, but have been into enough stuff myself to know that it was not an easy job.. As always, you make it look easy. Great project and great results, thanks for taking us along.......
Thanks David. For me the mess of undercoating was the worst of it but only for the undercoating there would be no truck by now. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.
Excellent ingenuity Paul! The first lift kit I ever installed was on a similar gm truck. Did the exact same thing loosening the torsion bar crossmember and worked like a charm. I have a suspicion that aftermarket suspension companies aren't familiar with the road salt we have in Upstate NY lol
the napa shock looks bigger because its a twin tube design. the actual piston and internals are probably smaller. and your right about the new gm leafs. I worked at a shop in town for a while and wed replace a leaf almost every second week om some trucks only a couple years old.
No rust in NFLD ! I live in NB and under coat the heck out of all my Vehicles. Just bought a new truck my last one was a GMC 2500 US truck I owned it the last 20 of its 30 year life and it plowed snow commercially the first 10 years I owned it and just a few drives the last 10 years ! swear by u Der coating and swore at it when I had to work on it.It will get a double coat of crown this year so they drill all the holes and next year it's Rumble undercoating with a dash of Trans fluid .With all the airbags I am not drilling the holes !
I'm sure glad that task is finished, I have been dreading it since you first mentioned it. I was well aware of the amount of effort that would be required and apparently you were too. It's one of those jobs that you have to put on blinders as to the amount of work it's going to take and just focus on the final results.
Yup. You understand. I went out Saturday morning to the shop and dug into it. I wasn't stoping until it was done. I was happy when it was. Got the alignment done.Truck handles perfectly. Installed the Bushwackers tonight. Just the auxiliary Air tank to install and that's it for the old truck.
Job well done! Truck looks great. Things work out when you cover all the bases. Nice to see older vehicles still in great shape that get used every day. Take care and enjoy! Levi~~
Well I had come to a crossroads this year with the truck. I either had to bring it up to a some what modern standard or buy a new truck. After weighing all the factors I felt it was better to fix Ol Blue up a bit. I don't need a truck all the time and dishing out $70.000 for a new one that will be parked 95% of the time didn't make sense so I think I made the right decision. Keep well my friend.
You have the attitude as well as skill. That makes you a "MASTER", ehh?!? I better stop or I will give you the "big head", huh?!? What's true is true,ehh?!? Love the video. Again, you "knocked it out of the park". I have to replace my leaf springs and shackle on my ford ranger a few years back. It was not as extensive as what you did here, but it overwhelmed me. I had a local "shade tree" mechanic repair it for me. I wish I would have undercoated that truck as well as my new dodge ram I got a few years ago. Them rangers are bad fpr that, and maybe chevy has problem, too, with theirs as well, but undercoating would definately have helped. Thanks again and GOD Bless.
Donnie I was sure tired by the time I got it done. Woke up this morning feeling like I was hit by a truck. Went out and cleaned up the shop but the truck looked great so I was happy. Thanks for watching my buddy. Keep well and God bless you and yours. Thanks for your kind comments.
+Paul Short No problem, Sir. You are going to have to take it easy and get some rest, then. You deserve it. Both of you do. Ole' Blue does look great, though. A job well done. Get some rest and have a good day. I myself am off due to Independence Day, but in between rain and thunderstorms, I need to get some maintenence on vehicles done. Thank GOD for bro in laws to loan me their carport. LOL. Thanks and GOD Bless.
+Paul Short I may try and tackle the task of installing my lights on my tractor rops. If so, I may get a video of it. Shouldn't be too difficult. I am going to do some research to see if I have an auxillary wiring for a rear light kit like some people claim bx25's do. That will make that a little easier. Let you go and get to work. Thanks for responding. Going back to bed, since wifey just left for work, til it gets daylight cause it is pouring rain now. Ohh, poo, no fireworks, I guess. LOL. No complaint from me for that. It scares all my "fur babies" anyway. Thanks.
That Ole Blue isn't Blue any more, sitting right up there smiling and very much an attention gitter..Nice Job Paul, yes and Kathy with the camera, stay safe, God Bless !!
Doing ok thanks Paul..Day to Day for the rest of my life..(man are there gonna be a bunch of miserable folks cause I don't plan on dying anytime soon)..LOL..Keep the good thoughts !!
You and I both buddy. The good lord is keeping me around to torment the wicket and If there is one thing I'm good at its tormenting lol. God bless you and yours.
I love the time you took to explain clearly your step by step process this was extremely helpful! More videos please! This was the most thorough video I’ve seen on a lift kit install!
I would watch your video if it was an hour or two long because you and Cathy make a good pro video and I appreciate watching people who know what they're doing.
