2007-2018 Silverado, Sierra, & Denali MotoFab 2.5" Front Leveling Kit Review & Install

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Raise your Silverado, Sierra or Denali with the MotoFab 2.5" Front Leveling Kit. This kit is one of the strongest on the market. Constructed out of heavy-duty billet aluminum. These spacers are in a durable powder-coat black finish. amtrucks.at/2E...
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[@Joesg33]

Purpose of taking off the caliper? You can just undo the sway bar inlink, tie rod, and acu at the knuckle. Bungie it to the side and pull out a strut from the bottom in the same manner...

[@johnathanchacon2758]

Just installed mine on a 2016 Silverado, out of experience you do not need to remove the brake system completely, just the lines are fine. Another tip, if it’s 2-3 people on the project, I recommend after removing the strut, one person installs the spacer and the other 2 start removing the sway bar and control arm. Makes it go by 10x faster.

[@emiliomeza7015]

Did you have to get new control arms when you put the 2.5 leaving kit on? Or you kept the stock ones on with no problems?

[@kingleonidas9672]

Next we’re gonna drop our transfer case and disconnect the transmission lines.

[@ndn2589]

Like wtf all this for a leveling kit

[@spencerwright755]

LMFAO

[@Mason-vc9pd]

@@ndn2589 what all would you recommend to take off? i’m putting this on my 2014 silverado soon i’d be grateful for any tips

[@ndn2589]

@@Mason-vc9pd im juat saying its a lot of work

[@Smallblock_chev]

@@Mason-vc9pd it ain’t that much work but don’t do it, these leveling kits will fuck your truck up, look at my channel if you want

[@Ty-lf6fk]

If your a person familiar with a wrench but never done a suspension lift of any kind this is for you. This job is fairly easy but requires alot of elbow grease and patience because of thinking ways to ease the process, there was one task that I had more trouble on which was connecting the bottom strut back with the lower control arm, I recommend to remove the clamps where the bolts secure with on the strut then raise the lower control arm with a jack till the holes align properly and then send the bold through and then tighten with the clamp. doing this took alot of trial and error and once I found out a method to get pass that it was done in a jiffy. after installation the next day i went to install BFG KO2s 275/70/17 and fit in nicely will need an alignment for sure because now my steering wheel is a tad off. Suspension is stiffer and feel the road more but the tires is a contributing factor. All in all if your stuck during removal or installation there is a sweet spot that makes it so much easier. (ps. sorry for the bad sentence structure.)

[@spencerwright755]

I really appreciate this video. You should change “you may have to rustle with this strut” to “you will have to rustle with this strut…there’s a good chance you will breakdown emotionally and want to take a sledgehammer to the side of the door but remain patient and find your own way to get the part aligned. Meanwhile I will continue on this vehicle that was driven one time when backed out of the shop.”

[@bmstylee]

I did the Rough Country 2" leveling strut and getting the old off wasn't bad. Putting the leveling strut in will make you invent new cuss words. Still glad I did the work myself. I asked the shop manager at Firestone while getting an alignment done what they would charge and he said 3-4 hours of shop labor which at the time was $100/hr. I assume it's a lot more now.

[@cosmicjayofficial]

Please read, you will have to remove 3 top shock bolts, 2 bottom of that,1 bolt front linkage, 1 middle knuckle and hit with hammer, and 1 bolt back sway. Nothing related to brakes or rotor or drum. You can pull out clips on any brake lines that may stress. Loosen. You will also need to align those 2 bolts on the bottom of shock, ( i grabbed a sturdy crescent wrench and clamped on the side on the little gap between middle of shock and clip. Loosen. Pry on the prybar to help the hole line up with bolt pathway. Screw from bottom. For lining everything up just use prying, and the car jack. Its actually very easy just some work required.

[@37304lb68]

If you do both sides at once. You can swap the left strut to the right and vise versa. Makes it so you don't have to fight them back in.

[@fatmanmedia5962]

Thanks for the info

[@colbysegura5235]

Yes indeed, this makes things so much easier.

[@babyXbung]

@@colbysegura5235 is this true ?! been hearing so many bad things about the install just getting those holes lined back up on the bottom of the strut ,

[@colbysegura5235]

Yes my son n law was in my carport a couple of weeks ago doing his truck when I came home. That is what we did because we couldn't get it back in with out swapping them. The angle is just ever so slightly off and it was way too difficult to force it back in but if you swap it to the other side that angle is then moved to your advantage.

