It was cool seeing you on Matt's Off-road Recovery video today.Glad you convinced him to use the 8.1L in his off-road wrecker build.I was one of the hundreds of other subs rooting for the 8.1L too.👍👍💪😁

Hey LT, it was awesome to see you in today's Matt's Off-Road Recovery video. You are the 8.1L big block guru for sure. I'm excited you are helping Matt with his project. I went down to Hurricane to meet all of them a few months ago. Great bunch of people.

U can also run stock rear disc 99-03 with a 15" rim. U just need to change the stock calipers to 4x4 rear s10 caliper. This way you don't loose your e brake

Glad to see you on the MORR video helping out with advice today!

The weakest parts of an 8.6" 10-bolt are the spider and axle gear teeth weather an open, gov-loc, or posi carrier. TrueTracs don't have that weakness so the next things to watch are housing deflection and axle twist. If the housing is buckling under the torque you'll see it as a fluid leak - the cover bolts will start walking themselves out. Cast covers help but only marginally. Regarding axle twist, even with the 9.5" 14-bolt semi-floater, the 454SS guys (only version of that that ever came 5x5" lug pattern) have problems with twist running drag radials on stock axles, and you'll see it at the spline ends. If you pull the axles again it might be a good idea to run a paint pen down the length of each one before reassembly, for future inspection.

Awesome to see you & Matt's off-road, working together. 8.1 powerhouse yah!!!!!!!!!!!

LT, saw you on Matt's ORR. It was like having my two best friends meet each other and hit it off. I hope you and Matt collaborate in the future. Keep up the good work LT.

I saw you on Matt's Off-Road Recovery KZfaq channel.

Great episode. I love just watching all the work going on the ugly truck. Taking the time to do the diff makes sense to me.

Like your hat! LTX. Big fan of Matt so it’s awesome to see you both in the same video helping each other out

I really liked that idea to flip the hoses and relocate where the hardline mounts. Nice job

saw you on Matts off-road recovery

Very nicely done on the short bed, watched all those episodes and I have a friend doing the same thing only 2 wheel drive. Very glad to see ugly truck gettin some love again. Keep it up!

I can tell you're all sorts of excited to be back on the Ugly Truck.

Hell yea! Welds are my absolute favourite on these trucks! Keen to see the design! Also thanks for showing all the ins and outs of the 15” conversion. I didn’t go that route because I wanted to keep parking brake just in case I had a road side inspection lol

My very humble and uneducated opinion: The Stepside is running great in the current set up with ALL the work that you put into it. With that said: I would hate for all that work to go to waste (figuratively), by tearing out the 4.8 to put a bigger engine in it. Instead, probably getting a different stock Stepside and putting in the engine of your choice (more than likely bigger than 4.8; perhaps a 6.0 or 6.2) and then building that one to beat the AWD Stepside. On a different note: I was glad to see Matt from Matt's Off Road Recovery link up with you. I were always wondering, because you all live around the same area (at least the same state), if you had communication with them. And I say "with them" because aside from Matt and his channel there are around ten more creators collabing with each other like a big happy family. As always, great video and can't wait what you bring next.

I run an 05 Silverado with about the same torque with same cal trac and rear shock setup. When I stll had the 10 bolt with upgraded axles and limited slip with the stock drums and a flip kit to lower the rear on 17's with a MT ET Street R tire 305/45-17 no bead locks I got about 60 passes on it with a solid 1-2 shift on a prepped track before I destroyed a spider gear, cross shaft and carrier. With C-clips I had both axles try to walk out and it was pretty exciting and required a flat bed tow truck to get it home. I had wanted to go smaller brakes as well but I was holding out because it just makes sense to go to a 9" swap in this case and eliminate all of the potential problems at once. I wish I would have just started there instead of changing gear ratios, limited slip, seals, brakes, and welding on the new shock brackets just to have to start over but especially for guys who are running stock axles shafts you want to consider how many hard launches and 1-2 shifts you can do before you potentially loose a wheel and maybe it makes sense to spend twice as much all in to just do the swap instead of spending good money twice on the same parts. I got a Mosier direct fit 9" with 35 spline axles in just a few days with the Wavetrack and 1/2 screw in studs and Willwood drag brakes and only regret the money I wasted at the start of the project because I could afford it at the time.

Looking real good!!! The extra details you put in it and thinking about future repairs is smart.

Your builds are so clean and no detail left out... the ugly truck is really cool but that stepside is a ripper... let's see if the extra stall speed and tires help out. I can say even on a stockist motor or moded one of the biggest changes you can do and feel is a torque converter and gearing. People always get caught up on power numbers but getting it to the ground is equally important. Good stuff LT!