Got to say Paul sweet job as always if we only lived closer I would have you do one for me I appreciate the attention to detail you take when doing the work take care Napa mike
Thanks Mike. Much appreciated. I hated removing those NAPA shocks off the truck. They are the best I ever used. I think so much about them I kept them and put them in storage. I'm a big NAPA fan. Great products. The old truck is getting better every day. Keep well sir.
Loved the suspension video you sure made it look easy. Have you done any video on servicing the Kubota I've looked and I hadn't seen any in the past. If I've missed it can you do one next time you service the Kubota. It would be very much appreciated as you willingness to share your vast knowledge is truly a generosity not shared by many. Thank Peter
Thanks Peter. I've done many service videos on the Kubota's including technicial tips. Here's a few links that should keep you busy for awhile. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/pi9PVdEmNRs/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/jX5EncUkSQo/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/YQeNpsRmFJE/v-deo.html
Nice Work Paul, It's a bit of work and messing around. But the truck sits a lot better and with the new tires makes it look beefy too !! .... 10 thumbs up !!
What makes you think that’s right? There was nothing wrong with the springs that were there. Why be wasteful. As a certified GM Tech I’ve done many like this and NEVER had an issue. And your qualifications?
Worked in my family auto business since I was in diapers.. oh the ASE certifications might suggest a start of qualifications. Wasteful.. no. Did you measure the ride height to determine loss of quality in the rear springs? I didn't see that.
Crikey heaps of upgrades now going up in the world, any higher and Kathy will be no longer upper management,lol. Hey that bit about holly snapping ass holes must be universal as I heard that when I was kid down here in NZ 50 years ago. Anyway great guys so atb.
Interesting. Not often I hear that phrase yet you knew about it on the other side of the world. People don't realize that 3" on a trucks height is high and it makes a high difference to it. I'm happy with it though.
Great job guys, Ol Blue looks great, & handle great too. We watch all the way through, love it. Great video as always my friends. Glad it cooled down for ya. Its cooler here today, but rain showers coming through. Again. LOL oh well, it is what it is. LOL Guys you stay safe & take care our friends.
Thanks Cary. The next time someone wants a lift kit installed I'll send them to go see you and Debbie lol. I was waiting for a cooler day to do it so it happened. Keep well buddy. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Bryan. Don't blame you on the commercials but they do help us buy the equipment and the products you see in the videos. Yes it was a pretty big job but it turned out great and I'm happy with it.
I too watched the whole video! Great job and Thank you! I like Ol'Blue just the way she is now. I don't think I would add the bushwhacker fender flares, but thats just me.
Thanks Capt. I'm trying the Bushwackers because the over sized tires are spitting mud up over the side of the truck so I'm hoping these will help. I also wanted to give the truck a modern look. After looking at it for more than 20 years I needed to see a change ;)
Oh very happy. Just didn't like doing the video. When your doing a big job like this you want to keep the momentum going but you have to stop. Clean your hands to handle the camera. You do that 45 times in the case of this video and it really slows you down.
Had to grind it down to make room for the new bracket that needs to fit in place. I highly doubt it will ever make a difference but it was a royal pain in the ass to do. I did save major time by using the plasma to do it.
Old Blue looks great! Thx for taking us along. BTW, an old friend of yours wishes to say hello, currently my Wifey is having lunch with Linda Flemming in down town Brampton, Ontario. They met at a wedding shower. Though a chat Bay Roberts came up. Very small world. You are likely going to have a new subscriber soon. Take care!!
Thank you. Very cool. There are Newfoundlanders everywhere lol. A guy was wearing a t shirt with out logo on it at a Denny's in California. Another customer walked up to him and said he watches us on UA-cam as well. Yup. Small world. Thanks for watching.
I ditched the stock torsion bars for coilovers, thats a whole lot of BS in there using them old things lol Plus for anyone who cares about weight your removing about 100lbs of crap and replacing with 20lbs of course that's an extra expense most won't wanna spend but for a person wanting to do suspension upgrades and such its a very nice swap. Its basically a bolt on conversion, besides drilling a couple holes, trimming the shock mount area a tad and adding in a new bump stop
@@jjmccloud Although I still have the truck and it’s in mint condition I seldom use it. I just picked up a new 2022 Ford Bronco so that’s what I’m driving. No doubt the coil overs are the way to go.
I would have changed the Leafsprings . One of my leafs was in 2 pieces when I did a torsion key front , 3” tapered lift block with new 2” skyjacker lift Leafsprings. Better ride now.
Thanks for the links I will be checking them out. Keep up the Great work just a shame your workshop is not around the corner from me I'd bring over some problems.
ive been watching u from 0 to 33.44 and i just had to pause and say every second im like this guy is amazing perfect video on explain rough country to use this video big time theirs sucked
I've watched this video 3-4 times to get a better understanding of the suspension set up for my 94' OBS. I'm a teacher so really appreciate the thoroughness without loosing our attention. Any long term updates you'd care to post?
