Do you love OBS Chevy Trucks? What do you think of these suspension kits?

@matthew1er

4 жыл бұрын

I’m leaning towards the Ride Tech kit ! So many parts coming out for the OBS trucks right now ! 🤩

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthew1er I was leaning toward the QA1 kit for it's adjustability but if that's not important to you, the Ride Tech kit looked great. And in my experience their stuff is great quality and easy to install.

@kisermotorsports7854

4 жыл бұрын

I just love obs trucks. I have a 92 myself and i love it

@jaycee5109

4 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy I like the qa1 kit , however I’m gonna run a lsx super charged, what do you recommend I do with the rear end, thanks

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaycee5109 at a bare minimum I would put Chromoly Axle Shafts, C-Clip Eliminators, and an Aftermarket POSI carrier in your 10 bolt rear. That would be the "easiest" route. If you were a customer of mine, I'd recommend a completely new rear with a Ford 9 Inch axle. Someone like Moser Engineering can make you a custom housing that would bolt right into your truck. I just checked and they have that as an option. It would require custom making some brackets to make the QA1 kit work though. Most of the kit would bolt right on, but the torsion arm bolts to the diff cover, so that would require making custom brackets. Thankfully a Ford 9" is an easily weldable steel housing, so it would be pretty straight forward to make that happen.

Hey man, maybe give us a heads up before you read off the prices. Some of us are watching with our wives in the room. Great OBS stuff thanks for putting this together

@blackobs2535

4 жыл бұрын

Dusty Mills under rated comment deserves more likes haha

@rickyr6042

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@nonameisthename138

3 жыл бұрын

Real alpha males don't need a wife/gf approval for spending money or doing what he wants! As long as the essentials are taken care of, she has nothing to say. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

389,000+ miles still romping around in the rust belt one of the most reliable generation of Chevy

Loved my OBS. Kinda miss that rusty old pile. Now I have an NBS and am in love with it's LM7.

I own 2 obs trucks at the moment.. I love their styling and think that there are endless possibilities for their customization.. I appreciate the info you brought back from SEMA... very interesting... not sure what I will do for suspension yet but you can bet it will be low and raked...

Thank you so much for the Video, These trucks are coming on strong! I have a Bagged ‘97 Silverado ext cab....., I just love it Black on 22’s... next step is LS engine, OBS there just so versatile...... Take care bruh🇺🇸

My 2000 C3500HD dually (short wheelbase Cab & Chassis) has that same body-style but with an I-beam front axle and leaf-springs on all four corners. 2000 was the first year for 4-wheel disc brakes. I would love to convert it to 4WD someday.

Great video I love the OBS trucks I have four of them👍🚗🚗

Love these trucks and plan to keep my current 91 for a long time

Chop and block chassis components also has a full suspension setup for the 88-98 c1500 and another good option to look into is elevated suspension components.. they both have pictures and prices on their Instagram and websites

Great vid Wish you a speedy recovery 👍🏾

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you on both fronts 👍👍

These are my favorite body style trucks, especially the gmc from 95 on since it has the newer grill and dash. I have a 95 GMC extended cab that daily for years and now that i have a newer truck is getting hooked up with a 6.0 ls swap.

I have always liked the C10's and their Chrysler/Dodge counterparts. If I could get hold of a C10, a Chrysler and a Dodge Ute, I would be happy. I wouldn't go as far as to modify them too much as having a working tray is a necessity for me and lowering them too much results in back issues. Cheers for the video bud :-)

id love any of theses.

I currently own and am building one power plant 6.0 lq9 ls th400 trans and the QA1 products you've shown is exactly the suspension direction I wanna go

My `91 C1500 std cab long bed has over 300,000 miles on the clock and will still break the tires loose, love my truck.

Appreciate you including pricing info so many guys talk about all this fancy new shit and don’t mention your going to have to get a second mortgage to get it

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

It's always one of the first questions I ask. I hate when I get interested in something and can not find out how much it costs.

like the QA1 kit but they do not offer a kit for the 14 bolt 454 SS trucks and after speaking with them they have no plans to offer one , looks like Ride Tech for me

Of the ones shown, I prefer the QA1 design. I’m leaning towards Elevated Concepts for my ride, however

What about those Billet replicas on the first truck?

Fon my third OBS Chevy. In this order, 1996 Suburban, 1994 1500 extra cab then currently now 1998 GMC c3500 crew cab long bed fleetside.

Those 454 wheels in 20s😍

@terellousrhodes9915

4 жыл бұрын

Where can I order them?

