88-98 Chevy K1500 3” Rough Country Body Lift Install

[@1ton4god]

Love the fact that the see your buddies working with you that's awesome. You don't see that much anymore nowadays young people. You are a blessed man. You have friends like that that's awesome!

[@dadgonetired2306]

I realize this video is 4 years old, but this is for anyone that is watching this now. I extended the brake cable by cutting and welding together two of the connector that you see at 5:56.

[@edcrabb]

I like how you commandeered the younger boys to get the grease on them and work as a team. Great Video, one of the best "Homemade type videos" You dont read the instructions and show a few shaky camera shots of a procedure out of order and only half of what it really is you had to do. Again, thanks for a REAL Mans VIDEO!

[@ThatSlowMk4]

Keep it in the family that’s what my uncle said

[@metrodakid3215]

My dad died and now I’m taking care of the Chevy 95

[@redneckjimy6541]

@Grizzly Dippin whoa whoa whoa

[@rickyrodriguez9057]

🥴...🤣

[@bobm7325]

Looks good I did mine years ago it came with a bracket for the parking brake cable and also instead of jacking the body up I unbolted everything like you said chocked the wheels set up Jack stands took all the bolts out deflated the tires a little at a time put the blocks in and just inflate the tires about 10 pounds at a time.

[@mountainmikeoutdoors]

The BEST way to do the parking brake cable is to have one made at a machine shop. It's not expensive at all. Then, install it along the frame as one normally would. This ensures that the cable doesn't get caught up and damaged by any foliage or moving components of the chassis/suspension. Trust me, you want a parking brake if you lose a U-joint on your rear driveshaft on an incline. Otherwise, neat truck.

[@heavymetalhero08]

The parking brake reroutes over the top of the frame. There is a bracket that bolts to the body mount perch to extend up for the cable to be routed through. (You have to drill holes in the perch to mount the bracket)..., its all in the directions if you read them.

[@coreycarver9974]

Take a piece of angle iron cut and bolt it to frame and run e-brake cable and it should work

[@coachvern2525]

Well done I was worried about taking this on myself but this will definitely help out quite a bit. Appreciate you sharing truck looks awesome btw.

[@minnie19booboo]

Good looking on telling how to unbolt one side and loosening the other side. You are correct that way! Definitely don't wanna have your cab all off center trying to line up holes! Lol!

[@daltonlindsay5899]

Man I love your truck you need to do a collaboration with all your fans

[@koreywadley9551]

Hell ya Obs squad all together

[@rickgrennan39]

you are the best . could not of done my truck without your vid !!! thanks for making

[@mechanicalmadness6827]

LMC truck makes covers for the bed mounts to cover up the gap.

[@tax-_-man197]

Hey bro I bought a 95 Chevy it's a 1500 Z71 I'm tricking her out man love you stuff

[@themortz6305]

I used a rest half off a long bed c1500 for the brake

[@iankerr1549]

I wanna do this kit on my work truck, and then do the lift keys I got so I can level the thing out and possible add an additional set of shocks up front. Just till I scrape some money together to get everything needed to do a solid axle. That will be a little later down the road though. Honestly gonna get the body lift on and then order the 6” rc lift. Gotta order a front end rebuild and might as well reseal the gear box as well. Sucks that I can’t even work on the projects I want to because I gotta work on my other truck that my game and my girl daily after I get off work lol. Hoping it’s a wheel seal and that I don’t have to clean up and patch an axle housing lol. Have upper and lowers to rebuild the front end. Gonna attempt to finish boxing the frame rails, so I can sell that to find the things I wanna work on

[@jasonodell3869]

Saw the black truck going down I40 subbed

[@micahmay5679]

So you have a 6” suspension lift and a 3” body lift on? Giving u 9” total, correct?

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Micah May yeah

[@NightTimeNico]

About to do this myself so I can run 26x14 37s

[@Gator12]

What my 92 has. 6in rough country lift with a 3in Zone body lift currently on 35x12.5R17. Gonna go 38’s after I switch the gearing out.

[@danielsalinas8581]

Did you have steering problems after the 6in and 3in lifts?

[@sleepyunclejoe6020]

@@danielsalinas8581 pretty sure they sell steering stabilizers for that

[@tedtolentino4955]

Great video. Now about 2 years since you posted this video. How is the truck doing now? Any issues with body roll when you take a corner? Have you any issues with body squeaks or annoying noises? Thanks for sharing.

