I just have my girl hold it with her left hand whale her right hand is cleaning the American flag pole standing proudly on the bumpest side road you accdiently turned on
I got his #7 grow a pair of balls. its a truck not a sports car. no one is looking for extra room inside the cab they put a bed on it for a reason nor are they wanting virgin tight steering.
@@hunterstevens7208 agree, but disagree on steering. Dont know if the 95 and up gmt400s ditched the rag joint, but i like my steering as tight as i can get it. While i dont think a steering stabilizer is needed if your not sending your truck on the regular, at least swap the steering shaft for the jeep yj one and ditch the rag for a proper ujoint.
The 90's chevy c/k series truck was one of the best models ever made... i have one that is 20 years old now... and it has 307,000+ miles on it... runs like new...
I know this is out of date but I wanted to say that I have a 1999 Tahoe 2 wd with the 350. Absolutely the best vehicle I have ever owned. I have 321k on it now. I have never had to go into the motor or tranny, only alternator and starter and serpentine system. I sprung an unknown leak on the rearend and burnt up the rearend. $350 salvage yard cost for replacement rearend. A weekend of swapping the rear end and back on the road for 40k so far. I wouldn’t trade my Tahoe for a brand new one.
Try new non OEM intake manifold gaskets, rip out the spider injection, and keep the fuel filter replaced yearly as well as keeping your tank above 1/4 at all times to keep your fuel pump alive as long as possible. These trucks last forever after a few mechanical fixes
The very FIRST thing you should do to your 1500 Like that is take the Rust starting wheelwell mouldings off your wheelwells..All they are good for is holding dirt, grime and road salt and causing Rust to form. 2nd is invest in a set of weather tech floor liners. 3rd is change your exhaust to a true dual exhaust. 4th change to new headlights like you stated.
Ill give you a like because I too have the truck with the lift and the big tires xD and found this to be funny xD cause it doenst help the steering at all xD!!! LOL!
Cut a hole in the bed above the fuel pump, and use the piece to make a little door with weather stripping. Some people get lucky and don’t ever have to replace the fuel pump but mine failed more times than I can count in my 96 and also buy a lifetime warranty fuel pump if it does go out so you can take it back if it. And never let you fuel gauge go below half a tank lol
Nice Truck! The stock torsion keys can lift the truck 2” if adjusted. You don’t want to go any further than that or you’ll max your suspension so it won’t have downward travel if you hit a dip the front tires will loose contact. Also the reason the front and rear wheel-wells have an inch difference is because the truck is designed to have an inch of rake, it is not designed to ride level with the frame but for the wheel-well gaps to look level with an inch of forrake.
Have you ever considered swapping you center console for the Cadillac Escalade center console, it has duel cup holders and more storage towards the front. And it matches your trim
Agree on upgrading head lights and tail lights. I have 91 Z71 and 95 6cyl. Both great trucks. Love the factory look where the upgrades add to the stock look.
Sick truck....another decent upgrade is heavy duty gas shocks front and back...4wheel motor sport brand are pretty good... For looks , aluminum differential covers are always good on the eye...nice set of mud flaps also....
#5 make your truck trackable? No thanks. #4 Real men don't fear the clutch. #3 Okay, I'll give you that one. #2 Is part of #3 no question. #1 You're almost right. For the headlights, having them all LED is a bad idea for winter as they will get covered in snow and reduce your vision to nada pdq. To do them up right you could try this mod. Pull the stock wires and replace with 10 ga. Run relays for both high and low beams. Put in a crossover so all four come up on high beam. Use HID lights for your lows and LED's for high beams. Snow will melt off the HID low beams, instant on for the LED highs, you won't cook your switch with the relays and your voltage drop in that circuit will be dropped putting more light out front with the heavier wires. It's your truck, if you're happy with it then that's what counts. Carry on.
You said he cut something it was the bump stops cause when u crank keys it makes your bump stops hit that's what makes them ride rough but you can cut the bump stops and makes it rides smoother
@@TrucksandWater it sounds best to me with a striat style muffler rathe a chamber. (Cherry bomb, super 10 for reference) because of the burble from the motor strait style get rid of most drone noise
@@dennisprice6119 long tube headers straight pipe with 12” glass packs sound the best to me. Has a mean but kinda quiet idle but when you get on it you’ll know it
Just so you know the body is level with the frame but the reason it looks like it's squats in the rear is because the opening in the front is higher the new rear wheel well opening by the front wheels to turn and still go full suspension travel without hitting the fender.
I got me one of those metal tool boxes but I'm keeping my 94 Chevy Country Coaches stock as much as possible and I did get a new set of headlights that were pretty much the same as my stock lights that came on the truck which is plenty of light for my old eyes and my original AC Delco sterio sounds plenty good to me with its am-fm and cassette player and it rides darn good for and old 94 model pickup truck and even has air condition on it that I gotta charge it with some new freon this year 2021 !!!