[@babyXbung]

@@colbysegura5235 okay cool, just curious, switching driver side to passenger side wouldnt cause any mechanical issues for some reason, ?

[@MegaChevy25]

This is a lot of unnecessary steps I put the rancho quick lift leaving kit on my 15 Silverado with just a prybar and a 15mm and 18mm sockets/ratchet wrenches and a torque wrench . All u need to do is remove the three nuts on top and the two bolts on the bottom then pry down on the control arm and push the bottom of the strut out then it drops out , u pull the top toward u and the strut pulls right out between the control arms then when u are putting it back together it’s the reverse order takes about 20-30 min per side and there is no need to disassemble all those extra components.

[@johnholladay9769]

Explaining how to twist the strut 180 degrees would've helped a ton

[@farmfitnesspham4913]

Also kno as twist haft way

[@josephbleich2177]

@@farmfitnesspham4913 just take the strut from the left to the right side and right to the left, then you don't have to rotate it.

[@Rudeboy916209]

@@josephbleich2177 I’m gonna try your way because of the life of me I couldn’t turn it 180 degrees or line it up to the holes to the strut tower. It reminded me why I didn’t choose the mechanic route as my profession

[@josephbleich2177]

@@Rudeboy916209it worked for me, if I recall I might’ve had to twist the bottom bushing a tiny bit but it’s way easier then turning the hole top strut 180. Lemme know how it goes!!

[@bucketmouthinc2937]

My god the music drove me nuts!!!

[@ATVmaniac50]

What wheel and tire combo is on in the 33" tire configuration? And did they rub at all?

[@tylersuttles3069]

Nitto mudgrapplers and fuel Anzas.

[@roberto914]

I added Rancho 9000's all the way around on my 14 Sierra All Terrain, I set the rears at the FIVE(5) settings, and the Rancho leveling struts at THREE(3)... Now I still didn't like the stance so I also added the Rough Country lower spacers, now that leveled her out with the 33x12.5x20 COOPER MAXX tires...I also added air bags @ 15lbs on remote so I can keep her level when hooked up to my boat, and other trailers, SHE'S NOT A WORK TRUCK!!!

[@shawnmcclure7282]

Nice!

[@IvanRamirez-fs3sf]

Great video very detailed How is the ride quality after the kit installation? Thank you

[@kikemotors6138]

I'm having trouble putting the upper control arm to the spindle it won't reach? Do I need to loosen it all the way so it can have more movement?

[@Ty-lf6fk]

Its been a month seeing this comment and it probably got solved but for those with the same issue you have encountered here is a method. start by jacking the lower control arm enough to help close the gap and use a pry bar to the upper control arm to the coil and using the coil as a leverage to push down on the control arm.

[@kikemotors6138]

@@Ty-lf6fk yeah i figured it out and did just that

[@twwtb]

My kingdom for a lift!

[@bmstylee]

It's easy man. As long as you can follow directions and not risk putting an eye out if you pick up some hand tools you'll be fine.

[@matlavalley9817]

No matter what I did I could not get the strut bolts off. Ended up snapping one of them. Ended up giving up after countless hours of not being able to break it loose

[@MrPONCHO467]

Do you offer the Rancho strut level kit for the Silverado?. If so can you do feature on it.

[@noahholt482]

Just let some air out

[@geremypatterson8905]

is it true that adding a 2.5" leveling kit will change the rake angle enough to potentially damage the upper control arms?

[@bk2life]

got nearly 80k miles on my truck, no issues

[@obamasux777]

I’ve got 73,000 on mine with no issues and 144,000 on my last truck with no issues

[@kev_lsn7042]

It can cause your ball joint to pop out of place. I know a lot of people say theirs is fine. But it’s not a matter of “if”, it a matter of “when”.

[@michaelreed1670]

@@kev_lsn7042 you do have a point but you really have to stress it to make it pop out of place.

[@cosmicjayofficial]

I heard to buy aftermarket upper control arms? Dont know what kind or type needed

[@laloibarra1477]

You could have saved more time if you didn’t remove the whole break system ... just the lines is enough .

[@OrangeSpeedTV]

I’m gonna try this. I hope your right

[@johnathanchacon2758]

@@OrangeSpeedTV did it work?

[@OrangeSpeedTV]

@@johnathanchacon2758 I didn't have any luck. ended up removing the brakes and swapping struts with opposite sides to make sure the holes lined up easier. That was honestly probably the hardest part. get a long 1/4" extension in the hole to straighten the strut base so you can get a bolt started then its smooth sailing.