@Memphisgrindtv

4 жыл бұрын

TERELLOUS RHODES probably sandman deigns

Where can I look for more affordable options.

Check out elevated Concepts!! The best obs suspension stuff out there.

@Itsnotmeitsyuu

4 жыл бұрын

Elevated concepts inc is top notch best of the best

I can't find the hub that Choppin' Block is using. You said it was a GMT800, but I thought those were all 6 or 8 stud. Their website is not showing any products for me either. Not sure if it's on their end or mine. I have contacted to see if there is more info. I thought I was going to have to do a custom spindle build but these look very promising.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

They are likely taking a 6 lug hub and drilling it for 5 lug pattern. You are correct the new hubs are 6 or 8 lug. Contacting them will be your best bet as it's a new product. I can't seem to find it yet either. 👍👍

So I have 24x10 on my c1500 but the spindle sticks out. What do you recommend. It’s a 97 Cheyenne n really love the way the rims where made they are Strada coda

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the spindle sticks out through the center of your rims? Looking up that wheel, that is what I'm guessing you are saying. If that is your problem the only answer is those replacement spindles I mentioned that use the newer hub bearing design. You have to eliminate the actual bearing spindle sticking off the assembly and that is the only way I know to do so.

I own 1990 454 SS truck I'm thinking getting the ride tech coil over thank for the vid 👍

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help 👍

@JoseRodriguez-oo5fu

3 жыл бұрын

Nice man I own a 95 c1500 extended cab step side and live it .

keeping my 92 k1500 all oem it works an i still have all the same front end parts ,,called grease them

🤩🤩🤩

Glad I own one of these lol

@davidsimmons568

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@lsjuan8091

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@JoseRodriguez-oo5fu

3 жыл бұрын

Life Outdoors same here

It would be nice if 4X4 steering knuckles would be made again by someone.

Where can I get dropped spindle

I wonder if those alum billet spindles would handle the weight of my big block SS. Mine came with much more heavy duty suspension than a truck with a 350.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

I've worked on a lot of these trucks and I don't think you are correct. The 454SS MAY have come with stiffer front springs, but other than that the suspension was entirely the same as a normal 1/2 ton pickup truck. A 454 only weighs about 100-150lbs more than an iron head Small Block.

@jbalogh01

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie the issue was years ago i had to replace my front rotors and the parts store kept handing me rotors that wouldnt fit on my spindles. I went back to the store twice. Kept giving me the same spindles and telling me they are for my truck. Finally i pull out my dial calipers and measure the races on my old rotors against the replacement rotors the parts store kept giving me. The new rotors they were giving me had smaller diameter races. For a smaller spindle. So i told the parts manager and he told me it was the only rotors they had. I had to go to a chevy parts dealer to get the right ones. And i asked the parts guy at the dealer to let me see a comparison between the rotor for my truck and a base 350 truck. Mine was substantially thicker and heavier than the base rotors. That was a headache of a day because i believed the same thing you just said.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Might have been the 6 lug 3/4 ton rotors. Those trucks used the 14 Bolt SF rear same as the light duty 2500 pickups did. Probaboy a crossover for front spindles and rotors as well. My mistake. Still I'd easily bet on a well designed billet component handling the added weight. Billet aluminum, when designed properly, is tougher than you'd think.

@jbalogh01

4 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie you know what....i failed to mention that my truck has the belltech lowering kit😳 the front drop spindles are not stock. But i still believed the spindles to be the same as stock. But whats weird is the chevy dealer had rotors that fit.

We’re can I get the 454ss wheels replica 😍

What does OBS stand for? Ik it’s the 88-98.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

"Old Body Style". It's just the nickname that series of trucks earned when the GMT800 99-07 trucks came out. Those were nicknamed the "NBS" (New Body Style). Funny enough the 08+ trucks have become the "NNBS" / GMT900 (New New Body Style). Such a creative name. Ha

@tracym427

4 жыл бұрын

HotRodHippie haha!!! Thanks for that man! I guess I have an OBS and a NNBS 😂😂

@tracym427

4 жыл бұрын

One of these days I’ll get this 6.2 dropped in this OBS. I think I’m going to go with a 4L 80 and a 9 inch

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

@@tracym427 that will make for a killer drivetrain. 👍

Holy crap! These suspension kits are crazy $$$

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

If I had to build a kit for a customer it would be as much or more, easily. And for folks who don’t have the equipment or knowledge to build it themselves, there is a value there. I’m not saying they aren’t expensive, they are, but I can see why.