I have a 97. Pioneer used to make a radio that fit in the dash. Replace that 350 with a 383. All my four-wheel-drive controls are in the center floor console area. I don't need a stinky lift kit as I don't run mudders 95% on the highway. Change everything over to synthetic oil.
Maybe upgrade the master cylinder to one from a 2000 era chevy truck, do a relay mod to the headlight harness, twin piston brake calipers that bolt in, escalade console and many more mods before or better mods than what you have. And just buying brighter bulbs will just increasr your risk of burning down your interior.
Lol, every k1500, 5.7 should have the 747 PCM , with an Edelbrock performer TBI and fuel injectors upgrade with tubed headers dual exhaust, and the 454 radiator, come on guyz ...go to comp and get some roller rockers 1.52 🏁🙌🏁, and see if your pushrods are bent, and keep low revs for life, also b&m everything, ... transmission
Beautiful truck, love the paint. I just bought my neighbors 1994 K1500 Z71 with 157k miles...though not sure the miles are real. I dont know much about cars and trucks but I'm starting to know. I had my eye on this truck for about 3 years so I'm excited about it. I'll definitely look into new headlights; that leveling bar (my truck is lifted); and that steering piece cause the steering wheel has some play in it that I don't like. Thanks
1 fuel pump for sure 2 shocks 3 trudual exhaust 4 454 radiator 5 lights for sure 6 steering stuff 7 take the stock center console out put 07 to 13 center console with the 3 cup holder or do the whole front seat conversion fits right in 8 make sure the back window and windshield are still sealed right or will leak pretty bad 9 make sure the dash lights still work have a tendency to fail 10 and most importantly take care of that 4l60e .other than the seats that's what you should do when you get an obs Chevy c or k anything. One more thing if your truck is a k1500 and didn't come with the 14 bolt rear end invest in one
@@TrucksandWater I agree I'm just used to fixing those issues being a mechanic I replace alot of that stuff I said on a regular basis dash light and windows for sure stuff gets old and gives out joys of owning old trucks lol I won't ever get rid of my 1998 step side z71
Never new about changing the seat and console. Great info. Also even with different shocks my truck stock ride is horrible. Real stiff. Rock hard ride. Do need to replace my leafs and front springs. 250k on 1998 k1500
1997 K1500 EXT CAB Z71 Skyjacker 2.5" lift is a much better quality option over the RC kit. I run it with the Skyjacker M95 shocks and the difference is night & day! Also, spend $90 on the double din dash face & get a 7" touch screen. I'm running a 10.1" Kenwood and it blocks one of my vents. Overall, it's a good list though...
Exactly what my dad had, except it was navy blue exterior and interior, 100,000 miles in transmission blew up, still wish he didn’t sell it. I love the obs body style.
I had so much respect for your opinion until you said 6000k meant the amount of lumens the headlights produce. I'm not trying to rag on you but 6000k is the white balance. 6000k is perfect white light
How about upgrading the dull yellow interior dome light and ditching the dollar store beads hanging from the mirror. I think things would look better then.
If you don’t look directly in the lights you won’t be blinded? Don’t think that’s how it woks. It’s kinda like when a cop shines a flashlight in your eyes and you can’t see anything on the other side. I think they teach you in driving school not to roll around town with the brights on which if the truck is lifted at all it doesn’t matter cuz the low beam angle still hits everyone in the eyes. Basically just don’t have bright ass blue led’s
Thanks for the video and the very practical tips for enhancing a truck. I have a 1992 K1500 Suburban with the 6 speaker factory stereo and first thing I did when I bought it is upgraded to a modern Kenwood with Bluetooth etc. so I can answer phone hands free and stream music from my IPhone. The console in my truck is bigger than the 96/99 trucks and my 4 x 4 shifter is on the floor where I like it. I have purchased Anzo headlites and park lites but haven't installed them yet. I'm surprised you didn't mention changing out the taillights for plug and play LEDs as they are inexpensive and easy to change out. My Burb came with the RPO NZZ - OFF ROAD pkg and surprisingly 225/75 16 tires as I guess they weren't part of the Odd Road Package. I have bought a 2015 GMC factory 18 inch rims and a set of 265/70 18 inch tires but again haven't installed them.. I will be checking on you suggestion of the front stabilizer and leveling kits but will not be lifting it at all.
Man dont worry about what these people think everybody loves the k1500 everyone has the opinion on how to make em better i can appreciate your sentiments on your truck cool video
Used to have a 96 sierra 1500 when i was a teenager .Just threw ebay shorty headers and a glasspack on top of a obnoxious sound system. Ahh the good ole days.
