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. 👍🏼
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.
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.
Thinking of doing the same thing to my 2024 Trail boss, would u recommend getting 4 inch leveling struts? sense it’s a 4 inch lift in total including factory lift i heard the factory struts can stretch and cause issues ?
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.
also with fitting i seen the website states it wouldn’t work on the Zr2 trim or the trail boss but obviously u did it and that’s not true, would u say the same thing for the 4 inch lift kit or the 6 inch kit do u think that would fit aswell ? even though website states the opposite from rough country states it’ll fit the z71 trim
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.
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 👍
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
@@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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
Did you correct the Camber or the shop you received the wheels/tires from? My Camber is out but the truck drives straight, steering returns to center nicely but I need to get it back to spec before I get new tires.
After 7k miles the outside edges are bald, they're the oem street tire, not all terrain. I guess I should mention its the 23' wt trim. Same leveling kit you used, I didn't do the rear though, squat is barely noticeable actually has a nice stance, I could barely keep a meal down looking at the factory stance having the front that low. Reminded me of 80's camaros with traction bars. Anyway all my previous trucks have been straight axle front so im not real familiar with the camber adjustment. Im sure I could figure it out easy enough but it almost seems like you cant individually adjust camber without risking throwing the toe out. I believe I have 2 of the eccentric adjustment bolts or camber bolts on the lower A arm, only one set per side has the plastic filler they put in the groove. Top A arms have the standard looking rubber bushing bolts. Maybe you know exactly which ones to manipulate.
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.
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.
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
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
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?
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?
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.
Thinking of doing this to my 2024 trail boss also was looking into the 4 inch kit but that also states it wouldn’t fit on a trail boss do u think that’s something that’ll work aswell and just has never been tested ?
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.
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!
@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
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,,