Thanks Mike. Glad you liked the video. It’s tough to capture every step I did try and get the important part. Although I don’t use the truck that often I do pull a dump trailer and welding machine at times and I’ve never experienced any issues with the lift kit. I remember reading some of the reviews on the Rough Country site and some folks were stating they had a hard time doing an alignment after the install but in my case there no issues at all and everything went smoothly and the truck has been great on the road. Yes it rides rougher but not to bad at all. It gave the truck a nice stance and I’m very happy with how it turned out. Thanks for watching and commenting. flic.kr/p/T9vugf
we had to replace my sons shocks his rough country shock only lasted a year we replaced them with Bilsteins gas shocks he has a 4 " lift sawsall and portaband was easier to cut diff down
Speaking of suspension: I was contemplating a front sway bar on the BX25. When the bucket is loaded, the tractor is tippy. I am thinking a small enough bar should help keep the four tires planted. Any thoughts ?
Nice lift kit mounting for a nice truck! What about som air suspension the the compressed air is there already :-) Ol'blue is a very lucky truck who has Paul and kathy as owner!
Hi had a question for u I have a GMC Sierra 1500 94” I just did the whole suspension and added a 4” lift only thing I didn’t change was the upper co trip arms !!
@@7863348 well that means Chevy did better than Ford in that design, the rangers I had all had rusted out fuel tanks. But like yours, my chevy tahoe also has a plastic tank. I bought in auction so I never knew if that was stock OEM or not. That's cool they did that, one less item to replace. And when those tanks rust, they damage entire fuel system from the pick up, to the pump, fuel filter, pressure regulator and even plug up injectors.
over da yars iv learn'ta spray all my parts wit'da clear can liquor, includ'n da nutz n bolt'za ! used engine oil for me under coat'n dressing'sa for da protectin !
Hi there, first off I loved the video! 👍 second I have a few questions for you. I have a 91 gmc 1500 that has a 6 inch lift on it and comparing to yours it looks like the guy who put my lift on out my front shocks on upside down, will this affect the ride quality? Second it looks like my front diff has been rubbing on the drivers side, should it have two mounting bolts on the drivers side? It only has one.
Yes it is but the difference is with a tortion bar is slag can’t fall on it and rest on it like a flat leaf spring. If slag falls on a leaf spring and rests on it the slag will draw the temper out of the spring.
...... I have a problem with my left arm it has camber looks /| like this and my guy that installed it says it might be the upper control arms !? I checked them and the left arm looks like it’s a bit lower the the other side it actually is lowerred it touching the frame and the other side is not has gap !? So my question is u think it’s the upper arms !? It’s the only part that’s original in the suspension ? Thanks will love to hear your input
Love your sense of humor buddy !!! Oh .... and I enjoy viewing some of your son's videos as well ... VERY NICE guitars being produced :) :) Thanks again, Rick S. Massachusetts (USA)
I've used them in the past and installed them on trucks that haul big horse trailers. One of the reasons I put a double needle air gauge in the pillar post and about to install an auxiliary air tank is for air shocks next year if I feel it need them.
Rear discs don't work well here in Newfoundland. Even GM had to revert back to drums a number of times to stop all the complaints. I would never consider it while living here. Rear drum brakes are virtually maintenance free.
Thanks. I actually had chrome valve covers and a rear def cover on it yea s ago and they didn't last six months when the corrosion got to them so I simply put the old stuff back. I'm n order to keep things from rusting it needs to be coated.
I am in the process of installing the same kit on my suburban , did you have to do and grinding on the driver's uper factory diff mount to get the supplied brackets to fit properly and to lay flush on the factory mount on the frame
I really don't know how anyone can watch this stuff unless someone is thinking about doing the same. I did the video because I had promised some folks I would so I had to do it lol, hope your doing well.
+Paul Short Just dandy and you would not believe the stuff that's on UA-cam with big numbers and I'm thinking to myself like what's wrong with me Paul , just pathetic . LOL
Ever since the first time I heard you quote "Excellence is not a skill... It's an Attitude. I had a couple of sticka's made up and posted them in my office and shop. Love that quote. The quality of my work has increased ten-fold since I been watching your video's. By the way I'm a 100%er. Great job on the lift.
That's great. I'm glad it makes people think when I quote that verse. It's a quote I try to live by. I think you for taking the time to watch and comment on our videos. Much appreciated.
Dream garage right there.
My grandpa has a 1990 GMC serria 1500 and is still running and driving and it's used every day hauling a trailer or heavy stuff and never had a problem with it
Everything stock?
