Rough Country Lift 3.5" - Silverado - Don't Do This...
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- 2007 - 2014 Silverado Rough Country Leveling Kit 3.5"
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You could have saved yourself a ton or headache and future rust repair and bought a Raptor.
BEST COMMENT YET! Anyone else second the Raptor idea?
not really. a Raptor will rust just as bad as a GM....just depends on what part of the country you're in and weather conditions...
no.... that was a douche bag comment.
@@pat14lang hows aluminum gonna rust? pls explain
chassis is not aluminum..... that' s what i was referring to.
Too much introduction
Jfc that's 15 mins of my life I'll never get back
For real and did we really need a cut of him turning his truck around?
@@ThisManTriggeredMe you wouldn’t have done nothing with it anyways besides pick your nose
They are meant to stack dude...
Should have left it, rough country makes some blocks that are meant to be used with the stock ones. It's not unsafe to stack blocks that are under 2 inches each. Now if you stacked a 3 and a 2 that would be concerning.
You measure level on your truck from the ground to the start of the wheel well. The shorter block on your 2WD kit will make you level at the box frame of your bed, adjusting for the factory designed rake of the truck. Since you were tightening on the previously unused prtion of your u-bolts you should be good unless the nuts are nylon insert locking nuts. I did the same thing to an 07 Silverado I had in Hawaii before I got out of the military. With the stacked blocks, my wheel wells had the same clearance, but the truck had a squatted look from the cab being about 1.5" higher than the back. Good video man.
I went round and round with rough country. I have the same lift. There 2wd lifts come with the secondary blocks. The 4wd lift has solid blocks. You had it on right. I did the same thing.
What all would I need for this kit man just curious.....
It was correct the first time. The rough country blocks are meant to be used with the stock blocks.
Not at all stacking blocks is not a good idea and illegal in a lot of states.
I don't see the problem using both the stock block and the one from the kit... I would definitely use a torque wrench when tightening the u bolts.!!! Re torque after about 500-1000 miles.
I have a 2010. Same color. I also have the 3.5 inch R/C lift. Mine came with the correct blocks. No issues with mine.
What size tires can you fit??
Your silverado looks good with the 2 inch blocks , gives it a good stance , well done .
I have the same truck with the same lift kit. You had it installed correctly the first time. When I ordered that kit I added the solid 3in blocks and it’s way better than double stacking. Rough Country wants you to double stack them for non 4x4 trucks. If it came with solid 3in blocks the kit would cost more.
You need a shorter introduction. And a higher lift in the back 😂
Dang that truck is looking mean and clean!!!
Unless you're doing some serious off-roading the Stacked blocks would have been just fine,
You want to check the torque on those u-bolts after you've driven it for a while,
The stock truck comes higher in the rear ! In order to "level" it a smaller lift is added to the back to compensate and create an even look on the body lines. Use an actual level on the box rail to check this (fenders don't necessarily have the same cut and are not a good place to find a level measurement)
Also just so you know your rear fender size is not the same as your front fender size so measuring from the wheel to the fender is not going to give you level of not. GM trucks have a ~2.5in rake. 3.5 in the front and 1 in the rear and your level, i believe the RC blocks are 1.25 resulting in a -.25 rake to the front.
I have the same year same color Silverado and I love your build great vid you earned a subscriber
Appreciate the support! Thanks for watching
I have the same lift on my truck but I left it stock in the back with 20x12s and it looks clean🤙🏻
Not gonna lie. That soccer goal added in made me laugh.
Sooo clean dude props
Oahu, yeah? We’re Big Islanders. Definitely need to get the 3” blocks installed. I agree with some of the previous comments - think you should replace the u-bolts each time if practical. And trim most of the excess. They’d definitely get torn up on our lava rock!
Great job, worth watching
Great quality video! This makes me miss living on Oahu
nice video quality,editing,tracks keep it up.
Love these videos, I just installed my rough country 3.5" lift on my 2015 Silverado and received 3" blocks for the rear. Strange that they sent you those blocks.
Hey bud, is upper control arm hitting the bumb stop??
Nice truck. I am looking at doing a 2-3 inch lift on my truck.. I miss Hawaii it's too cold here.
Thank you for all the information it helps tremendously unfortunately I have a 6 inch lift
Interesting. My '15 leveling kit only included adding to the front to level off the Rake.
Im a lift technician i install rough country kits on a daily basis... Dont stack blocks ontop of eachother... And one you tighten ur u bolts dont reuse them...there a one time use only...
