Was the OBS the best Chevy truck

‪@DudesWithWrenches‬
Was the OBS the Best Chevy Truck
his generation of Chevy OBS gave us alot of technology that had never been seen before and was standard in ever model after
so let's give you a basic run down of what these OBS Chevy trucks had to offer
we're they a great truck well there still out doing there job so they have proven themselves
#dwwrenches #OBS #shorts

[@MRMechanicRC]

The people: “Do it up a hill!” Obs Chevy: Give me something hard

[@trevormiracle5476]

I have a 93 ranger 4.0 4wd that can pull itself with me in it uphill with no effort

[@kugelblitz1557]

My CX-5 can get up the driveway in first without touching the gas, it starts shaking like crazy and I have to get the steering perfect though. That's about a thirty or forty degree incline at the max for about fifteen feet.

[@balls3832]

Pause

[@solorollo9756]

The other Chevy guy with his pants down: 😎

[@nicholaslokos7949]

*sigh* well if you say so Chevy *ZIIIIIIP*

[@sergio_-.]

Dudes with wrenches = good automotive history lesson

[@user-rx7dc7qn9v]

89 was the first year

[@dragonladyz290]

​@@user-rx7dc7qn9v actually 1988 was first year.

[@eyellgeteven9928]

@@dragonladyz290 You are correct.

[@DD-mp9ok]

Loved that "auto crawl" option, lol.

[@rebelrat3594]

It's not auto crawl it's called first gear in grandaddy low

[@williamdavis7299]

@@rebelrat3594 r/wooosh

[@connecting..........]

Wit da big drip 💧

[@Carla-tz7qw]

It's not auto crawl, it's called I know everything.

[@sonysoyboysaremadeoftears.7404]

The original "Crawl Control"

[@Ganglydude]

I like these trucks. They’re still kinda put together like the older ones, just had some more modern features

[@bradzimmerman3171]

Were they any good ? NO ! CUMBERSOME SLOPPY &RUSTY with a smelly 454 yikes....no thanks

[@burpostockings]

Like a suspension that doesnt rattle your vertebrae when you hit a pothole lol

[@nolanmcevoy2547]

Got rid of the saddle tanks so you could run 64 inch leaves in the rear that actually flexed and wouldn’t explode from side impacts, stronger frames and better designed steering that wasn’t trying to pry the steering box off the frame anytime you turned the wheel. The Squares are timeless, the GMT800s are probably the best truck GM ever made, and the GMT400s have a mix of both that’s greater than the sum of its parts

[@Ganglydude]

@@bradzimmerman3171 smells like torque, horsepower and oil leaks!

[@tjhess2]

I miss those seats. They were super comfortable!

[@jacobvanbruggen5462]

I used to keep a pillow behind the seat and sleep across the bench seat, wasn’t half bad.

[@timothyporras3720]

beautiful 😍, I got 1994 k3500. over 400,000and still going. like a Rock!!!!

[@tylermartin2631]

Rocks don’t drive or move unless you push or throw them🤣

[@MrTLsnow]

theyre pretty asf yoo

[@jayblue8224]

​@@tylermartin2631 really? Damn I didn't know that.. Thanks for the info But what I do know about rocks is they're strong, stout and damn near bulletproof similar to a Chevy truck....

[@timothyporras3720]

@@jayblue8224dude must be a confused blue oval guy, he'll learn!!!

[@Carla-tz7qw]

​@@tylermartin2631like a Ford?

[@liquidmoon3501]

imagine he got locked out when the door shut 💀

[@kugelblitz1557]

It probably would've bumped into a tree and stalled out. Maybe a slight dent on the bumper, but it wasn't going fast enough to do shit.

[@d21bash]

@@movingtargetproductions5046 and?