9:49 yoooo as someone who's light sensitive... These new LEDs literally blind me at night. I'm NOT looking right st them. It's when the passing vehicle drives by me. Soooo yeah, maybe consider its not ppl staring silently at them. Otherwise, it's a great video 😊
Needs to be retitled: "5 Things High School Boys Should Do To Their Dads Truck" Came here looking for legit mechanical upgrades for a K1500 I just got. Nope. Just stupid high school kid crap. Dont lift a truck unless you want to spend loads of money on suspension components every year.
Came here to read an intelligent comment but instead read a narrow minded guy who doesn’t realize this is an opinionated video. I have made a video about all the things to look out for in a K1500 but then again, I am guessing you didn’t look for any video like that either.
@@TrucksandWater Actually I did see the thumbnail for that video. And if it is strictly opinionated, why title it "5 things EVERY K1500 Owner Should Do", Instead of "5 things I did to MY K1500"? Just sayin lol
Honestly, these truck look a lot better with a 2 inch lift, I put another leaf spring in the back when I replaced my U bolts. Then I turned my torsion bars up by 2 full turns. Cheaper than a lift kit, and its almost the same thing.
Agree on the radio. I have a full system in my 98. The rest of my truck is stock. I never thought too much about the steering other than the usual loose steering rack that these are known for. Finally, I heard you dont want to put LEDs in the housing because they arent made for them. Definite yes on changing the lights and the toolbox! In any case, very nice truck! She is absolutely beautiful!
His suspension guy cut a bit of the bumpstops off so the upper control arms won’t hit as bad when it’s bounces on bad roads (rides better) or u could just put better upper control arms with more down fall angle
If the lights blind you look at the outside of the white line instead is into them I make that mistake a lot but just helpful and I’ll help you stay on the road
My K1500 is a Silverado Z71 extended cab 5.7 was an unreasonable piece of shit but finally after spending thousands it's starting to get to be a reliable truck. I love the push button 4x4 and the 3rd Dr. I just did a full 3" true duall exhaust no cats double H pipe thrush single chamber mufflers with 5" chrome tips on 90s I'm probably going to delete the trush bottles they sound great but just not loud enough for me.
Yep my late dad's 94 i'm keeping it pretty much bone stock and it is 4X4 on the floor shifting and the original AC Delco radio with cassette player works just fine !!!!
Good looking truck but it definitely ain't no "must dos" cuz I got a 92 k1500 and that mess ain't top of the list stuff. More like throwing on some vortec heads and do some needed valvetrain/intake/fueling upgrades to make some real power. It's all fine and good to have a cool truck but when you get your ass drug by a damn Civic then it ain't worth shit
I have a 1995 Chevy K1500 Z71 same color as your with Tan interior, I bought mine from the original owner with 0 rust never been dropped in mud and still has the original beautiful paint job the only thing that's been done to it is 99-2000 Chevy Z71 wheels, tool box and bed rails like you have, mine also has the factory CD player that still works perfect I'm 33 years old and don't care about no MP3 player or fancy CD player js I'm fine the way my Z71 looks but would like to get a 2" Cowl hood and GTS headlight and taillight covers guess call me old school LMAO. Not big on the wheels or aftermarket push bumper on yours but you do have a nice truck though.
Thanks for the tip on the lights. I have a 1996 suburban k1500 with a 3’’ lift. I was going to try and buff out (I have metal polisher) the old ones. But I’m going to get the ones off Amazon. I’ve been eyeing them up for a while. By the way do know we’re I can get some plans for bush bumpers ? Been looking. Thanks for your help. It was a really good walk round. I didn’t even know about the drink holders and storage space in the back of the Center console. 😂🤣😂🤣🇨🇦
Well you picked a good truck, honestly I don't feel comfortable taking advice from a guy who wasn't born when the truck was produced (you don't look 25). That said you did a good job!! They're great trucks, I've owned 3 and still own a 95 with well over 200k. Mine is a work horse. Step or brush bars as some call them are a Excellent addition, especially if they match the front brush bar. Also change the torque converter to one from a chevy blazer of same year or tranny and it makes a big difference in acceleration (keeping up with traffic these days, research it). The above statement was a compliment with a opinion on something to add to your list
No wonder this is a pavement princess 👑 if he took it on any other road and something happen he would have no clue what to do. Heck he has a sock on his gear shifter
Dude, don’t knock on the Delco radios. They have a lot of power. They’ve had a lot of power since the mid-80s in comparison to other manufactures factory radios. Three minutes into this video I’m wishing I had my three minutes back. Just saying
Was gonna subscribe but I think I lost brain cells. I own a 99 Tahoe cranked the stock torsion keys and a lift block in the rear and rides better than it did stock. And also the first thing you should do if it hasn't already rebuild the ticking time bomb under it aka the 4L60E 😂😂😂 definitely one to laugh at
You don't want to crank the stock torsion keys do to they aren't designed to do that. The 4l60E is not a ticking time bomb. If taken care of properly and not abused, they are great transmissions. It is all about taking care of your truck and not abusing it.