Such a good looking truck man.
harbor frieght or any where else power drill or small compact adapter will help and Gear Wrench pass thru sockets are amazing
I’ve got an ‘08 Silverado 1500 extended cab that I use for the winter up here in NY. Awesome video, I would love to see more mods and stuff that you do to your truck.
Subscribed! Now a few more hundred then you get new tools!
Aloha Hawaiian love the channel 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Looks alot better now :-)
I have many friends that work at rough country and have visited the plant they make them so you stack the blocks on one another for the vehicle to be level.
Hey i live on oahu also. Get thos 3in blocks. Nice truck either way Tho! Keep up the good content
Wrong block, you should email or call them
You had it right the first time
You NEVER stack blocks. Anyone that knows anything about suspension knows that.
The first time was correct. Some kits require of use of the factory block. You never double stack aftermarket blocks.. Fabtechs 4in kit requires to use the oe block along with there block.
It was fine the way it was
it looked better with both blocks for sure
My BDS kit gave me 2" blocks to add to the stock block on my 94 f150. And clearly says to stack the blocks in the instructions. BDS is one of the top companies in the game and if they say to stack them then I dont have an issue stacking them. You can definitely stack two short blocks together.
Could you tell me the current set up on suspension lift/level you have on your truck. I have a 2011 and looking to start work on getting stuff together and I really like what you have done with your Silverado. Any advice / recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks
With the rear blocks looking the same size from stock to rough country, what's the point of switching blocks in the rear?
I just bought an old Chevrolet Avalanche 2004. And I have a lot to do! Good luck with everything! Greetings from Russia!
Looks so much better with just the one block.
The spacing on the front is going to be larger than the rear because the genders are designed to clear the tires at a raked stance, look at a stock one. If you just leave those blocks in it is level, your fender wells are not the way to tell if it is level, just park it on flat ground and you’ll see
Just sub’d! Cool channel. I just moved back to California from Texas
You don't need power tools To REINSTALL SUSPENSION PARTS. Taking it apart would be faster, but suspension parts are torque sensitive. You don't want to over tighten. Invest in a good torque wrench, 90-98 ft pounds on your ubolts, after a week you'll need to tighten them again.
The lift you should have used is an Off Road Design lift kit. It is designed to replace and correct the issues that a block system creates. Axle wrap is a real issue that is created by blocks.
You can mitigate some of the problem of axle wrap by having your local machine shop build some blocks that are about six inches on each side of the axle and that will reduce the problem. The added advantage of the longer blocks is that they allow the spring to work better than with the small blocks.
I had 6 inch blocks on my obs tahoe and i beat the crap out of it. Never had axle wrap at all. Axle wrap only occurs with much more torque and improper pinion angle.
u got one more subscriber here bro...golasoooooooooooooo
Try adding a leaf too the back. Will give a little lift and stiffer rear end.
Terry Armond adding a leaf would make it ride like shit. Unless you're towing 5 out of 7 days a week it makes no sense to add a leaf
Daniel Serra I have one On mine and I have no problem.. But to me a truck is a truck. Not for just for looking pretty.
Ive added one to mine aswell, it tows way better now but empty it rides like a tank
All you had to do is get some flat metal and bolt them together and keep 3 inch mine is don't that way and never ever had issue I pull trailer off road and all . I refuse to drop the back
Yeah, gotta dump the Cali lean. Show us some of the beautiful forests there in Hawaii! Get some dirt on that pampered truck. Just a little.
Oh and in South Carolina we call that the Peach Hauler
Truck Look!
I bought a 2013 z71 new. Never had it in mud & at 111k miles the transmission & transfer case went out at the same time. contacted the dealer and gm. They did not care at all lol. So I had to fix it out of pocket & soon as that was done I traded it in on a Toyota Tundra. Mpg sucks but the truck is 10x better than anything else on the road.
I heard that rough country is coming out with a bracket kit to fix all of the upper control arm and ball joint issues, especially for the ‘07-‘13 Silverado. Just thought I’d pass the info on.
I installed same kit on my 07 suburban and it rubs on the front I have 285s on it.. any advice to fit that other than changing wheels or cut?
i had this lift put on yesterday then this pops up in my feed
Are your first set of ball joints still
holding up with the stock upper arms?
i hear alot of reverb, does rough country run stack blocks on 4.5" lift?
Nice looking truck.
Get a Milwaukee impact. I paid $400 for mine with 2 battery’s and charger, and $100 more for Tekton metric and SAE deep well impact sockets, extensions and adapters
Those blocks sure look different than mine, wish I could attach a couple of pics to show you. I’m sure RC will help you out
I subscribed so you can get some tools.
He should have a shop by now. 25k subscribers
Hey bud what kind of exhaust system do u have installed? Sounds swell!
