SAVING A CHEVY - REPLACING CROSSMEMBER

[@wtz650]

This was a helpful video , Thanks !.... I'll be doing the same two ,on my 2000 Silverado got the bed off , parts are ordered , just cleaning the rust off and painting around the work area . I got new leaf springs and shocks . Going to be like a new truck ! I'm going to do a axel dump on the exhaust , so i don't care that there is no hanger on the rear crossmember. I'll just cut off the fuel tank one .

[@elitewill]

The crossmember kit worked! You did very very good quality work. Cheaper than paying 70k for a new truck.

[@KelseyandJesse]

Thanks! First time doing the job, wasn’t too bad. The kit from eBay was definitely worth the money. That is for sure, glad you liked the video!

[@LucasDAmours]

Great job, someone once told me you cannot be a mechanic without being a welder, looks like that's the case here for sure. I wish I knew how to weld... noob question, what kind of welding is this?

[@KelseyandJesse]

Tig welding. Mig would have been a lot easier but I didn’t have a machine powerful enough to weld it.

[@LucasDAmours]

@@KelseyandJesse thanks

[@craiggerlach5548]

on my 77 square frame my crossmember rotted, that lead to frame flexing and the spring mount cracking.. so keeping an eye on any rusty crossmember or adding extras will keep your truck on the road longer for sure...

[@augustusgloop9330]

Yeah, newer chevys are horrible for frame rot. I’ve been following this guy on Facebook he’s done a lot of gmt900 and a few newer ones like a 2018 Chevy. Crazy

[@tylerj6264]

the day before my lift arrived I found my upper rear shock crossmember 2/3 rusted out all the way around. new ones on the way!

[@KelseyandJesse]

Always heartbreaking! Just life in the rust belt!

[@tylerj6264]

@@KelseyandJesse pulled the bed and drove to my tech college and asked to borrow their wirefeed for 1.5 hours, came back with some giftcards and left riding on my new shocks, took another month but got the lift installed

[@KelseyandJesse]

@@tylerj6264 Nice! Great to hear. My truck still isn’t done. But at least the weather is nice now!

[@robertsheehanii8096]

I am about to do the same on mine with all three crossmembers and maybe the rear bracket and tow hitch assembly.

[@KelseyandJesse]

Nice! It wasn’t as bad as I expected, I only did two and only one in the video. Good luck! You can do it!

[@robertsheehanii8096]

Picked up a 2000 silverado for a grand. Have to do a few things to it but you made the cross members look pretty easy and straight forward. Appreciate the video.

[@ivandelgado6635]

Awesome Job on your truck and great quality work. I have a 2005 Chevy Silverado with bad rust on my chases as well and I can’t even install my Rear shocks 😢 beautiful video you made.

[@KelseyandJesse]

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Jackasskidz4]

Do i have to worry about welding or cutting that close to gas tabk?

[@jwplater]

Do you think a Mig welder would work for this? I have to do one on my truck

[@Kevin_Yagoonie]

What would you charge for this job? My truck needs it done and my buddy is a welder and has the tools but don't know what to charge me

[@MrNaka1234]

the rails look a lot better now

[@KelseyandJesse]

Thanks! Still lots of work to do! I want to paint it when the weather gets better

[@devengoble8011]

Were u able to just grind the old part of the supports completely out? I thought I would have to use a torch for it. This would be so much easier lol.

[@KelseyandJesse]

On this one I just used a grinder and didn’t remove much extra material. On the second one I just cut a box around the tube, way faster since you have a plate to cover it up

[@stephensummerlot3288]

Can you describe the welding more?

[@slshwg]

Jesse, Thank you for posting your video! Hope you are doing well and truck is running good. I just found out I need a crossmember for my 32’ Bucket truck, it’s a 93 GMC 2 wheel drive 3500. Do you know if a truck like this can get its cross member replaced from underneath?

[@KelseyandJesse]

I don’t see why not. I only had the bed off since I didn’t have on at the time 🤣it wouldn’t surprised if you could just modify one of the kits for the newer trucks.