Any dash frames yet?

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't see anything at the show but the first company that comes to mind is Classic Dash. They have this one for the 88-94 trucks: classicdash.com/product/1988-94-chevy-gmc-truck-panel/ And this one for 95-98: classicdash.com/product/1995-98-chevy-gmc-truck/

Anybody else notice the holes on his ears ? That’s gnarly

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Me, I noticed. 🤣

Did you get corona virus while at SEMA? Correct me if I’m wrong, but it’s in November sometime, isn’t it? The time when this virus was just getting started.

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

I got Influenza-B. I tested positive for a really bad case of the Flu. However I won't be attending this year due to Covid concerns. I got so sick from the Flu last year that I was out of work for 3 weeks, I cannot risk that this year unfortunately.

@jimmyschwarz6955

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you’re feeling better and that you didn’t get covid. Maybe you could forward your pass to a Las Vegas local (me), and I could cover some stuff for you? Assuming they have SEMA that is.

The OBS style has really grown on me over the years. I'd have to do something with the interior if I were to build one though. Something about that generation's interior is just awful. LOL

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

The 95-98 interior is a lot better imo. The 88-94.5 interior is very... Plasticy. It's as boring as square body but plastic. I do agree that's weird.

@JarryRigged

4 жыл бұрын

HotRodHippie I think a ‘67 - ‘72 dash would be great to install.

@jeffpitzer8521

4 жыл бұрын

They need some leather to cover up some of the plastic.. and some general cleaning up .. and improvement... lots of ideas... let's see what your viewers can come up with..I see a blank canvas ready for an artist touch ...

Couldn’t find the spindles😞

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

KID SANJOSE I can’t find them on their website either. I’d say you’ll have to call Choppin Block to find out. www.cbcpro.com/

Where the hell do you find those SS replicas??? Those are fuckin sharp id like to run a impala or 454 ss large size replica. Right now I'm 6/8 drop on stock 15x7s. Wanting to go 2 inches lower in the rear and maybe go back up one more inch in the front when I go to large wheels.

Do one on the sorry ass dashes in these pickups.

Holy drill holes Batman. Not on my ss

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Not for everyone I guess. Sadly to go that low you have to C-Notch so there is no way around having to drill or weld.

I got gmt 400 😝

88-99

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky Ricardo 88-00 actually. But very technically the 99-00 ones were called the “Silverado/Sierra Classic”. They were still the GMT400 though. Folks just primarily know these trucks as the 88-98s since most folks are talking about the 1500s. And I have to consider search terms. If I get specific and put a date range that most people don’t know, their Google searches won’t bring up my video. Meaning I lose views.

@RickyRicardoMJF

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's fairly common too bc I currently have a 99 even when I do online shopping for it I have to make sure I'm not getting the next gen parts...it's like that on ALOT of sites too

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky Ricardo I have some search tools that tell me what’s searched most. I’ll look today and see which is searched most often. Maybe I’ll rename it. Thanks for the input.

QA1's diff cover is all wrong.It's going to cause a lot of air bubbles in the oil.Too bad they didn't see the video's Gale Banks did and actually shows what will happen with diif covers that have the flat backside.I still own my 94 that I bought new.It came with a 2/4 drop from the dealer.Just need companies that will remake the proper interior pieces.Thanks for the video.

He had the corona virus 🦠“I am very very sick”

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

It was diagnosed as the Flu, and this was 6 months ago. BUT the symptoms were exactly the same as what I'm hearing that stuff is and it lasted almost a month sooooo 😂😂

@dmdkustoms4403

4 жыл бұрын

Yea we went and my boss also got sick. Same symptoms as covid 19 and took forever for him to kick it.

To bad I have the k1500 lol

@HotRodHippie

4 жыл бұрын

Solid axle swap time 😂

I love mine check it out on my channel it's on air

Them frames are 20k lol

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

Less than I’d have to charge to build a full chassis. Hours, equipment, and materials add up FAST.

@randyrasmussen8031

3 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie Ik what u mean but I’m just trying to figure out how it’s 20k…. U building 1 is different than mass producing a bunch of them

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

@@randyrasmussen8031 CNC laser cutters, press brakes, and tube benders aren’t cheap. Along with machine tools to machine the necessary parts. Mass production may go faster but it only happens after hefty investments up front that have to be paid for somehow. Not to mention design / prototyping time. Got to build a couple of them to get the process and jigs right.