[@wormwoodfive398]

I seen a airplane the other day, then a train went by. To day I'm buying a sailboat. I'll show a picture of my neighbors cat though ... was this for the 3" kit? I missed that part

[@Lamar4ya]

I am fixing to do mine starting today by myself.

[@dariondavis2974]

BAD ASS.....getting a 97 suburban soon I want the same set up

[@TheDarkness72]

by any chance do you know what you torque the body bushings to after body lift block get added

[@damionnichols3769]

Came across this video e brake cable needs the tension from being clipped in place to work just build a bracket to hold it in place and it should work jus fine

[@-spacedout--spacebound-7438]

I LOVE YOUR TRUCK SM 😍

[@Farmerclay5]

How easy can you see the gap between the cab and frame?? From the side

[@CHRISTAFARIAN777]

What size tires you have? I have a 1996 k1500, 6inch RC lift. I'm about to do a 3 inch body lift like yourself. I have 37x13.5x15 Boggers. I'm looking to put new tires on it and thinking 37 Toyos. But I'm also thinking 35s. Yours looks great and seeing if u have 37s or 35s. I just dont want to 35s to look too small! Florida boy here so you know how we do!

[@dirtysouthstandards]

CHRISTAFARIAN777 i had 37’s at that time but i’m on 40’s now

[@waltersteffensthezr2man431]

Looks damn good!! had one just like it back in the day!

[@matthewsproat7049]

When you did your body lift. Did you need to move or assist anything for the transmission fluid dipstick tube ?

[@johnharrison5098]

i gta 96 im about to do like that.....its black and burgundy.... putting 26s on this summer

[@WrenchingWithMatt]

How did you put the steering extension in

[@hunternelson3500]

Did you have 4 extra smaller pucks left after? I have a long box so I used 8/10, why do I have 2 extras?

[@southernblood-fw6gy]

My question is if you have running boards that tie into your body mount bolts is that going to interfere with the pucks do they use the same body mount bolts

[@Lamar4ya]

I just watched a video of a guy putting new pucks on top of the old ones now I'm all confused , plus he said I hade to unbolt the radiator too

[@tennesseehunter3190]

nice. Just bought a 98 gmc z71 with a body lift on it . did you run into any power steering issues ? also does your fuel gauge read weird ? I go to fill up and the fuel gauge reads half but the tank is completely full.....nice tip on the shift lever cable getting tight, mines hard to engage so guessing I need to release the cable on driver side like you pointed out for more slack.

[@akicdjuarez]

What is your wheel set up? My bad I just came across here

[@TheoneandonlyNickTaylor]

Did you ever figure out the parking brake? My 98 Chevy has a MT so I need to make something work

[@Kannon91491]

I have a 97 tahoe 4wd 4 door that Im trying to put 24” rims on some off road tires what how many inches on the lift do i need for it ti fit and work!!

[@dez9090]

Dude help me out.. I have a 98 gmc k1500 will a 98 Chevy grill fit? The Chevy lights sit lower from the looks of it

[@markcarr1605]

I bought a suspension connection 3" body lift. Waiting for it to be delivered. But the online instructions mention a bed stabilizer bracket that needs to be welded in. Your rough country kit have this??

[@dylanhill2026]

How did you jack the cab up without damaging it? I understand the bed would be a little easier

[@baylor3769]

Did u have to extend the filler neck And do u have to do the front end separate or dose the whole front end come up all at once like with the cab

[@grotmongo]

The extension for steering shaft did it come with the lift kit??or will it work with out Anny extension??

[@cameronje1]

What are your upper control arms doing? I have 35’s and I have some coming and I think I still want more clearance. Do you have aftermarket UCA’s????

[@carlosguzman-jj7mo]

I'm thinking of doing a 3 inch body lift on my 01 GMC Sierra is it dangerous will my body fall of the frame 💀💀

[@jacobhubler9013]

Name Jacob I was wondering were you guys are located I was seeing if you guys can help me put the lift kit on

[@danielsalinas8581]

Was there steering play or did the truck swerve after you did the body lift to the point that it was unsafe?? If so, how did you fix it?

[@camotocrossconnor3476]

Any advice for someone thinking of putting a 6” rough country lift on their obs ?