You are frigging hilarious man. the 1500 is a great truck because you can do so many things with it. If you want something done right you have to do it yourself. They're not difficult trucks to work on, just get the tools and dive right in.
Not necessarily. If you find a good shop that it honest and fair, then their is nothing wrong with having a professional work on your truck that warranties it.
I thought he made some good points. Not my taste in modifications(I like more of a stock look) but he pointed out some good stuff. Gonna look into those headlights.
Hey man can you help me out with the 4 bulbs I'd need to buy to match your headlight (high and low beams) and turn signals? I saw the link which is useful but I think I'll need 3 different bulb types?? 1. Headlight high beam x2 2. Headlight low beam x2 3. Turn Signals x2 Thanks!!
you dont need soda holders if you know how to drive with a beer in your hand
Jeffrees Rees facts
I just have my girl hold it with her left hand whale her right hand is cleaning the American flag pole standing proudly on the bumpest side road you accdiently turned on
Amen
@@unclejack8295 are u talking about a handjob? Cuz it sounds like a handjob
I have a manual
#6 Work on your own truck.
I got his #7 grow a pair of balls. its a truck not a sports car. no one is looking for extra room inside the cab they put a bed on it for a reason nor are they wanting virgin tight steering.
@@hunterstevens7208 agree, but disagree on steering. Dont know if the 95 and up gmt400s ditched the rag joint, but i like my steering as tight as i can get it. While i dont think a steering stabilizer is needed if your not sending your truck on the regular, at least swap the steering shaft for the jeep yj one and ditch the rag for a proper ujoint.
In that "dead space" on the floor, mine has a 5-speed shifter.
OddTimeMan same. Lol
I sometimes wish mine was a 5-speed.
Same here 98 350 5 speed
Same
1995 with the good 'ol manual transfer case down on the floor just the way I like it.
The 90's chevy c/k series truck was one of the best models ever made... i have one that is 20 years old now... and it has 307,000+ miles on it... runs like new...
I have recently acquired one that has 40k
I know this is out of date but I wanted to say that I have a 1999 Tahoe 2 wd with the 350. Absolutely the best vehicle I have ever owned. I have 321k on it now. I have never had to go into the motor or tranny, only alternator and starter and serpentine system. I sprung an unknown leak on the rearend and burnt up the rearend. $350 salvage yard cost for replacement rearend. A weekend of swapping the rear end and back on the road for 40k so far. I wouldn’t trade my Tahoe for a brand new one.
Try new non OEM intake manifold gaskets, rip out the spider injection, and keep the fuel filter replaced yearly as well as keeping your tank above 1/4 at all times to keep your fuel pump alive as long as possible. These trucks last forever after a few mechanical fixes
The very FIRST thing you should do to your 1500 Like that is take the Rust starting wheelwell mouldings off your wheelwells..All they are good for is holding dirt, grime and road salt and causing Rust to form. 2nd is invest in a set of weather tech floor liners. 3rd is change your exhaust to a true dual exhaust. 4th change to new headlights like you stated.
cant get true fit weather tech floor liners for that body style
Dawson I have WeatherTech liners for my Tahoe same year and identical front seat interior
Dawson Gross they have them for the 98 suburban and they’re the same floor
the side moulding contributes to rust as well
F true dual
kids and there lift kits big rims and tires like it's going to help the truck handle better.
Ill give you a like because I too have the truck with the lift and the big tires xD and found this to be funny xD cause it doenst help the steering at all xD!!! LOL!
First thing I put in my truck was gas. Some of that tuner gas my suspension guy said would start the truck and make the motor run.
lol
Enough rice to feed a starving African family.
Dobbies Revenge hololwhat
To bad 🤷🏼♂️ some are fortunate some aren’t. Gotta be grateful. No need to respond to me btw cause I won’t see it 😂
So true hahaha
Nice truck man. It looks like you're really enjoying it and that's all that matters.
Alonzo Ryan finally someone not being mean to him lol
Cut a hole in the bed above the fuel pump, and use the piece to make a little door with weather stripping. Some people get lucky and don’t ever have to replace the fuel pump but mine failed more times than I can count in my 96 and also buy a lifetime warranty fuel pump if it does go out so you can take it back if it.
And never let you fuel gauge go below half a tank lol
Thank you for the advice! Some have good luck with them, others don’t.
Holy shit that's actually a pretty good idea
420s and tow mirrors on a half ton 90's Chevy. Truck Rice could have a field day here.
I hope he does!
Tanner Hauke he’s young man let him enjoy the small things in life . It could be all he got like me
So what! Are you upset that someone else enjoys his truck and working on it and making it look cool?! Petty assholes like you are pathetic...