[@johnathanchacon2758]

@@OrangeSpeedTV I actually did this kit yesterday and it was a breeze. Only troublesome side was the driver side. All I did was use a jack to bring the whole side up to line everything up and it was a quick after that. I’m currently running some venom power xts 33/12.50/r20s on my 2016 Silverado and I have no rub, the truck rides super smooth

[@OrangeSpeedTV]

@@johnathanchacon2758 nice, glad it worked out for you 👍🏻

[@LORDSLADE]

I ordered a 2” but then changed my mind think I’m gonna order this one Instead for my 2015 Sierra .

[@michaelroach799]

How much does this fuck up the cv angles?

[@Livinoutdoors_]

What size is the rim ? On the 33” rite ? Looks great !

[@Herbymac0811]

Using a 3”front and 2”rear kit. Will I need to upgrade my shocks as well???

[@larrymaples4880]

It’s been impossible to get the right leveling kit for something as simple as a Silverado 2500 REAR WHEEL DR .

[@dumbeezy5480]

why

[@yahircruz8300]

So the suspension from a 2018 sierra/silverado is the same as a 2011 sierra Denali? If so that means I can install a 2018 4x4 in my sierra Denali.

[@dluker23]

It's hard to tell in this video, but does this 2.5" front leveling kit completely level the truck or is there still a small amount of rake? Thanks

[@rick151]

Did you ever find out Daniel?

[@iainun]

Daniel Luker well maybe if you actually measure your truck..

[@crislt1]

it does not completely leave the truck out you need a 3"

[@zoobrizz]

I have the same truck. 2.5”. Level within a 1/4 “. Front higher

[@dluker23]

@@iainun I had read that a 2.5" leveling kit for the 2014-2018 silverado/Sierra made the truck perfectly level and just checking

[@dylannelson6304]

What kind of wheels are on the truck?? I want them!!! Lol

[@AmericanTrucksChevyGMC]

Those are Fuel's Anza wheel in Matte Black in a 17x9.5! Check them out at the following link! -Zach www.americantrucks.com/fuel-anza-black-anthracite-17x85-0717-gmc.html

[@AV-tx7vv]

I did the 2.5" lift after I noticed a light creeking sound any idea what it might be? I have a 2017 Silverado crew cab

[@jordankidwell6658]

I also have a creeping noise after installing this kit, were you ever able to identify what it was and fix it?

[@Nightowl82]

Jordan Kidwell probably some creep hiding in wheel wells

[@Highwayman8]

You probably need upper control arms

[@toddmerriott6901]

How does it drive?

[@bmstylee]

My buddy did spacers and I did leveling struts and mine rode significantly better. Metal pucks on top of worn parts probably didn't help. The next spring he put the same leveling struts on and it rode smoother. After adding 33" KO/2s it got better. Well gas mileage went down but that was expected.

[@Realricketycricket]

I know you mentioned 33”s, have you tried 34”s?

[@axe527]

Anyone else having trouble removing the abs line? The Allen head is close to stripped so is it absolutely necessary to remove it?

[@robsgxtr]

i installed this kit on my 09 gmc denalli. It made my truck very nice however ive had to replace my axles twice. I was told that I needed a extended axles. Is there any one that could guide me to the right direction? or tell me what i should do, besides going back to stock.

[@masonkellogg2591]

Well if you have cv axles I would recommend a differential drop kit to help level it back out to a more factory angle.

[@deanalmeida7490]

Are there any your questions specs. When installing on top of strut mount

[@deanalmeida7490]

Sorry tourque**

[@mrsnakepit]

I guess this will spoil the lower and upper arm or bolt joint..

[@traviselder5985]

Does it require aftermarket control arms or is 2.5 okay to use stock?

[@AmericanTrucksChevyGMC]

They are not required, but we recommend them for better drivability!

[@JCunningham21]

all this stuff has torque specs that should be followed.

[@laloibarra1477]

Lol this guy ...

[@R.gr98]

Do you need to get new upper control arms, or are the stocks ones okay

[@AmericanTrucksChevyGMC]

New upper control arms made for a 2-3 inch lift would be a great addition if you have room in your budget! -Zach

[@BDN355]

Does this affect camber

[@christopherburnett4455]

How much trimming for 35s?