[@228supercow]

​@@d21bash ram pun

[@228supercow]

What if there was a cliff🤣🤣 windows closed doors locked🤣 id be kicking the wheel to turn it for days

[@Cuhh346]

Happened to me in my highschool parking lot, lets just say it took 5 people

[@PurplePaddy]

10/10 these gmt400’s are the perfect truck for almost everyone, easy to work on and plenty of parts available, not horrible on fuel if you know how to drive and the box even a short box is somehow bigger than some of these newer trucks or all of them 😂

[@00000000999990009909]

As someone who has owned more than one of these I’d take a gmt800 over a 400 any day 😂

[@PurplePaddy]

@@00000000999990009909 I’ve also owned more than one gmt-400 and I’ve driven and worked on a lot of gmt-800’s and they just don’t seem to be as easy and convenient to work on and get parts for as cheap, and they always seem to be way more rusted and far gone compared to the gmt-400 at least here in ontario from my experience, for a easy to work on no worries vehicle you can fix everything no matter what on the side of the road if you ever have to but you likely won’t because they are pretty solid trucks if you take care of them and know how to drive it’ll last forever, you still see more of the gmt-400’s around my parts because the gmt-800’s are all scarped from being rusted out or not worked on

[@00000000999990009909]

@@PurplePaddy we are far from the salt here in Oregon so most of these gmt’s have died from electrical issues and just sit in peoples yards lmao

[@PurplePaddy]

@@00000000999990009909 that’s fair I’ve come across a lot of the gmt-400’s with some weird wiring issues but they seemed to be from accessories people put into them, but different areas have different effects on all sorts of aspects of a vehicle!

[@rat-rav]

Mines a shorty. Soab definitely can load her up

[@GreenMosin93]

DWW: 🎶Dooooodes With Wrenches, here...🎶 Me: *excitement to learn intensifies*

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

1988 in a 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton 4x4 was the first year of the OBS body style and independent front suspension, but the 3500 4x4 held on a few more years with the solid front axle and square body depending on if it was a GMC or Chevy .

[@MegaDysart]

Suburbans too. Those weren't OBS though, just "classic" trim carry over years. Chevrolet loves doing that, they did the same thing in 99-01 with the "classic" 3/4 and 1 ton trucks still being OBS trucks, the tahoe carrying over the OBS body style as the "limited" until 2000, the cat eye body style lasted until 07 as the "classic" and on and on. Pretty cool

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

@@MegaDysart Yep ,, Dodge did the same in 2001 with the 2500/3500 . They kept the old body style one more year . And Ford also . Keep up The good content 👍

[@peteragersea377]

Loved my 2000 yes 2000 old style with gen6 454 auto 4x4 full float locker road like a Cadillac compared to the old straight axles

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

What’s your reason for the emphasis on the “2000” year model for? Is it supposed to be special or something?

[@peteragersea377]

@@warrenmcelroy4718 most 2000 models are next generation

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

@@peteragersea377 none of the one tons have the newer body style im for the 2000 models though do they?

[@peteragersea377]

@Warren McElroy I had a 99 3500 350 stand cab 4x4 the drums pop off I had a 2000 2500 454 stand cab 4x4 with the full float rear end I couldn't tell Any difference between them

[@warrenmcelroy4718]

@@peteragersea377 well 2000 was a split year for 2500’s but all one tons used the old body style. Three quarter ton trucks came in both body styles for the 2000 model year

[@viktoriamattsson7172]

I like it, manual too. In Sweden is manual transmission a norm. Automatic transmission is not so common yet.

[@hankhill3417]

Automatic sux

[@Bahlzeron]

In the U.S. and Canada automatic is the most common transmission type. It sucks, I prefer manual. I don't think it is possible to buy a new truck with a manual, and few cars are offered with a manual option. At least motorcycles are still predominantly manual!

[@JustSomeGuy38790]

@@Bahlzeron Only truck I know of that you can buy brand new as a manual is a Tacoma but that’s only on the TRD packages

[@vincemajestyk9497]

Manual transmission = 'Millennial' anti-theft device.

[@strattuner]

if that ever happens take out the back window,they are cheaper,american iron,easy to work on,change the oil,all chevies need timing chains at 85k

[@Biden_Cult_Morons]

These trucks are literally still everywhere 30 years later 💪🏻

[@moondogdieselworks3883]

Dude’s with wrenches ghost riding the whip😂😂😂😂

[@willcrosbie8806]

By far my favorite Chevy body style. I’ve had so many they never left me stranded

[@brizzle8797]

The autocrawl feature is so handy! We used to use it in the winter time to feed cows because you could just put it in gear get out jump on the trailer and start Doling out the hay and then catch up to the truck and turn it around to make another run LOL

[@dustinshadle732]

I'm a Ford guy, but we had a 91 with a 4.3 in the 2500 w/t 4x4. That creeper gear was handy with the v6. Despite the power, it did all it was asked of. The boss liked it so much that he replaced the box and the cab corners when they rusted. When I stopped out 6 years ago, it had a fresh coat of white paint and one of the guys donated a 400 and it was rebuilt and stuffed in. I told him it felt like it finally had its right engine. It's got holley efi now and the climate control still cooks and freeze on demand. I respect them

[@rebelrat3594]

Hey the doors still work on that one. That's pretty cool shine her up and take her to the show

[@gamexproductionz400]

My 90 Cheyenne is still going with its original 350 Chevy and TH400. I love it.