@@redneck5277 hahaha careful now he loves to go skiing.
@Dobbies Revenge what does it matter to you it's not your truck?
I see this truck everyday. My theory on the driver has been confirmed.
Then what’s the theory?
Your his dad. 😂
number one is get some glasses that fit you so you dont have to keep pushing them up bahahaha
Amen!
Nice Truck! The stock torsion keys can lift the truck 2” if adjusted. You don’t want to go any further than that or you’ll max your suspension so it won’t have downward travel if you hit a dip the front tires will loose contact. Also the reason the front and rear wheel-wells have an inch difference is because the truck is designed to have an inch of rake, it is not designed to ride level with the frame but for the wheel-well gaps to look level with an inch of forrake.
Window tint shouldve been on this list.
never never never i love my truck the way she sits with my 350 motor all stock ,yeah she is a GMC c1500 1998 =) mint!! super low miles
Have you ever considered swapping you center console for the Cadillac Escalade center console, it has duel cup holders and more storage towards the front. And it matches your trim
Bryce Lytle either the 97-99 Escalade or Yukon Denali console, they go all the way up to the dash
I will look into it!
Agree on upgrading head lights and tail lights.
I have 91 Z71 and 95 6cyl. Both great trucks. Love the factory look where the upgrades add to the stock look.
Sick truck....another decent upgrade is heavy duty gas shocks front and back...4wheel motor sport brand are pretty good... For looks , aluminum differential covers are always good on the eye...nice set of mud flaps also....
#5 make your truck trackable? No thanks.
#4 Real men don't fear the clutch.
#3 Okay, I'll give you that one.
#2 Is part of #3 no question.
#1 You're almost right.
For the headlights, having them all LED is a bad idea for winter as they will get covered in snow and reduce your vision to nada pdq. To do them up right you could try this mod.
Pull the stock wires and replace with 10 ga. Run relays for both high and low beams. Put in a crossover so all four come up on high beam. Use HID lights for your lows and LED's for high beams. Snow will melt off the HID low beams, instant on for the LED highs, you won't cook your switch with the relays and your voltage drop in that circuit will be dropped putting more light out front with the heavier wires.
It's your truck, if you're happy with it then that's what counts. Carry on.
You said he cut something it was the bump stops cause when u crank keys it makes your bump stops hit that's what makes them ride rough but you can cut the bump stops and makes it rides smoother
I don't think it was that but could be.
Definitely was the bumpstops
Exaust should be like number 2 or 3
I do not like the way these trucks sound with an exhaust.
@@TrucksandWater it sounds best to me with a striat style muffler rathe a chamber. (Cherry bomb, super 10 for reference) because of the burble from the motor strait style get rid of most drone noise
@@dennisprice6119 long tube headers straight pipe with 12” glass packs sound the best to me. Has a mean but kinda quiet idle but when you get on it you’ll know it
When he said lights I laughed because one of my headlights are halfway filled with water and only have one bright bulb at the moment
Just so you know the body is level with the frame but the reason it looks like it's squats in the rear is because the opening in the front is higher the new rear wheel well opening by the front wheels to turn and still go full suspension travel without hitting the fender.
I got me one of those metal tool boxes but I'm keeping my 94 Chevy Country Coaches stock as much as possible and I did get a new set of headlights that were pretty much the same as my stock lights that came on the truck which is plenty of light for my old eyes and my original AC Delco sterio sounds plenty good to me with its am-fm and cassette player and it rides darn good for and old 94 model pickup truck and even has air condition on it that I gotta charge it with some new freon this year 2021 !!!
I have a 97. Pioneer used to make a radio that fit in the dash. Replace that 350 with a 383. All my four-wheel-drive controls are in the center floor console area. I don't need a stinky lift kit as I don't run mudders 95% on the highway. Change everything over to synthetic oil.
Number 1 should be replace fuel pump they always seem to fail at 100k miles.
Im at 270,890 miles and the original fuel pump is still in there.
Mine failed every 4 months
On my 96 it failed 5 times in a year. Got tired of dropping the tank so I cut a hole in the bed lol
My ‘90 has 228k with original pump and works great
@@keeganboyle6631 i did the same thing on my 98
Some trucks have a cup holder insert instead of the CD holder insert and it makes way for a great stash compartment under it
Yes it does
Maybe upgrade the master cylinder to one from a 2000 era chevy truck, do a relay mod to the headlight harness, twin piston brake calipers that bolt in, escalade console and many more mods before or better mods than what you have. And just buying brighter bulbs will just increasr your risk of burning down your interior.