Greetings, I reviewed the video again as I’m getting ready to do the install with a buddy. Thank you for having taken the time and passing on the knowledge. You da bomb! 😂
One of the few good things about being from the south is not having to see the underside of a nice truck be that covered in rust!
Simply surface rust and that makes it better for the rustproofing to stick. This is that same truck taken today. flic.kr/p/2jEhR8V
I know u more likely won't read this but I don't usually comment on videos but that was an excellent video.. I enjoyed watching it to the very end.. I liked the way u explained things, u made it look easy and we know that it isn't always that way especially with them old bolts and stuff.. You seem like a very wise man and much to learn from you.. I would love to hang around and chat with you, a lot to learn from you... Thank you for the video and God bless you and yours...
Well Edgar I did read your comments. I try and read all the comments. Thank you for your kind comments and thank you for taking the time to watch the video. The lift turned out great. The old truck looks as good as new and rides great. Here’s a link of the truck. Keep well, stay safe and God bless you and yours. Cheers........Paul
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I have installed lift kits on 3 of my 4 X 4 pickups. A '82 Chevy a '83 Toyota and a '86 Dodge. All had front axles so just had to replace the leaf springs. So much easier than what you had to do.
Yes they were a differant beast for sure.
Great video Paul, love how ole blue look with the lift kit installed
Thanks.
So much easier when you have a car lift! I am still crawling on the ground under the Tahoe, laying on asphalt driveway. Boy it can be rough, but I still have fun. Someday I will get too old for that and need a car lift.
Get the hoist ASAP because crawling around will only tear you up.
@@7863348 oh yes it does! After crawling in and out, up and down replacing CV axle assemblies I needed a week to recover
Anybody else wanna have a pint with this guy? Great video bud!
Thank you 🙏
Absolutely for sure!
I know it probably took much longer to film that install. So, thank you for taking the time to film it... I've been looking forward to it..m
I'd say it added a few hours to the job but when you promise people you'll film it you have to do it. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching it.
Paula you and Kathy are a good team I injured the video my pride and joy is 1994 Ford XLT 150 I bought her new to got her out of the shop new pan no undercoat and main seals two manifolds had the body done a few years ago only drive her 3000 miles a year I am a Ford person my wife likes Honda Odyssey 2007 one of my friends owned 1993 Chevrolet 1500 but is in the junkyard now wish more people took care of three things like you.
Two Rivers Wisconsin
PaK
Hard to believe she's as old as she is when you look up under. She's in fine shape!
It's been well cared for but it's been used. Plowed snow commercialy for 13 winters.
Great job guys.. Pretty involved project, more to it than I expected. Gives old blue a great stance, and some attitude.. I like it a lot. Easy to sit here and watch you work it all out, but have been into enough stuff myself to know that it was not an easy job.. As always, you make it look easy. Great project and great results, thanks for taking us along.......
Thanks David. For me the mess of undercoating was the worst of it but only for the undercoating there would be no truck by now. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.
Nice work!
Excellent ingenuity Paul! The first lift kit I ever installed was on a similar gm truck. Did the exact same thing loosening the torsion bar crossmember and worked like a charm. I have a suspicion that aftermarket suspension companies aren't familiar with the road salt we have in Upstate NY lol
the napa shock looks bigger because its a twin tube design. the actual piston and internals are probably smaller.
and your right about the new gm leafs. I worked at a shop in town for a while and wed replace a leaf almost every second week om some trucks only a couple years old.
That's very possable on the NAPA shocks but man they are good shocks. If these give me greif I'll reinstall them ;)
That Iron Worker sure beats a drill press
I didn't know that was something I wanted until I watched this!
I agree.
Lol. That's bad when that happens ;)
No rust in NFLD ! I live in NB and under coat the heck out of all my Vehicles. Just bought a new truck my last one was a GMC 2500 US truck I owned it the last 20 of its 30 year life and it plowed snow commercially the first 10 years I owned it and just a few drives the last 10 years ! swear by u Der coating and swore at it when I had to work on it.It will get a double coat of crown this year so they drill all the holes and next year it's Rumble undercoating with a dash of Trans fluid .With all the airbags I am not drilling the holes !
I'm sure glad that task is finished, I have been dreading it since you first mentioned it. I was well aware of the amount of effort that would be required and apparently you were too.
It's one of those jobs that you have to put on blinders as to the amount of work it's going to take and just focus on the final results.
Yup. You understand. I went out Saturday morning to the shop and dug into it. I wasn't stoping until it was done. I was happy when it was. Got the alignment done.Truck handles perfectly. Installed the Bushwackers tonight. Just the auxiliary Air tank to install and that's it for the old truck.