[@Mason-vc9pd]

very minimal

[@christopherbenefield8201]

What size is the rear

[@suicidaljell]

How much does this affect the geometry of the ball joints and drive shaft?

[@still1887]

2-3 inch difference are mild upgrades. The suspension components will wear quicker than at factory ride height due to angles changing in your ball joints, cv axles, and tie rods. It all depends. Some parts will go almost immediately from existing mileage. usually upgrades like this will reduce the life of your suspension components by a 3rd of its normal service life. Small price to pay to look sexy. Driveshaft should be just fine with a leveling kit. Original purpose of these kits where to help stabilize steering in towing rigs . Not so much today.

[@ckhampton]

My upper control arm doesn’t want to line with the knuckle I need help 9:29

[@BreakfastBoyss]

Upper ball joint nut is spinning with the threaded rod can’t loosen it all the way any suggestions?

[@Shark0101]

pry bar to add pressure down and an impact, tap the trigger

[@codybell932]

Are there any issues getting the trucks alignment done after using the spacers? More specifically with the camber

[@bk2life]

none. a 2 or 3 inch is mild and wont hurt anything, very easy to align

[@HavocYT]

Sooo these bolts don’t need to be torqued down to any spec?

[@bk2life]

couple of uga duggas

[@boydiesel69]

Lmao ugga duggas.

[@LJones69]

A 33” tire on a what, 17” wheel or 18” wheel?

[@bmstylee]

Either works. My 2" kit works fine with a factory 17x9. Anything over this will require a minimum 18" due to suspension geometry.

[@erikpeeples1785]

What size rims are those? Also i know say the tires are 33s is that the same as 285s. Thanks great video.

[@SanMario95]

Erik Peeples I believe 33s are slightly bigger than 285s

[@Jordanjschaecher]

33 is the heigh. 285 is the width

[@hectormarques8710]

Can you guys do an installation video of a kit that lowers the back tires of the truck?

[@codyhamilton1012]

Anyone think I need extended control arms for this 2.5 in level kit

[@AmericanTrucksChevyGMC]

It would absolutely help your alignment and performance while driving! -Zach

[@hectormontes129]

You send to mexico?

[@sparadzza]

what are thos wheels and specs?

[@ARTIZTIC10]

I was gonna ask the same question lol

[@officerdb3786]

9:05 is impossible to do

[@wingnut72282]

did you have to turn the strut 180 degrees? I want to do my 2020 silverado but not sure how hard its going to be easy to turn and dont want to compress the strut.

[@Ty-lf6fk]

when installing the spacer it does turn the strut 180 degrees and because of that it is a bit of a hassle to reconnect the strut to the lower control arm, to solve it is to use a jack and apply pressure on the strut and have a bolt in the holes to align it so the bolt can go through with ease. definingly wish I knew that was gonna be the case so I can know ahead of time the hassle it was to put it back on.

[@wingnut72282]

@@Ty-lf6fk I ended up placing lower strut in a vise and twisting top with a crow bar wedges between top bolts

[@josephbleich2177]

@@wingnut72282 i know it's late, but you When doing the install swap driver side with passenger side. Install will go much easier

[@zelaya8732]

I have no money 🥺

[@grin64]

Get a job SA

[@SellTheBenefits]

$60 kit and $200 in additional tools plus air tools makes it easier. So much for my harbor freight crap

[@nicholasfew1796]

Gives you reasons to buy tools?

[@bryanrodriguez319]

That poor upper ball joint

[@bk2life]

zero issues

[@rubenalcorta3848]

R u going need alignment

[@JohnGonzalezBand]

Ruben Alcorta yes you will to

[@rubenalcorta3848]

Thank u

[@zacharylesmerises9159]

I bought this kit installed it on a 17 Z71 and installed 275/60/20 tires on factory wheels and I’m rubbing on my UCA’s this is frustrating because factory tire size is 275/55/20. Mind you it’s a taller tire not a wider tire it’s actually .25” narrower than previous tires. HELP?!

[@BobStoneBoi]

you need spacers or an aftermarket wheel with a lower offset than factory

[@brandonpippin4935]

He has a fracking earring really

[@iainun]

this kit is kinda a piece of shit, it bottoms out on the bushing and makes it ride rough, would definitely go with a rough country or a suspension maxx. this kit is cheaply made and makes it hard to fit since you have to rotate it 180 degrees, worst design i’ve seen and would go with something else!

[@colbysegura5235]

When doing the install swap driver side with passenger side. Install will go much easier