[@giannigarza9532]

if you haven’t, i don’t recommend unless you’re willing to put $$$$ every other month for tires, you’re going to feel EVERY bump in the road, and it’s not going to look good unless you got 35s or bigger tires. i have a 6inch RC lift on my 1996 chevy k1500 and i’m going to swap it out for a 3inch RC lift

[@Tommy-rr7ez]

​@giannigarza9532 I hope your still get this comment cause it sounds like your pretty smart to this stuff. I recently got a GMC K3500 EXT CAB LONG BED SINGLE WHEEL. It's all stock suspension right now. Om wanting to put 35s on it and I've been wondering if I could go with a 3 or 4 body lift and no lift on it and I would be ok without doing a suspension lift? I've been round 4x4s all my life but everything I've had already had lifts on it and om just trying not to lift if I can get by but if you think I still should put a suspension lift on it or maybe a suspension lift and no body lift that's what I will do? I won't be doing no hard-core offroad but I willbe doing some offroad. Om going to put a low profile camper or I have a raised roof topper that I'm going to make a camper out of maybe for some overlanding and I know your tire size gives you the height ground clearance but I'm trying to keep as low as I can not to be top heavy. I realt hope you get this or somebody and ront mind helping me! Thanks for any help!

[@bigboy50172015]

Is your truck an automatic and did you have to extend the shift linkage

[@kianofrizzell8293]

Is yours a manual or auto Bc I’m planning on getting a body lift for mine and rough country said it’s not compatible with a manual figured I’d ask you

[@chasemontgomery9051]

I remember that honda 300! 👌

[@alexguillet10]

Do you have to do anything for the transfer case shifter

[@cedricpinto2551]

How is your the rough country lift people say it suck.

[@the_la_path9679]

body lift doesnt give you clearance, unless your talking about tire clearance?

[@celeoisacluna]

The headlights, where did you get them?

[@asher4237]

Did you install the light bars inside of ur headlights or buy them like that?

[@asher4237]

Nvm I found the other video nice truck btw

[@pocketsand2154]

You ever going to put side steps?

[@marioespinoza9025]

I have a 4 inch lift on my suburban. And my brake lines are stretched.. did you have to get longer brake lines?? And if so where did you get them?? Thank you. Nice build..

[@Miloboa]

where did you find a 4” body lift? did you stack the pucks together? most company’s wont touch anything over 3”, it starts putting strain on too many lines and wires. I’m body lifting my explorer and i already have to extend my steering shaft and trim my fan shroud for it to fit

[@marioespinoza9025]

@@Miloboa found it on rough county

[@chriswassil]

About how long did it take to complete this job start to finish?

[@justinkelly3927]

Lmao dude got a extension cord as his wires for rock lights😂

[@mattd6128]

Did the steering extension come with the lift kit or is that a separate bought item.

[@dirtysouthstandards]

matt daniels the lift came with everything

[@ragej2270]

did u have to unhook your ground wire?

[@ashleycalloway9729]

Did you torque them with torque wrench or just zap with impact ?

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Ashley Calloway i got em as tight as i could with a breaker bar lol

[@jacobhubler9013]

I want to do rough country lift kit

[@James-to9tk]

Hey man what shocks are you running?

[@cwe8790]

What size tires are you running on your truck

[@tylermccall2466]

Did u have to put a longer fill hose to your gas tank on it?

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Tyler Mccall the kit comes with the extension but i didnt use it

[@singlepistonproductions3232]

I need a front bumper bracket for my body lift. Wonder if rough country will sell me one

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Single Piston Productions never hurts to ask

[@singlepistonproductions3232]

Dirty South Standards yea I’m gonna call them soon and ask

[@SurvivalTacs24]

@@singlepistonproductions3232 they sell them sep on amazon bro go check them out nd gap fillers

[@singlepistonproductions3232]

Th3 GO4T 24 ok

[@deadbolt8285]

What kind of tail lights are those?

[@caleb9676]

What rims do you have

[@ashleycalloway9729]

Did you use red or blue loctite on body mount bolts ?

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Ashley Calloway i did not

[@evangiroux7094]

what kind of wheels do u have?

[@rgardner28]

They do make ebrake cable extensions, not sure where to get them but have installed them when i worked at shops.