Job well done! Truck looks great. Things work out when you cover all the bases. Nice to see older vehicles still in great shape that get used every day. Take care and enjoy! Levi~~
Well I had come to a crossroads this year with the truck. I either had to bring it up to a some what modern standard or buy a new truck. After weighing all the factors I felt it was better to fix Ol Blue up a bit. I don't need a truck all the time and dishing out $70.000 for a new one that will be parked 95% of the time didn't make sense so I think I made the right decision. Keep well my friend.
Absolutely excellent video
Your a nice old school guy thanks for the video sir
You have the attitude as well as skill. That makes you a "MASTER", ehh?!? I better stop or I will give you the "big head", huh?!? What's true is true,ehh?!? Love the video. Again, you "knocked it out of the park". I have to replace my leaf springs and shackle on my ford ranger a few years back. It was not as extensive as what you did here, but it overwhelmed me. I had a local "shade tree" mechanic repair it for me. I wish I would have undercoated that truck as well as my new dodge ram I got a few years ago. Them rangers are bad fpr that, and maybe chevy has problem, too, with theirs as well, but undercoating would definately have helped. Thanks again and GOD Bless.
Donnie I was sure tired by the time I got it done. Woke up this morning feeling like I was hit by a truck. Went out and cleaned up the shop but the truck looked great so I was happy. Thanks for watching my buddy. Keep well and God bless you and yours. Thanks for your kind comments.
+Paul Short No problem, Sir. You are going to have to take it easy and get some rest, then. You deserve it. Both of you do. Ole' Blue does look great, though. A job well done. Get some rest and have a good day. I myself am off due to Independence Day, but in between rain and thunderstorms, I need to get some maintenence on vehicles done. Thank GOD for bro in laws to loan me their carport. LOL. Thanks and GOD Bless.
Happy 4th to you buddy. I'm just getting ready to start my day job lol. Good luck with your repairs. Hope the weather improves.
+Paul Short I may try and tackle the task of installing my lights on my tractor rops. If so, I may get a video of it. Shouldn't be too difficult. I am going to do some research to see if I have an auxillary wiring for a rear light kit like some people claim bx25's do. That will make that a little easier. Let you go and get to work. Thanks for responding. Going back to bed, since wifey just left for work, til it gets daylight cause it is pouring rain now. Ohh, poo, no fireworks, I guess. LOL. No complaint from me for that. It scares all my "fur babies" anyway. Thanks.
Great Video. I like when you show the work and not just the finished product.
Thanks. Hard to show it all because if I did the video would have been ten hours long instead of 40 minutes and no one would watch it.
Great Job and very educational. Thank you for taking the time to film this video and share with all of us. God bless you and your family.
That Ole Blue isn't Blue any more, sitting right up there smiling and very much an attention gitter..Nice Job Paul, yes and Kathy with the camera, stay safe, God Bless !!
Thanks Bart. Ol Blue has gone through many changes these last three months. He went through even more today ;) keep well sir. Hope your doing well.
Doing ok thanks Paul..Day to Day for the rest of my life..(man are there gonna be a bunch of miserable folks cause I don't plan on dying anytime soon)..LOL..Keep the good thoughts !!
You and I both buddy. The good lord is keeping me around to torment the wicket and If there is one thing I'm good at its tormenting lol. God bless you and yours.
Okie dookie ! Icant stop going back and watch your video! Your nice people.
Thank you very much. Your very kind.
I love the time you took to explain clearly your step by step process this was extremely helpful! More videos please! This was the most thorough video I’ve seen on a lift kit install!
Thanks. Happy to hear you liked it.
Keep them coming please 🙏🏾
Good job. I'm going to be doing a lift on my k1500 soon this video definitely helps me understand what I'm getting into.
I would watch your video if it was an hour or two long because you and Cathy make a good pro video and I appreciate watching people who know what they're doing.
Thank you so much. That's very kind of you. We really appreciate it.
Got to say Paul sweet job as always if we only lived closer I would have you do one for me I appreciate the attention to detail you take when doing the work take care Napa mike
Thanks Mike. Much appreciated. I hated removing those NAPA shocks off the truck. They are the best I ever used. I think so much about them I kept them and put them in storage. I'm a big NAPA fan. Great products. The old truck is getting better every day. Keep well sir.
Loved the suspension video you sure made it look easy. Have you done any video on servicing the Kubota I've looked and I hadn't seen any in the past. If I've missed it can you do one next time you service the Kubota. It would be very much appreciated as you willingness to share your vast knowledge is truly a generosity not shared by many. Thank Peter
Thanks Peter. I've done many service videos on the Kubota's including technicial tips. Here's a few links that should keep you busy for awhile. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/pi9PVdEmNRs/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/jX5EncUkSQo/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/YQeNpsRmFJE/v-deo.html
Nice Work Paul, It's a bit of work and messing around. But the truck sits a lot better and with the new tires makes it look beefy too !! .... 10 thumbs up !!