Your a savage I definitely went to a 14 bolt after beating on the 10 bolt at 13 psi of boost on drag radials and a posi for 6 months.

Lol, my wife helps me bleed brakes too. She's got it down pretty good now. Great video LT!

Cool to see the Matt’s off road recovery stuff, you both should get along well.

Nice 19-22 18" wheels! I just installed a set on my 1999 Suburban street truck today!

Yeah I with Dan on that can't wait to see it. That's going to be a cool off road wrecker👍🔥🇺🇲💪

Great to see you at matts chanel hope more colaboration whit him in the near future

Nerding out on specs n numbers is part of the allure of your channel. I dig it! #gonerds

That C-Notch looks really freaking good.

There are plenty of guys here in Houston running well over 1k hp on 10 bolt and leaf springs.. they may have change but the ondgas guys had the record for that just using c clip eliminator and good axles and it worked

LT you need to buy some pig mat to put down over oil spills. Best absorbent mat. Use them at my job all the time I had to take some home

Honestly, i bet the 8.6 will be okay longer than most people think it will. You aren't leaving off of a transbrake, so even with a stall i dont think the shock load will be too horrible. I have seen a trutrac in an 03 lightning give up at 650lb ft so i think the weak link is there, but i saw a lot of street miles. Plus i dont remember if you upgraded the driveshaft, so that may pretzel before you have diff issues.

Saw your face on Matt's offroad

The OnDgas guys used a kit from Spikes performance I think that helps keep that 10bolt together longer also welding the tubes to the pumpkin since there pressed in

Always enjoy your vids and the journey here with the 2 trucks. A tip - when working on the brake system -- if you top up the reservoir with fluid and then block off the vent at the reservoir so air can not get INTO the top of the reservoir, virtually no fluid at all comes out the where ever you have things disconnected. Like putting your thumb over the end of a straw.

I loved seeing you on morr today, didn't even realize that you guys were probably pretty close to each other. You should really push Matt to put two small, quick spooling turbskis on his rig!

No I don't think the 10 bolt will survive. But I have a 2 trucks with a 10 bolt posi in them and I am of the mind that when I finally scatter spider gears all over the street I'll finally replace it with a 14 bolt.

A 275/60/15 mt street ss is exactly what I plan to run on my forgestar f14 15x10. Remember no slicks on trucks

Was driving next to you a few days ago. This truck sounds pretty dang sweet in person

Forgestar f14 15x10 required me to take a file and file down the top corner of the calipers in order to fit. Parking brake calipers won’t work either. I believe race star don’t need the mods but are heavier

Another cool video LT we think a lot alike , it has to look like it was factory, starting with project red tie to the ugly truck to the copo truck even the suburban you swapped the rear end in you have definitely accomplished that. Love the channel

Great video, as always!! You're not too far away, you should check out HYpoxia dragway in Evanston Wyoming, it's a simple eighth mile track I go to all the time. I think your awd and my 4wd F150 would have some good runs against each other.

Mines been holding up good in my race truck with eaton true trac and I have the 15in brake conversion too with power stop brakes with slotted rotors. I’m also using bigger stall 4000rpm and 4.11s

Hope you can get more subs from working with MORR. Your channel deserves a lot more views!

LT, a friend of mine had a 454 CI big block with twin turbos in a C1500 Chevy with this 10 bolt. I don't think he ever broke that little POS! I was building gears at the time and I was hoping he would have me do a 14 bolt for it. I was surprised how well that 10 bolt held up. GM could at least have installed a 12 bolt from the big block Chevelle"s in the pickup's but they always cheaped out, IMO. Slicks though, is another factor obviously, so good luck. I'm enjoying the videos!!

I'm sure you know about this but I've seen people do a supercharger and a turbo so you get instant boost and when you get up there the turbo kicks in and gives you even more boost in high rpm range

Starting to really like these vids lawrence! Keep up the great work!

A 14 bolt 6 lug rear end should do just fine

My 8.2 10 bolt lasted a long time with a turbo ls and slicks

Nothing wrong with the 8.5 but I would put a good LSD unit in there with a girdle

Sponsorship idea for you! Looks like you could benefit from some shelves/organization. Maybe you could find a solution that people would like, be cheap and easy to install, and easy for folks to support the channel by getting stuff that has a good commission for people buying through your referral links. Love the videos! Keep up the great work!