[@ajaxracing]

Those 3speeds still are one of the best autos ever made

[@gamexproductionz400]

@@ajaxracing exactly. Nothing beats em

[@jeffcourtney8101]

The IFS trucks came out in 88. Not 90. Love the channel!

[@geoffmooregm]

I believe it was different on 4X4 2500 and 3500 trucks. The truck shown would be one since it sports a 454. 90 was the introduction of 4X4 IFS 2500/3500 pickups.

[@jeffcourtney8101]

@@geoffmooregmGood info, thank you.

[@mightywhitey946]

I love these trucks. I wish my '89 K2500 was 4 wheel drive, but for $300 AND she runs I'm not going to complain too much.

[@michaeltaylor6613]

Those are some good ole trucks

[@pinkeye983]

This is the truck my dad drove when I was younger. Drove it for 25 years I believe

[@ducktapepilot]

Love my '92 K1500! Best truck I've ever owned!

[@devinwooley3575]

Dad had a 1990 3500 dually with a 454 and a custom injection system. Yeah that truck didn’t care what trailer was hooked up to it, tripped car alarms in underground parking lots, and ran 13.9s on the 1/4 mile. Got rid of that truck in 2008 because it was an extended cab and my brother and I were outgrowing the backseat. I miss that truck.

[@brycekidder6921]

Had 2 of these gm trucks through the years. 1988 single cab 4x4 with 350 and the 97 extended cab 4x4 and I loved both of them. Great in the snow, super easy to fix and you could get parts everywhere for these trucks!

[@jcm78]

I had a 90 z71 in the same color combo. I loved that truck and wish I’d never sold it.

[@joshuadavey8937]

Growing up, my dad had a '91 2500. I loved it and always wanted one like it. Still looking for that truck...

[@jesterokjones4954]

Is that a 454?! Man, that truck is worth some decent money to a lot of people, that's a great work horse!

[@johnsheetz6639]

My favorite thing about OBS trucks is they are good trucks and they usually stay pretty rust free compared to the older generations. I lived in country towns back then and you were the man if you had a Z71 with the extra cab!

[@AB12896]

I still have my 95 K2500, just pushed past 227k the other day. It will never die.

[@dylancaron3277]

My uncle used to have a 1989 Chevy Silverado 1500 with a Small Block Chevy 327 and I fell in love with it and that inspired me to want to become an auto mechanic

[@AdamB12]

My brother's first truck was an 89 GMT400 with a 4.3 TBI and a SM465. Was fun to ghostride the whip in the "low" gear back in the day.

[@garymoseley3491]

I had a 62 chev C10 with torsion bar front suspension. Smoothest riding truck of that era. Upgraded to lt-1 350

[@jacobking4106]

After owning 10+ gmt 400 I know if she doesn't start, it's only about 5 things that I have already fixed that would cause it ( gas only). Knowing what to fix when your vehicle is down is priceless. And every store has the parts or will have it that evening.

[@charliesimpson3658]

This thing has the nicest paint job I've seen on one this old

[@The.Dude.Abides.]

This and the generation that followed were probably the best, hard to choose one over the other.

[@JohnSmith-eo3zl]

She's beautiful sadly mine died the frame gave up and I miss her

[@northshepherd8010]

I'm most impressed that your door isn't sagging and closed so effortlessly! I put a whole lot of miles on a 1990 K2500 5-speed 5.7 (the weird 6-lug light duty 2500) Full of fun tricks like smack the dash to get the speedo working and there's no thermal actuator 4x4 engagement lag if the front axle is always locked in.

[@isntthatshameful1267]

I own one 15 yr. a 92. Still going strong. Wouldn't trade it for nothing newer.

[@BigBigWorm-fc1rs]

Great trucks! My 94 still kicking strong. Original transmission was replaced at 170k, the original 360 still running great and it just turned over to 285k this year.