Thank you bud. It was a real pain and mess but I like the look.
Good video good work wish you were by my neck of the woods definitely bring my 97 k1500 by to install a 6” lift kit
I do not know about everyone else but I like to watch your whole videos.
Thank you. We appreciate you doing so.
Thank you. We appreciate you doing so.
I can't help myself.. why did you not replace ALL the springs in the back.. if your gonna do the job do it right.
What makes you think that’s right? There was nothing wrong with the springs that were there. Why be wasteful. As a certified GM Tech I’ve done many like this and NEVER had an issue. And your qualifications?
Worked in my family auto business since I was in diapers.. oh the ASE certifications might suggest a start of qualifications. Wasteful.. no. Did you measure the ride height to determine loss of quality in the rear springs? I didn't see that.
As my instructor would say RTFM...then after that...he would say "you got it rookies". Everybody would then, nod their heads.
Crikey heaps of upgrades now going up in the world, any higher and Kathy will be no longer upper management,lol. Hey that bit about holly snapping ass holes must be universal as I heard that when I was kid down here in NZ 50 years ago. Anyway great guys so atb.
Interesting. Not often I hear that phrase yet you knew about it on the other side of the world. People don't realize that 3" on a trucks height is high and it makes a high difference to it. I'm happy with it though.
Great job guys, Ol Blue looks great, & handle great too. We watch all the way through, love it. Great video as always my friends. Glad it cooled down for ya. Its cooler here today, but rain showers coming through. Again. LOL oh well, it is what it is. LOL Guys you stay safe & take care our friends.
Thanks Cary. The next time someone wants a lift kit installed I'll send them to go see you and Debbie lol. I was waiting for a cooler day to do it so it happened. Keep well buddy. Thanks for watching.
LOL, no thanks buddy, its lot easier to watch someone else doing it. LOL
Paul... I watched the whole thing. Impressive. Lotsa work to say the least. The only thing I skipped was the last commercial...
Thanks Bryan. Don't blame you on the commercials but they do help us buy the equipment and the products you see in the videos. Yes it was a pretty big job but it turned out great and I'm happy with it.
Great job on installing the suspension kit!
Great Job I just love ur video's and the way you and Kathy have great banter together 😃😃😃
I too watched the whole video! Great job and Thank you! I like Ol'Blue just the way she is now. I don't think I would add the bushwhacker fender flares, but thats just me.
Thanks Capt. I'm trying the Bushwackers because the over sized tires are spitting mud up over the side of the truck so I'm hoping these will help. I also wanted to give the truck a modern look. After looking at it for more than 20 years I needed to see a change ;)
Great hard job on install,Paul
More of a mess than hard. Man I was full of undercoating by the time I got it done. I guess I won't rust out lol.
So are you happy you did it?
Oh very happy. Just didn't like doing the video. When your doing a big job like this you want to keep the momentum going but you have to stop. Clean your hands to handle the camera. You do that 45 times in the case of this video and it really slows you down.
Only part i wasn't crazy about is the fact the housing must be ground down but that's the way every kit shows
Had to grind it down to make room for the new bracket that needs to fit in place. I highly doubt it will ever make a difference but it was a royal pain in the ass to do. I did save major time by using the plasma to do it.
Paul, you wore mw out watching all the work you did. Looks great. - Joe P
Lol. Now you to rest Joe. Thanks for watching.
Bud, you,re terrific, you should be a teacher! Great job!
Thank you. Happy to hear you enjoyed it. It's a nice kit. Keep well.
Thanks,
Paul
Great video,,wouldn,t matter if it was 2 hours long,very interesting.The truck is looking really sharp.
Thanks Russell.
Old Blue looks great! Thx for taking us along. BTW, an old friend of yours wishes to say hello, currently my Wifey is having lunch with Linda Flemming in down town Brampton, Ontario. They met at a wedding shower. Though a chat Bay Roberts came up. Very small world. You are likely going to have a new subscriber soon. Take care!!
Thank you. Very cool. There are Newfoundlanders everywhere lol. A guy was wearing a t shirt with out logo on it at a Denny's in California. Another customer walked up to him and said he watches us on UA-cam as well. Yup. Small world. Thanks for watching.
A Great Video with a common sense approach. (I'm thinking about this kit myself) Thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching.
@@7863348 the pleasure was mine, Howdy from Australia
I was surprised to see you use a manual grease gun. I've lost track of my manual grease gun since I got the Milwaukee ;-)
To tel the truth my hands were to dirty to use the Milwaukee.