I have a 2 inch level kit on my truck would it work if I just bought some blocks with the u bolts???
You had it right first time, 2wd kit comes with 1.5" block
I would've left it like you had it, i bought an inch taller block and did away with my rough country block because I haul a trailer when I mow so it helps with the load. The front upper ball joints go bad frequently, might want to get better ball joints pressed in for this lift kit. The mechanics also tryed what you did and the u bolts were too short so idk how you did it, they asked how it was a 3.5 inch lift if the stock block had to come out. Car drivers are going to hate you now because your headlights will be in their face instead of on the road where they belong.
Do you have another channel? Or did you do video editing for work at some point in time?
Awesome content/editing, especially for a new channel! Subscribed!
Nick Hill I appreciate it! No previous experience. I just love everything automotive and enjoy making videos. Hope you enjoy
Very nice, it’s raining here to. And I still wanna go work on the car
My truck had the same leveling kit on in when I bought it. It was stacked on top of the stock block as well. Don't really think it's unsafe.. either way it's not on my truck anymore.
you had it right the first time i believe
You got it right at first some times they send that block and you have to use both I but that cali lean looks good and that's why you have to use the 2 blocks
Just call Rough Country Tech support, Great Guys, oh and tell them you would like a nice t shirt too !!
Are those wheels and tires on the side set up for future garage sale🤔
I have this same issue. My front end is taller than the rear. And it drove me nuts that it was called a leveling kit
I was curious what were your tires and rims? I have a 2008 and want to get the stock rims off, and give it a lift.
good looking truck
You don't measure level at the center of the wheel well. Usually, (maybe not all, but definitely most) vehicles have different sized front wheel wells than the rear. This allows for suspension travel while turning. The rear doesn't need the same amount of space because the wheel travels in a static, verticle path. The front wheel wells need to accommodate all that travel while also accommodating the swing radius of the wheels/tires. The only guaranteed way to measure level is ground to the frame rail. Although, you usually can measure ground to the bottom edge of the body panel, too.
how does it sit with you and a passenger? is it level then?
you said this would not be good for offroading. Does this kit make the truck better, equal, or worse for offroading than it would be if it was stock?
Get them power tools my friend I’m late to the party but hope you got them already
Now when I leveled my tahoe,.. I got lvl kit and it was same way. 3in front, 2in. rear that's why it's called leveling kit. So the front doesn't look sagging down lower . I think it suppose to be that way.. Maybe I'm wrong, look on Amazon at lvl kit it's same 3 front, 2 rear.. However could depend on the brand too.. Idk for sure...
I have the same lift on a 2013 Silverado and I had a shop install the lift they put it on by stacking it’s supposed to be that way
The u bolts are long because they’re meant to be cut an inch or so below the nut once the nut is fully torqued down
What size and width tires do you have on you're Silverado? 20x9?
Cut the bolts and a power impact with deep sockets...got to have power tools if you own a truck...thats a must seeing that chevy is gonna be breaking down a whole dam lot in the future...
And what about torque specs... and torque wrench... How did you do...?
Does anyone know if the stock upper ball joints work with the a arms u get with the package i have one wore out not sure if its oversized or not
Instead of the block on back I suggest doing an add a leaf instead. If you tow trailers it will perform better.
You should put that 3 inch lift on that el camino, Mojave desert pre runner is not bulldog look, looks great, headlamps work better, and front lifted for all that weight up there, you won't be offloading or RACING with a load of furniture or cement blocks.
Also haul ass and hit brakes hard on wet surface or sand or gravel and that bulldog stance will save your ass with control and braking stability. The level truck or high in rear will put you in danger on emergency braking or extreme stopping.
By the way nice baby stroller hauler, oh and cute baby too!!!
If the blocks are both STEEL you could have them welded together to make a 3" block. But make sure the taper is in the correct direction. The taper's job should be to point the pinion UP in the front rather than DOWN towards the ground.
Let the back down baby that what we call the launch look
461 now hope you get your power tools.
Where you getting the 3 inch blocks from?
What size tires and what was used to lift the front?
I have a question, is your 07 Silverado a 4wd? I just bought a 2016 Sierra 1500 2wd and want to make it mine.
I am getting a rough country suspension lift My self the 3.5 inch lift and it says it is coming with 3 inch rear blocks maybe they Sent you the wrong blocks
What camera setup are you using
What are the new measurements of the front and rear?
@ 7:39, looks like the u-bolt (left on the screen) isn't seated in the right place on top of the leaf spring?
Just subscribed, nice truck and I'm all about a man getting some power tools
Much appreciated.
You had it right the first time, read the install instructions again