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Good, no issues so far.

I'm not sure. I don't think you can on these. My old ones have been gone for a long time unfortunately.

@@hillsautohome346 can you send me the old ones?

You don't need to remove the rear bumper. Although, it makes it much easier to get the bed off without the bed rubbing on the bumper and scratching the paint.

@@hillsautohome346 gotcha thank you I’m looking at flipping a 1500 needs a bed and both passenger doors

@@midwesternfarmer615 Good luck with the flip!

Nothing to do with a third generation frame. The OE frame was cut and extended right below the back of the cab. The tank does fit. The guy who did the work said it wont for some reason. I think he forgot to fab in a cross member to support the tank and just said it wont fit. My winter project is to correct the few little issues with the tank and bed bolts. The rear drive shaft was the one that was extended.

@hillsautohome346 Being i have stretched mine and a few other megacabs myself. If you or the guy you hired had used the correct frame, you wouldn't have had a hack job. I have stretched a few megacabs and never had to custom make anything or drill extra holes, With the exception of the drive shaft. I'm telling you a 4th gen frame is square and the 3rd gen is rounded... you have a 4th and 3rd frame welded together on the sides only to beat it even dodge weld the entire joint. I would sue, because that truck is not safe. Not busting balls just saying I wouldn't drive it or try to sell it to anyone.

@@JW10.4 If you want to drop me your email I will send you all the fabrication photos of the build. It is the OE frame on both ends. All the factor tags, stickers and frame sections match. Even the gooseneck hitch I installed before it was cut is the exact same, on the same frame. The rounded section you might see in the video is the fabricated section to give it the about 18'' of extra length. It was sleeved on the inside and then the inner sleeve was slipped in the OE frame. Then plate was bent around the frame in a break to create an exact match to the frame on the outside. I did take it to a body shop that does six door excursions and they were impressed with the fabrication work. I also have towed with it, no issues. This with a 16k gooseneck and 7600lb load. If you have done a few I would love to see some videos! Please post them up. I will subscribe to you and keep my eyes open. I want to see some more content on these as I'm thinking about doing a second one in the next year. As you know from yours to get the bed bolt holes to line you need to stretch the frame in two places. Since this was only done in one spot I have the bed bolt alignment issues.

@hillsautohome346 Drilling a new hole in the spring hanger no good. It's okay I think you got a bad deal and just pointing out I'd be very careful hauling anything with that truck. sorry not dropping my email on TH-cam comments.

@hillsautohome346 If you or thr guy would have bought a long bed 4door frame everything besides the driveshaft would have lined up perfectly. Best I can do is change my profile to my truck. 😊

haha. Yes, it is holding up fine. Although I don't think I would go this route again. I think building a cart from the ground up would be the best way to go. The drawer is still holding up fine, just stiff. Not any better with some weight from my experience. I would say it is stable and if you framed it out with some angle and sheet it would be more stable from the increased weight. Sorry for the long reply.

Could not agree more!

Good to know!

How?

@@truckstreestoys Good question. Maybe we will get a reply.

I do not recall any bushings. I think a few spots had a flat, flexible rubber washer between the bed and the frame. I might be thinking of my Ford though. The factory bolts did have some blue locktite on them. Even the new bolts that I bought from the dealer have some blue preinstalled on the bolt.

Hope you get it worked out.

Thanks for posting. Might have to try it sometime.

Hope it works well for you. It did for me. Keeps other areas above freezing in the winter now with no heating sources.

@@hillsautohome346 actually it worked very well, I had the one and a half inch thick foam boards so they are pretty powerful. Over here in northern California, it gets to the upper 80s and lower 90s in the summertime and before this thing was actually installed in my shed, it was really hot around 1 PM. Now at 1 PM it’s still very comfortable on the inside, but it does start to get warm a little bit more around 4 PM. I essentially just extended the time I could use the shed, and after 6 PM in the summertime it cools down dramatically so there’s only like two hours I don’t want to use this shed.

All parts came in a kit from lugnut4x4.com/

@theoneandonly2590 if you do your research it's really easy actually.

Interesting. Have not experienced terrible road feel. Based on all the comments it appears to be negative on some applications and better on others. I also did not know that any manufacture used the RS9000 from the factory, what came from the factory with a RS9000?

PS. I'm from California where everyone talks fast. I often listen to videos at higher speed. Not yours! I thought the pace was perfect for the subject matter.

@@marci.abraham Thank you!

This one is a 2018

Nope. I need to do one now that I have about 30 hours on it.

Thanks. Yeah, everyone watching these wants something different. Some want details and others want a quick video.

It would for sure. That along with maybe a roof or gable vent for the summer.

It was at about 7 hours give our take a few minutes. I have about 30 hours on it now.

They are good. Especially on vehicles that tow or are heavy.

They were a huge improvement over my oem shocks on my Duramax

18 mm socket

The bolts are a M12X1.75 with a 18MM head.

According to the Rancho website they have the RS999208 and RS999207 for that application.

They are nice to have but I rarely find uses for them. The few times I was like I have the perfect wrench for that, have been met with realizing I did not have the right size. I have needed smaller and larger or metric. So, have only used a few times now.

No doubt. I do not enjoy mowing.

Interesting.

Why is that? Overall, a solid product at a fair price all things considered. Glad you like them.

I guess a super stuck joint. I think it was. The Matco dealer let me borrow and test it out. If I recall correctly, he said he would just warranty it. Other presses work. I just have never had any luck with others this is a nice kit. It is on my list of tools to purchase.

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​@briancengic5648 hey at least it's English 😂

Thanks for the advice. ummmmmm@@briancengic5648

EXACTLY, THAT'S WHAT I DID