- Hey guys.
Brad here with Custom Offsets.
This is another episode of Lifts and Levels.
We got a four-inch Fabtech Uniball kit going on this
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
I think it's, is it, no it's not a Z71.
It doesn't really matter anyway, but yeah,
we're gonna go ahead and get this 4" Fabtech Uniball
system installed on this truck with the upgraded
Stealth shocks.
Let's go.
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Hey guys, Brad here with Custom Offsets,
Custom Offsets TV on YouTube.
This is gonna be the followup or finishing
with this section of Lifts and Levels
of the 4" Fabtech Uniball kit that we did
on this 2014 Silverado 1500 here.
And like I said, this is the Fabtech 4"
that I think they called the basic kit
but this is with the Uniball upper control arms
rather than their ball join upper control arms.
But this does have the Uniball upper control arms
rather than the ball joint upper control arms
so it's a little pricier and this one, he also upgraded
the shocks to the Stealth series Fabtech shocks.
You could look at that banner there
and show 'em, too.
Stealth.
Junior if you want to come in here you can show
the people, the good people the Uniball upper control arm
that Fabtech has designed.
It's made of DOM tubing, I think it's an inch and a half
diameter, outside diameter, DOM tubing which
is super strong, stronger than the factory one.
And it also has that Uniball joint on it like I was
talking about which allows for greater range of motion
than traditional ball joint style.
And then also, and then also to top that off
they give you that struts spacer which gives you
the four inches of lift and also the differential drop
is included in that and that's again to keep
the axles close to factory.
So, and then that's it for up front, basically you
still use the factory strut and everything
cause you just use that strut spacer.
And this kit is no different than most other kits.
The question I get a lot is, do I have to cut
with this kit or is there any cutting or grinding
or anything involved?
And the answer to that is, yes, most kits
that are over 2" lift are gonna require cutting
and most kits include a differential drop are definitely
going to require cutting because in order to lower
the differential down, you have to make room
because those cross members are going to be in the way
so the only way you can drop your diff is to
cut the cross members like you have to do in this kit.
I believe it's the rear lower cross member.
You actually have to cut so you can drop
the diff down and then you also have to do some grinding
on the differential to make it all fit.
And that's no different than most any other lift kit.
They all pretty much require cutting once you go
to about four inches or higher.
They're all going to require cutting
of cross members and usually modifying the differential
and that might deter people away from some kits
but honestly, we have some trucks that have been
running around for years with, you know, the cut
cross members and modified differentials and it
doesn't cause an issue because the proper kits
come with reinforcing and stuff like that
to brace the differentials and make sure it all
works as it's supposed to.
So, the answer is, yes, you're probably
going to have to cut for your lift kit
but there's no way to get around it really
cause if you want to do it properly, you've got to
move things out of the way and you've got to cut 'em.
And then when we to the back here, it's pretty standard.
I think it's just about a 2" lift block
that that gives you for the rear and they give you,
like I said, those nice yellow zinc-coated U-bolts
which help prevent against corrosion and then you
can see, I don't know if you can see the upgraded
Stealth shocks back there.
Yeah, so pretty standard stuff in the back,
just the 2" block U-bolts.
All right, so yeah, we talked about the front,
we talked about the back.
This is, once again, this is the 4" Fabtech.
I think they call this the basic kit.
It's the Uniball kit with upgraded Stealth shocks.
And that's about it for this one.
Be sure to tune...
Be sure to tune in next time for some more
Lift and Levels.
With some other vehicles and some other lift kits.
See ya.
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