[@billsmith5166]

Thanks for the video. The welds turned out well considering whet you were working with on the frame. How did the shock mount go? I wonder why it was off so much?

[@wtz650]

IT WAS OFF .......BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS MADE IN CHINA !!!!!!!!

[@onthetarmacinc.4210]

How much does something like this cost around thank you

[@Nick-yf6xs]

Nice video

[@edgardomatos7742]

Do have the link for this cross member ...I have a 1989 gmc sierra, k2500 . Mine is so rusted ...looks like a wish bone ....but can't seem to fine it . This tube seem to work for my truck ...with the square parts at the end ..thanks

[@KelseyandJesse]

This is basically what I bought. www.ebay.ca/itm/165355187695?hash=item267fefedef:g:mTUAAOSw0t5iGGx3&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8P0geu2AsO%2BZ6iy2ml2txbOB%2FuJtV%2F9Icx9w8RsvmOlVz7WzjCKa7cxYeUmQQPeLKOd8O4aTD4Uc%2BU%2FFyinF94rEez9M8tHnc6m9LUwIm40%2Ffp5ipEbAeq16ByMXRMtm%2BlUf5EeGcud3vKdBdeUOvtLfcWxvF2jbhUDXIayQ74%2FIdpVvZUdc2kW%2BgpU4GuIBNE%2Bf5BiQVIaM7I4QD2lJaaN2j6KV3uMJF%2BxER4%2BTO2rWAUFT%2BiwNSscwgxiCqIQDZA%2FlpQP%2F20mKDa7q5MDTslXamoL3RSXN%2BKngVVirsvQlAOmZuHuKSU4WftKuadMR%2FA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4Sundu-YQ I would love a like an subscribe! Thanks. Hope this helps

[@edgardomatos7742]

@@KelseyandJesse ok , thanks ...im gonna have to make it work, I purchased one , but it dont fit . The pipe would be better . ....I liked and subscribed. Thanks again .

[@edgardomatos7742]

Just checked , don't fit ..

[@KelseyandJesse]

Would these work? www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=k2500+crossmember&_trksid=p2334524.m4084.l1313&_odkw=2005+sierra+crossmember

[@edgardomatos7742]

@@KelseyandJesse good morning, There actually 3 cross members. I'm working on the last one which holds the spare tire . Eventually I have to replace the two that support the fuel tank . But I'm gonna have to make tube support work , just so I have some support in the rear . It's a plow truck so I'm not going to crazy , but concern about being safe ..thanks for your help .

[@TagGeorge]

did the shock mount work out?

[@KelseyandJesse]

Yep! Everything lined up great.

[@TagGeorge]

@@KelseyandJesse So was it just the way it looked when you had it sitting on top of the frame or did you just have the full crossmember sitting in the wrong postion?

[@freakyrico5884]

Does this work on durmax

[@KelseyandJesse]

I believe it does. The eBay sellers will list what it works on.

[@petersturdivant5652]

How many hours roughly to do the project? Very nice video! About to have my mechanic do the same thing.

[@jessemoulton9066]

It’s definitely a lot easier with the bed already off. The one I replaced in the video was the easier of the two since you don’t have to drop the tank. I’d say I had about 10-12hrs into both and that’s doing it for my first time. If I had to guess somewhere 10-20hrs. There is a lot that can go wrong on a rusty truck :). Hope it works out well for you.

[@petersturdivant5652]

@@jessemoulton9066 TNX! I figured about that.

[@KelseyandJesse]

Not a problem! hope the project works out!

[@Robert-j6w5v]

Just cost me 2000 to get crossmembers and frame fixed

[@KelseyandJesse]

Yeah it’s definitely a lot of work!

[@wtz650]

OUTCH !!!! 😬

[@oakmiller6739]

noooo the top of the flange on the cross member welds to the inside of the fram not all the way to the outside

[@KelseyandJesse]

Little confused, i dont think the plate would fit on the inside. Plus it would be the same difference if i welded it on the inside.

[@norm2264]

Garages pretty cluttered

[@NotUrAvgBro]

will you do mines

[@KelseyandJesse]

Wish I could! It’s a bit of a job!