Lol, every k1500, 5.7 should have the 747 PCM , with an Edelbrock performer TBI and fuel injectors upgrade with tubed headers dual exhaust, and the 454 radiator, come on guyz ...go to comp and get some roller rockers 1.52 🏁🙌🏁, and see if your pushrods are bent, and keep low revs for life, also b&m everything, ... transmission
Hit me up some links for my 95 Chevy Silverado k1500 350,5.7 4x4z71
Matt Gorgoglione where your video? I'd rather be watching it. Lol
@@69Bentley send me some links. I also have a 95 z71 w/ f44.
Matt Gorgoglione I’m on a 5.7
you didnt mention purse holder lol.
Beautiful truck, love the paint. I just bought my neighbors 1994 K1500 Z71 with 157k miles...though not sure the miles are real. I dont know much about cars and trucks but I'm starting to know. I had my eye on this truck for about 3 years so I'm excited about it. I'll definitely look into new headlights; that leveling bar (my truck is lifted); and that steering piece cause the steering wheel has some play in it that I don't like. Thanks
Congrats.
The bull bar on the front of the truck is your fail safe for when you hit something... you dont need 6,000 lumens for regular headlights...
I see bully bar is cheaper than a brush guard, but I like that the brush guard also protects headlights. Not sure which i will do
You can buy a cup holder insert for the center console that replaces the tape holder
I just use the tape holder as my cup holder.lol
Already did that on my 97
Can you link one please?
1 fuel pump for sure 2 shocks 3 trudual exhaust 4 454 radiator 5 lights for sure 6 steering stuff 7 take the stock center console out put 07 to 13 center console with the 3 cup holder or do the whole front seat conversion fits right in 8 make sure the back window and windshield are still sealed right or will leak pretty bad 9 make sure the dash lights still work have a tendency to fail 10 and most importantly take care of that 4l60e .other than the seats that's what you should do when you get an obs Chevy c or k anything. One more thing if your truck is a k1500 and didn't come with the 14 bolt rear end invest in one
I agree with half of that. Some of it is how you take care of the truck.
@@TrucksandWater I agree I'm just used to fixing those issues being a mechanic I replace alot of that stuff I said on a regular basis dash light and windows for sure stuff gets old and gives out joys of owning old trucks lol I won't ever get rid of my 1998 step side z71
Never new about changing the seat and console. Great info. Also even with different shocks my truck stock ride is horrible. Real stiff. Rock hard ride. Do need to replace my leafs and front springs. 250k on 1998 k1500
You don’t have to say the video title every 2 minutes
U not kidding about the crappy radio. I have a 1994 so i have a real shitty one. Im wanting a full brush guard any advice?
My suggestion would be a dashcam, backup camera setup, so you can see what's going on around you.
Fun game, everytime he said "k1500" take a shot, you'll be messed up in no time.
Get a lift kit over a leveling kit because the have better parts no a fence but I agree u got to have good ride quality
Outcast 383 still wouldn't be leveled
1997 K1500 EXT CAB Z71
Skyjacker 2.5" lift is a much better quality option over the RC kit. I run it with the Skyjacker M95 shocks and the difference is night & day! Also, spend $90 on the double din dash face & get a 7" touch screen. I'm running a 10.1" Kenwood and it blocks one of my vents.
Overall, it's a good list though...
Exactly what my dad had, except it was navy blue exterior and interior, 100,000 miles in transmission blew up, still wish he didn’t sell it. I love the obs body style.
Did u even check the oil
Alot of professionals in the comment section, PROFESSIONAL JERKS!
Nice truck.
You should give an idea of what we would expect to pay for some of these.
Truck is a beast I currently have 15 of those trucks and counting!!!!
I had so much respect for your opinion until you said 6000k meant the amount of lumens the headlights produce. I'm not trying to rag on you but 6000k is the white balance. 6000k is perfect white light
How about upgrading the dull yellow interior dome light and ditching the dollar store beads hanging from the mirror. I think things would look better then.
Nicholas Jones 😊😀☺
If you don’t look directly in the lights you won’t be blinded? Don’t think that’s how it woks. It’s kinda like when a cop shines a flashlight in your eyes and you can’t see anything on the other side. I think they teach you in driving school not to roll around town with the brights on which if the truck is lifted at all it doesn’t matter cuz the low beam angle still hits everyone in the eyes. Basically just don’t have bright ass blue led’s
I took out my center storage and built one bigger and longer put cup holders and lights in it it match the color of my truck
Thanks for the video and the very practical tips for enhancing a truck. I have a 1992 K1500 Suburban with the 6 speaker factory stereo and first thing I did when I bought it is upgraded to a modern Kenwood with Bluetooth etc. so I can answer phone hands free and stream music from my IPhone. The console in my truck is bigger than the 96/99 trucks and my 4 x 4 shifter is on the floor where I like it. I have purchased Anzo headlites and park lites but haven't installed them yet. I'm surprised you didn't mention changing out the taillights for plug and play LEDs as they are inexpensive and easy to change out. My Burb came with the RPO NZZ - OFF ROAD pkg and surprisingly 225/75 16 tires as I guess they weren't part of the Odd Road Package. I have bought a 2015 GMC factory 18 inch rims and a set of 265/70 18 inch tires but again haven't installed them.. I will be checking on you suggestion of the front stabilizer and leveling kits but will not be lifting it at all.