[@tonyguerra7799]

rgardner28 I’m sure he knows but clearly he just didn’t have it right then and three

[@smokeafatj561_yt3]

Hell yaaa 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@aaronpodgorski1617]

Who makes brackets for off-road bumpers for body lifts

[@jessekulbe1855]

Aaron Podgorski rough country, it comes in the kit

[@re9473]

So any complications after installing after a while ?

[@Tommy-rr7ez]

He quit answering comments a long time ago but you probly figured that out by now.

[@re9473]

@@Tommy-rr7ez 😂😂 yeah you’re right. I already went through with it I have a 2009 F150 and I installed the body lift. No complaints at all.

[@Tommy-rr7ez]

@@re9473 Thanks buddy I'm fixing to on my 89 GMC K3500 and I wasn't sure witch way to go body or suspension.

[@re9473]

@ honestly I end up going with both. It’s a preference. It depends on how high you want it. And with the body lift if you do some customization, you won’t be able to tell at all you have a body lift. The biggest thing on the body list if you decide to go with a custom front bumper and back bumper, you have to get somebody to fabricate you a new bracket.

[@Tommy-rr7ez]

@re9473 OK thanks a whole lot that's exactly what I needed to know and I realy do preciate it!

[@jayschannel7303]

What size tires

[@slicksanchez4707]

What size led bar

[@gilbertovelasco3488]

I have a truck olmos the same like the one you have how can contact you

[@pandawillymofo6518]

Desoto county boy

[@nightfire_gaming9066]

How has the suspension lift held up?

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Nightfire_gaming amazing, front end just doesnt like big tires but thats not on Rough Country

[@nightfire_gaming9066]

Dirty South Standards thanks for the info bro. Appreciate it!

[@bryanfields9425]

What part of ms you from. I was living in petal near hburg

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Bryan Fields rankin county

[@bryanfields9425]

Right on. Not to far from where I was at. Just bought my wife’s 98 stepside back today. Won’t start. No spark so I was searching for related issues and found your video. Very nice truck.

[@juanquintero1866]

Kinda off topic but does anyone tow with these k1500 ??

[@sleepyunclejoe6020]

I wouldnt but someone will tell u otherwise

[@joelrugg]

Fuckin sweet install

[@countryboysoutdoors1875]

Where’s the 300 at

[@dez9090]

That’s not a 3”

[@davisharmon278]

Should’ve came with a park brake relocation bracket. Check my vid out. Nice vid tho.

[@ashtinmcneill5112]

Jesus Christ imma need a more detailed video🤣

[@qiebdbfbhchfhfjfj5490]

Yhu sound jus like a KZbinr named imfscrew

[@kyle-cy7js]

Qiebdbfb Hchfhfjfj he is lmfscrew💀

[@williamaucoin6430]

Mpg?

[@dirtysouthstandards]

About 8-9 but i’m about to regear

[@redneckhillbilly8788]

William Aucoin it’s a truck not a Prius 🙄

[@nahumjosuesosamontanes7480]

No quema cuuh

[@michaelcooper4175]

Niiiiiiiiiiice

[@abelvillanuevacano7563]

✌😎😎😎👌🤟🤟

[@rayz5404]

You don’t install it

[@-spacedout--spacebound-7438]

Woo im early

[@nonamefool3641]

Poverty country😂😂😂

[@zachkoolman3845]

Bodyifts man not really worth it maKe the ride some much worse

[@feastorfamineauto]

Zach koolman wtf how? It literally doesn’t mess with your suspension at all

[@daltonlindsay5899]

Zach koolman I have a 3 inch body lift and it doesn’t mess with it at all

[@dirtysouthstandards]

Zach koolman body lifts don’t affect ride quality

[@zachkoolman3845]

Lol are you guys serious use your heads your raising the body of the truck off the rubber body mounts and putting metal on metal if you guys think that would be a good ride then damn ,

[@daltonlindsay5899]

Zach koolman bro my truck had been In the family since 1995 and the day it came off the lot it has had a body lift and it rides like a dream just like it’s stock I don’t know why you think it will be rough the suspension is all stock the suspension is factory I run 33 inch tires and they are 12.5 wide and it still runs like a dream

[@samoanj23]

Did you have to cut the old bushings out to install these or do they just go on top the old body mounts?

[@Johnsonsfamilyadventures-o3n]

What rims and tires do you have

[@Lamar4ya]

did you have to unbolt the radiator?