[@jamesmaldonado5794]

They are awesome trucks. My 95s original transmission went out at 335k and the engine is still going strong at 456k. True testament to longevity

[@bigbody_business3601]

My brother had a 90 single cab short bed that was blue had the 305 with a 5 speed, man I loved that truck. No rust just some paint fading on the hood and roof.

[@IWatchedTheVideo2]

Imagine the door just locks at the end when it closed

[@falcorthewonderdog2758]

Bought my 94 Sierra with 130k on it. Drove it for 5 years 275k on it when I sold it. I miss my truck. Best truck I've ever owned.

[@frankleonard6570]

88-98 chev/gmc best trucks ever built. i still have one (94) and drive it every day. love it

[@1SmittysGarage]

By far my favorite body style!

[@iuopunderstandyourjokes9914]

I love these things. Sadly they're waaayy to expensive to own over here

[@nb7466]

All I know is a lot of people I know used to beat those 1 ton Chevy. For plowing and city work. They always went over 200k.

[@ek6648]

Im recently owner of a beautiful 97 C1500 and I love her!

[@HuntersHunt]

I’m a ford guy but I will swallow my pride and say that the obs Chevy is the strongest truck I’ve ever beat on

[@danjohnson6637]

Lots of guys made good money putting a straight axle back under the front of those trucks. Unfortunately it was usually a Ford Dana 44 or Dana 60. Unless you also changed out the transfer case.

[@JoJoGaminG36]

I really like this thing. I would love to have it here and restore it!

[@mountainchild9322]

THOSE SEATS CREATED A BABY BOOM

[@SprouseyTheHandyMan]

My 02 f150 crawls like that in 4 low. Idk if it would go up a hill tho lol. Those old Chevys are beast

[@tombeardsley3935]

They have always been the longest lasting work trucks for me

[@geraldhague6170]

I always preferred Manuel locking hubs &Manuel transmission Manuel shift from 2wd to 4wd

[@lateefcarrere1649]

The company I last worked for had 1 as a plow truck. It would haul a--, and get sideways easily if you weren't paying attention. It was automatic, but still a good runner. I tried to buy it when I heard it was for sale, but no luck. 🤷‍♂️

[@Pericles777]

Chevys front truck suspension is top notch. Definitely has the best ride out of all the brands

[@KevinRichards-rk3gp]

1988 was the first year for those OBSs but they only came in two door cab pickup models at the time because the SUVs & four door cab pickups with the previous square body design were still in production up through 1991.

[@robertlawton7520]

I've always been a Ford guy but I would take one of these beasts in a heartbeat.

[@macfig6017]

Just got a 93 blazer. Absolutely love it. 210k miles and still ticking. Something about a two door suv….. or even a car. Four doors are for moms

[@mydogspruce]

My father had one of these when I was growing up. He kept it until we moved to Florida in 2015, as the radiator blew and we didn't have time to fix it as we were moving. Loved this thing. I believe it was a 1994 though that he had.

[@williamstamper442]

I would almost consider trading my 02 duramax for the truck in the vid. Love those things. I've had 3 of them and loved each one

[@jwgbmp40]

Absolutely the best trucks ever made! Ive owned several chevys & fords from the 72, 5,6,7,8, 83,4,91,93,2013,19.. the 91 chevy silverado was by far the most favorite , capable and still simple truck!

[@1Imrichard]

Owned an 88 and a 93 both were really good trucks

[@putinslittlehacker4793]

Idk why everyone thinks solid front axles are all the shit. For 99% of use the wishbones will be fine and the ride will be infinatly more comfortable

[@TheOnlyBlackInMeWasWillieBrown]

Because they are stronger and cheaper to fix than ifs.

[@JustinD912]

I love the GMT400! Comfy and sturdy

[@Renault_75-34MX]

This is one vehicle I recognise from Snowrunner, the first scout you get, with that livery, and even later on it's still good

[@WrenchesandRemotes]

I own a '93 with a small block - it has been through hell and back. They were definitely built "like a rock."

[@torrycole6477]

Nice Wish I could find a low mileage one that wasn’t over priced

[@johnhunter7244]

My grandpa has a high mile but as pretty much as good condition as possible I think 94 2500, he has received many offers to buy it. Supply and demand, why is everyone else willing to overpay?

[@Full_Otto_Bismarck]

All trucks are overpriced now.

[@Carla-tz7qw]

They are all over the Taxes panhandle.