I ditched the stock torsion bars for coilovers, thats a whole lot of BS in there using them old things lol Plus for anyone who cares about weight your removing about 100lbs of crap and replacing with 20lbs of course that's an extra expense most won't wanna spend but for a person wanting to do suspension upgrades and such its a very nice swap. Its basically a bolt on conversion, besides drilling a couple holes, trimming the shock mount area a tad and adding in a new bump stop
This video is 7 years old. There were no coil overs for this truck at that time.
@@7863348 haha yea your right 😆 but nowadays its a pretty sweet upgrade
@@jjmccloud Although I still have the truck and it’s in mint condition I seldom use it. I just picked up a new 2022 Ford Bronco so that’s what I’m driving. No doubt the coil overs are the way to go.
I would have changed the Leafsprings . One of my leafs was in 2 pieces when I did a torsion key front , 3” tapered lift block with new 2” skyjacker lift Leafsprings. Better ride now.
Nice job Paul.Your so patient!Old Blue looks alot tougher.Only thing Video was missing was One of your humorist mother inlaw jokes!!
Thanks James. Patient! I have my hissy fits off camera lol. The lift is for the mother in law. She's so short she won't even see me in the truck lol.
HaHa good One love that one.You gotta share that response in a vid viewers will love it.Name the vid.Mother inlaws lift kit.
Thanks for the links I will be checking them out. Keep up the Great work just a shame your workshop is not around the corner from me I'd bring over some problems.
Lol. Got plenty of problems here. Your kindly welcome.
great job,looks fantastic
ive been watching u from 0 to 33.44 and i just had to pause and say every second im like this guy is amazing perfect video on explain rough country to use this video big time theirs sucked
Cool. Glad you like it 👍
hepled out alot
Nice job, Looks great!
Great video thanks for doing it! I'm going to put this kit on my 98.
I've watched this video 3-4 times to get a better understanding of the suspension set up for my 94' OBS. I'm a teacher so really appreciate the thoroughness without loosing our attention. Any long term updates you'd care to post?
Thanks Mike. Glad you liked the video. It’s tough to capture every step I did try and get the important part. Although I don’t use the truck that often I do pull a dump trailer and welding machine at times and I’ve never experienced any issues with the lift kit.
I remember reading some of the reviews on the Rough Country site and some folks were stating they had a hard time doing an alignment after the install but in my case there no issues at all and everything went smoothly and the truck has been great on the road. Yes it rides rougher but not to bad at all. It gave the truck a nice stance and I’m very happy with how it turned out.
Thanks for watching and commenting. flic.kr/p/T9vugf
Take the torsion bar to the max 👍🏼
Great video truck looks great hope all is well
Thanks Bud. Hope the flooding has stopped and everything is back to normal.
we had to replace my sons shocks his rough country shock only lasted a year we replaced them with Bilsteins gas shocks he has a 4 " lift sawsall and portaband was easier to cut diff down
Paul maybe the Rough Country shocks may be smaller as weight savings for when used in comp situations where unsprung weight is important.
Good point.
Nice video, nice job, and excellent looking truck
Speaking of suspension: I was contemplating a front sway bar on the BX25. When the bucket is loaded, the tractor is tippy. I am thinking a small enough bar should help keep the four tires planted. Any thoughts ?
Nice lift kit mounting for a nice truck!
What about som air suspension the the compressed air is there already :-)
Ol'blue is a very lucky truck who has Paul and kathy as owner!
So that's where the keys go eh? I've never monkeyed with my keys but I thought they were up front near the axle or something, not that far back. Neat!
Yup. That's where they are. Easy to change if their not seized in.
What an evolution. Cripes! EXcellent job cob. But...... I have decide to let the experts put mine on. Ha!
Paul the trucks height looks great
Thank you.
Nice Work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video Paul and Kathy i enjoyed that
Hi had a question for u I have a GMC Sierra 1500 94” I just did the whole suspension and added a 4” lift only thing I didn’t change was the upper co trip arms !!
That is one nice truck!!!
Thank you.
Paul great job on a lift kit it looks great my friend oh yeah do you know where best place to online to get a rear chrome bumper for my truck
Try your local used part yards. They sell new too.
Amazing work Paul. Hate those crows huh!
Thanks Mark. I don't mind crows. I hate it when they squawk all the time.
LOL!
Good job! Looks great! It was a lot of hard work!
I like this guy i would learn a lot if i was his neighbor dam !!!!!
Looks great Paul
Love the Crows!
We live in Crow heaven. I won’t say I love them but we have to coincide with them.
Nicely done as always Paul
Thank you.
I am guessing you have replaced the fuel tank on it? Plastic is superior there, but I dont think it came with it.