Man dont worry about what these people think everybody loves the k1500 everyone has the opinion on how to make em better i can appreciate your sentiments on your truck cool video
I love my 90s Chevy these trucks are great mine has 250,000 miles still running 😂
Almost forgot did u put that (roll bar)brush guard on just so that lil LED light bar had something to mount to. That’s awesome good job
Used to have a 96 sierra 1500 when i was a teenager .Just threw ebay shorty headers and a glasspack on top of a obnoxious sound system. Ahh the good ole days.
9:49 yoooo as someone who's light sensitive...
These new LEDs literally blind me at night. I'm NOT looking right st them. It's when the passing vehicle drives by me.
Soooo yeah, maybe consider its not ppl staring silently at them. Otherwise, it's a great video 😊
5:54 technical term is steering dampener
When you say "Knock on Truck" @ 2:10 I smiled so hard. Look forward to saying that in the future. Thank you for that!
the last thing you want in your truck is a knock lol
I have a neighbor selling the exact truck this guy has for $1500 as is! Good video by the way 👍
Luis Razo still available??
This brings me back to my dads old truck as you go though the truck
Needs to be retitled: "5 Things High School Boys Should Do To Their Dads Truck"
Came here looking for legit mechanical upgrades for a K1500 I just got. Nope. Just stupid high school kid crap. Dont lift a truck unless you want to spend loads of money on suspension components every year.
Came here to read an intelligent comment but instead read a narrow minded guy who doesn’t realize this is an opinionated video. I have made a video about all the things to look out for in a K1500 but then again, I am guessing you didn’t look for any video like that either.
@@TrucksandWater Actually I did see the thumbnail for that video. And if it is strictly opinionated, why title it "5 things EVERY K1500 Owner Should Do", Instead of "5 things I did to MY K1500"? Just sayin lol
So the TH-cam algorithm would pick it up better.
You and me both thought it was a legit video
My list is different. But , I have owned my truck for 23 years now . Nothing is stock no more , except wiring harness .
I got a 02 S10 and it steers perfectly fine
my back up lights are a nice touch
5 Radio
4 Cup holders
3 Leveling Kit
2 Steering stablizer
1 New headlights & bulbs
Honestly, these truck look a lot better with a 2 inch lift, I put another leaf spring in the back when I replaced my U bolts. Then I turned my torsion bars up by 2 full turns. Cheaper than a lift kit, and its almost the same thing.
Can you give me the Amazon part number for the headlights assembly and the part number for the led 's , are those LED's bulb plug and play ?
Agree with everything said here. I have a 98 Chevy Cheyenne 1500 and everything here is a critical upgrade.
Agree on the radio. I have a full system in my 98. The rest of my truck is stock. I never thought too much about the steering other than the usual loose steering rack that these are known for. Finally, I heard you dont want to put LEDs in the housing because they arent made for them. Definite yes on changing the lights and the toolbox!
In any case, very nice truck! She is absolutely beautiful!
You forget the make of a pioneer radio? The make is pioneer. Dude.
His suspension guy cut a bit of the bumpstops off so the upper control arms won’t hit as bad when it’s bounces on bad roads (rides better) or u could just put better upper control arms with more down fall angle
If the lights blind you look at the outside of the white line instead is into them I make that mistake a lot but just helpful and I’ll help you stay on the road
My K1500 is a Silverado Z71 extended cab 5.7 was an unreasonable piece of shit but finally after spending thousands it's starting to get to be a reliable truck. I love the push button 4x4 and the 3rd Dr. I just did a full 3" true duall exhaust no cats double H pipe thrush single chamber mufflers with 5" chrome tips on 90s I'm probably going to delete the trush bottles they sound great but just not loud enough for me.
I just added a Cummins engine ,and a burrito holder.
Tints and those tow mirrors are a must good video
I have a 1994 chevy, and mine is in stock. Everything from the inside and out are original. But mine is 2wd😞. Really wish mine was 4wd.
Yep my late dad's 94 i'm keeping it pretty much bone stock and it is 4X4 on the floor shifting and the original AC Delco radio with cassette player works just fine !!!!