[@Full_Otto_Bismarck]

@@Carla-tz7qw and they are all overpriced

[@Carla-tz7qw]

Nope. Usually $4000. Tops. Just sitting around. As you didn't know.

[@richardcombs8119]

The first year of independent suspension was 1988

[@918Mitchell]

Still driving the 1992 Suburban my mom bought new. The ABS hasn't worked in 10 years but everything else is still going. Plan on getting it repainted next year.

[@OTGBob]

I've got a 2000 k3500 regular cab dually. Last of the last.

[@louyork8379]

That’s the era of Chevy trucks that I like. Everything after this body style is absolutely garbage but up until 98, this was the truck to have.

[@troymcdougall6170]

Dudes With Wrenches.. always interesting clips! Keep up the good work, man!

[@badger7275]

I am under pressure to purchase another one these trucks just as a solid backup vehicle. Plus the price of these trucks in good condition is skyrocketing

[@chiptheforger9545]

My dads friend has one exactly like that but dark red he drives tf out of it flooring every where and he’s had it since it was new and still runs and drives great while currently falling apart

[@Appalachianamerican67]

Great trucks....turning radius of an semi. Still love'em.

[@bobbybieln853]

1988 was the first year for IFS .

[@IGSpawns]

My 84 f150 had granny gear in it. Thing could walk itself out of any mud hole

[@jasondyckvonwill24]

Man I miss my 89 :(

[@normanmallory2055]

I still own a 1990 GMC 2500 series truck ! Great truck problem free!

[@jhonatanalvarez05]

My '95 with 245k miles drives and looks like new. With a badass look and sounds from straight pipe off the 350tbi

[@bobrobert1123]

I want a 90s Chevy pretty bad

[@fiber9m]

Love those old chevys

[@nolanmcevoy2547]

SM466 while not having the OD of the NV4500 is an absolute unit of a transmission. I had one that was pissing from the top of the countershaft seal so it was only being lubricated by splashing about 3/4 of a quart of gear oil. Was gonna drive it that way until it gave out and replace with an NV, went 2 years and then sold the truck to a buddy who swapped in an NV3500, cracked into that SM and you would’ve thought it had just rolled off the production line.

[@johnstone9396]

I had a dozen of those trucks over the years, only complaint I ever had was the stupid dash setup, in a square body I could fit monday thru fridays coffee cups on the dash, in theses models I had to take my cup in every night, I had a small fleet of these back in my roofing days

[@kevintaylor9086]

I swear every body I knew growing up drove that truck same color scheme.

[@benjimann4438]

Had bought one of these off my great uncle for $125. Sat for years in the grass. Used it as a learning experience for expanding my knowledge about cara/trucks. I got it to run and drove it around a couple times. That 350 sounded mean as hell with no cat or muffler! Unfortunately, when I decided to do a tranny fluid and filter 3 of the pan bolts snapped off. I broke 3 easyouts trying to get them out. Decided that was the end for old girl and sold it to a junk yard.

[@alpha13dylan]

my buddy had one in high school. it had a steel rail road tie as a bumper haha xD we ran everything over!

[@dangalow3793]

My papaw, God rest him. Had that exact truck. 2500 single cab 4x4 manual. My mamaw still has the ole truck parked in the driveway.

[@dandowns2665]

That's an awesome truck! That was the last years that Chevy and Ford for that matter made damn good trucks cuz everything after that went downhill

[@danieldurfee4901]

Maybe one of the best pickups ever period, not just best Chevy

[@bottomtext1241]

My 94 has this safety feature where you can start it and then the key comes out of the ignition. So I can leave it running on my morning beer run before work

[@GirlGangsta33]

That’s just beautiful!!! Art!!!!

[@CCDProductions]

I got a 97 k1500 shortbox 5.7 vortec 300k still going strong. I'm going to keep the truck forever.

[@richardchevyz71]

I had a 89 GMC with ifs I now have a 96 Z71 I did a manual swap on and t-case swap out with the buttons in with levers much better

[@taylorh3930]

I prefer the pushbutton 4x4 I'd never go back to manual 4x4

[@leeholz5199]

Love the old Chevy. Best truck ......

[@TheHippie2012]

My gf has one of these runs hella good super easy to work on

[@579.tbogie]

Love that creeper gear my mom and dad had one and when Mom drove to work I could hear that thing screaming backwards out of the driveway