Never ever replaced it. It’s only 27 years old lol
@@7863348 well that means Chevy did better than Ford in that design, the rangers I had all had rusted out fuel tanks. But like yours, my chevy tahoe also has a plastic tank. I bought in auction so I never knew if that was stock OEM or not. That's cool they did that, one less item to replace. And when those tanks rust, they damage entire fuel system from the pick up, to the pump, fuel filter, pressure regulator and even plug up injectors.
Thank you very much for the lesson.
over da yars iv learn'ta spray all my parts wit'da clear can liquor, includ'n da nutz n bolt'za !
used engine oil for me under coat'n dressing'sa for da protectin !
Using used engine oil for undercoating eventually destroys all rubber bushings under the vehicle.
Hi there, first off I loved the video! 👍 second I have a few questions for you. I have a 91 gmc 1500 that has a 6 inch lift on it and comparing to yours it looks like the guy who put my lift on out my front shocks on upside down, will this affect the ride quality? Second it looks like my front diff has been rubbing on the drivers side, should it have two mounting bolts on the drivers side? It only has one.
You said not to use a torch by the leaf springs isn't that front torsion bar tempered???
Yes it is but the difference is with a tortion bar is slag can’t fall on it and rest on it like a flat leaf spring. If slag falls on a leaf spring and rests on it the slag will draw the temper out of the spring.
@@7863348 okay I see where you're coming from. Thanks !
Well done Sir n Ma'am
Sits up nice Paul, nice job man
...... I have a problem with my left arm it has camber looks /| like this and my guy that installed it says it might be the upper control arms !? I checked them and the left arm looks like it’s a bit lower the the other side it actually is lowerred it touching the frame and the other side is not has gap !? So my question is u think it’s the upper arms !? It’s the only part that’s original in the suspension ? Thanks will love to hear your input
Paul, I though for SURE you were gonna HIT YOUR RR HORN, since it was DONE !!
Your neighbors would have "flipped-out" i am sure .... lol
I would have but it was around 9:30 pm so I figured I better not lol.
Love your sense of humor buddy !!!
Oh .... and I enjoy viewing some of your son's videos as well ... VERY NICE guitars being produced :) :)
Thanks again, Rick S. Massachusetts (USA)
Thanks Rick. I guess I'm just a little on the crazy side lol. Thanks for your kind words on my sons. It means a lot to us.
Both you and your wife have plenty to be proud of sir !!
I appreciate being able to listen to MORE guitar :) :) It's a WIN / WIN ....
I am surprised you don't run air age in the rear Paul.
I pondered it but going to wait to see how these work out.
I love the increase in lateral stability when I'm hauling my camper.
I've used them in the past and installed them on trucks that haul big horse trailers. One of the reasons I put a double needle air gauge in the pillar post and about to install an auxiliary air tank is for air shocks next year if I feel it need them.
Great vid, did you have any issues with upper control arms?
Cause main are hitting the bump stops and don't know how to fix it. Thanks Paul.
You might want to take some tention off your tortion bars and when it rests on the ground all will be perfect.
Gonna try it, Thank you sir.
Wow that really looks good. Great video as usual.
Thanks Jeff.
Way to go Paul!
Thanks buddy.
I only want 1 inch of lift to more level it out my 90 Chevy . Would using the torsion keys RC sells work without causing ball joint issues?
No. Torsion keys aren't worth the money on these trucks, better off just cranking.
have you ever thought of doing rear disc brake conversion?
Rear discs don't work well here in Newfoundland. Even GM had to revert back to drums a number of times to stop all the complaints. I would never consider it while living here. Rear drum brakes are virtually maintenance free.
The truck looks great Paul,what about a chrome rear end cover
Thanks. I actually had chrome valve covers and a rear def cover on it yea s ago and they didn't last six months when the corrosion got to them so I simply put the old stuff back. I'm n order to keep things from rusting it needs to be coated.
I am in the process of installing the same kit on my suburban , did you have to do and grinding on the driver's uper factory diff mount to get the supplied brackets to fit properly and to lay flush on the factory mount on the frame
It’s all in the video. Watch it all. Maybe watch it twice.
Well I watched the whole vid and loved it . Looks excellent , nice attitude HAHA
I really don't know how anyone can watch this stuff unless someone is thinking about doing the same. I did the video because I had promised some folks I would so I had to do it lol, hope your doing well.
+Paul Short Just dandy and you would not believe the stuff that's on UA-cam with big numbers and I'm thinking to myself like what's wrong with me Paul , just pathetic . LOL
I sure wish I had to to watch UA-cam. Working full time, making videos and answering the comments gives me little time for anything else.
Great job!
Thanks.
God I love Canadians I need to find more Canadian friends
I don't know. We're a bad bunch lol.