Good looking truck but it definitely ain't no "must dos" cuz I got a 92 k1500 and that mess ain't top of the list stuff. More like throwing on some vortec heads and do some needed valvetrain/intake/fueling upgrades to make some real power. It's all fine and good to have a cool truck but when you get your ass drug by a damn Civic then it ain't worth shit
Hey trucks and water. Like the videos keep then coming. One question: where did you get those Paracord grab handles? Thanks man
I have a 94 chevy Silverado 375,000 miles I’m currently changing all sensors I can find I drive it every day like it’s new
First thing is the outfit dont forget the Oakley glasses
I have a 1995 Chevy K1500 Z71 same color as your with Tan interior, I bought mine from the original owner with 0 rust never been dropped in mud and still has the original beautiful paint job the only thing that's been done to it is 99-2000 Chevy Z71 wheels, tool box and bed rails like you have, mine also has the factory CD player that still works perfect I'm 33 years old and don't care about no MP3 player or fancy CD player js I'm fine the way my Z71 looks but would like to get a 2" Cowl hood and GTS headlight and taillight covers guess call me old school LMAO. Not big on the wheels or aftermarket push bumper on yours but you do have a nice truck though.
Hey, I found a few things he said interesting.Thanks for the vid, T&W.
Thank you for the reply!
Thanks for the tip on the lights. I have a 1996 suburban k1500 with a 3’’ lift. I was going to try and buff out (I have metal polisher) the old ones. But I’m going to get the ones off Amazon. I’ve been eyeing them up for a while. By the way do know we’re I can get some plans for bush bumpers ? Been looking. Thanks for your help. It was a really good walk round. I didn’t even know about the drink holders and storage space in the back of the Center console. 😂🤣😂🤣🇨🇦
I don't know much about the bush bumpers but the lights are a must.
Hey man it’s Jason ran into you at the Walmart love the truck keep it up.
Thanks man! It was awesome to meet you!
Well you picked a good truck, honestly I don't feel comfortable taking advice from a guy who wasn't born when the truck was produced (you don't look 25). That said you did a good job!! They're great trucks, I've owned 3 and still own a 95 with well over 200k. Mine is a work horse. Step or brush bars as some call them are a Excellent addition, especially if they match the front brush bar. Also change the torque converter to one from a chevy blazer of same year or tranny and it makes a big difference in acceleration (keeping up with traffic these days, research it). The above statement was a compliment with a opinion on something to add to your list
No wonder this is a pavement princess 👑 if he took it on any other road and something happen he would have no clue what to do. Heck he has a sock on his gear shifter
That isn't a sock, it is a beer cozy Samuel Adams gave me at work. lol and what is wrong with it being a pavement princess?
It's a four wheel drive so what use is that on pavement?
I guess maybe he should go get it removed from the truck huh...fuckin idiots.
Need to confiscate this man's transfer case
yo thank you for this! hopefully getting my dads truck and wanna make it nice.
New to the c/k1500 world, I liked the vid! Lots of hate on here lol
Dude, don’t knock on the Delco radios. They have a lot of power. They’ve had a lot of power since the mid-80s in comparison to other manufactures factory radios. Three minutes into this video I’m wishing I had my three minutes back. Just saying
Are you serious man ? lol these are MUST haves ?
Was gonna subscribe but I think I lost brain cells. I own a 99 Tahoe cranked the stock torsion keys and a lift block in the rear and rides better than it did stock. And also the first thing you should do if it hasn't already rebuild the ticking time bomb under it aka the 4L60E 😂😂😂 definitely one to laugh at
You don't want to crank the stock torsion keys do to they aren't designed to do that. The 4l60E is not a ticking time bomb. If taken care of properly and not abused, they are great transmissions. It is all about taking care of your truck and not abusing it.
4 speed garbage
Should do cab lights. I was guna starts with headlights cab lights and KC lights. I really like the tow mirrors can you get those from Amazon as well?
You are frigging hilarious man. the 1500 is a great truck because you can do so many things with it. If you want something done right you have to do it yourself. They're not difficult trucks to work on, just get the tools and dive right in.
Not necessarily. If you find a good shop that it honest and fair, then their is nothing wrong with having a professional work on your truck that warranties it.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂I really thought I was going to see something intelligent boy was I wrong😂😂😂😂😂😂😂just another kid thinking he knows something
I thought I was going to read a intelligent comment but no, just another keyboard warrior.
I thought he made some good points. Not my taste in modifications(I like more of a stock look) but he pointed out some good stuff. Gonna look into those headlights.
@Chris Cooper it's also rough on you hub assemblies/brakes
Hey man can you help me out with the 4 bulbs I'd need to buy to match your headlight (high and low beams) and turn signals? I saw the link which is useful but I think I'll need 3 different bulb types??
1. Headlight high beam x2
2. Headlight low beam x2
3. Turn Signals x2
Thanks!!
Look at my current videos because I switched led manufactures
Damn kids. WTF is that chain hanging from the bull bar?
Anal beads 😂😂😂😂
Badass truck brotha i really wanna get one of these good stuff brother
hell yeah man keep up the good work
That thing is clean for the year
Will you be at the fall rod run? I plan on bringing my 2002 powerstroke build down and would like to meet you
I will be!