When comparing results something that would be interesting is, is the 4.8 really making 580 at the wheels or is more of how the power kicks in and also the step side may have a weight advantage. I know the awd is why the ets and 60ft are lower, but due to the fact that you have a supercharger vs a turbocharger, they make power differently, the supercharger is right there immediately while the turbo has to spool so a lower power number supercharged engine can be with a higher power turbo engine. It is interesting to think about.

Love your work dude…. Keep it coming!

Dude you should enter your trucks on This vs that!

Bring it to Evanston Wyoming sometime.

So is there chance we will be seeing you at Sick week this year? That would be awesome 👍

Nice clean job.

Still appreciate the meticulous attention to detail.

Put new upgraded axles in the 10 bolt and throw that unit it the copo when that time comes

lol after i saw ya i went over and commented im here for LT! (matts off road)

Your new rear brakes looks like GMT400 K1500 4WD front brakes and it depends are their STD or F44 code HD Brakes ? Standard brakes are with about 2" pistons and F44 HD brakes are with 2 - 15/16" pistons. Awesome brake swap, but you don´t have e-brakes anymore...and it´s quite weird to me, because it would be illegal truck in here.

Little shop mfg has a braided flex line that works great with the 1320 kit.

16:28 Brilliant!

Love the videos, keep the great content coming!

Good to see you “cross pollinating” with other channels…

LT I wish I had the knowledge to do what you do with trucks

Imo you shald have turboed the awd truck and lsa swapped the other truck. My turbo rcsb ran 102 the first time at the track with stock suspension and no caltracs.

Coulda ran the upgraded moser axles. I did the axles and little shop mfg 15” conversion at the same time. I just need the shock relocation and rear sway bar then it’ll be done

Should have gone with TBM brakes instead of heavy stock GM parts. Less rotating mass would be hugely beneficial in the long run.

No more parking brake? Love the 14-Bolt but it is not as stout as the 9" for running 8s in a 5500 pound truck.

I just cut them dust covers with tin snips easy

I wish I could have you mod my class a motorhome with the 8.1 and Allison 6 speed lol

If you go with a ford 9 inch there is a company called spider trax they build ford 9 inch rear axles to your specifications they call there axles the spider 9

One thing you haven't done is weigh the trucks. In your et and mph comparison I'm sure weight is a significant factor.

Next time lock the brake pedal down depressed a tiny bit and the system won’t leak any fluid while you work, no more mess!

So how Quick can you go at a track without C Clip eliminators??????🤔 Or does it depend on the track, race, or weekend???🤔 Or how fast you can talk!!!!🤗 "PS" Also I have a 9 3/8 Lincoln 31 or 33??? spline axel housing with factory ford disc breaks but 5 on 5 pattern I would donate if you ever get to Boise area. have been told a 9 inch center will bolt right in???? but not a ford guy so don't know???

Interested in the old brake setup if it fits 17's and if your trying to get rid of it ;) Would like to get rid of the drums on my 9.5 14b

What about the E brake? You can get callipers in that size with a built in e brake. Mainly a Ford part but I think I’ve seen them on GM vehicles

Id like some LT lawn fertilizing videos lol.

is there a kit to run 15s up front instead of running a spacer or grinding the caliper down. 2000 Silverado 1500 4x4 has a 6 inch rough country lift eventually going with Mickey Thompson classic 15x12. getting the rear conversion kit no biggy just the front end any help would be appreciated

Hey LT, I’ll love to support your channel. Have any merch?

Great content

hey if you watch stang killer he's got a built 10 bolt with a built lt5 and 10l80 in front of it making 1000hp

How's it feel to work on clean stuff. Verses the rusty stuff your brother works on back here at home?? Must be nice not to fight with it.

What about a emergency brake set up?

Carry a tire chock since you don't have an E brake in case you drop the drive shaft

since you do alot of repurposed oe stuff what about a sterling 10.5 out of a superduty or the gm 8 lug equivalent?

How much did everything cost you ?

Use Bulldog etching primer next time it works alot better on poores greasy metal

"Ford 9 inch or 14 bolt" What about a Dana?

I know you already bought different wheels and tires and brakes for the rear but nitto make a good sticky drag radial in 275 40 r 18, they are decent priced and they would be ok at your 580ish whp but if you were to turn it up you would need a slick or widened stock wheel with maybe 305 35 18 on it, I like the stockish look of the suburban wheels. Maybe have a set for the street and a track set up?

What part number for the rotors and calipers and those calliper brackets

Pro tip: pinch off the brake flex hose upstream of where you're working (frame to axle) to prevent brake fluid dripping while you're flaring the line.

I’d look into the 2020+ 1500 brakes for the front. They’re a HUGE upgrade

How much will you charge me for my shocks relocation

What gears are in it? 2 turbos are better than one? Either way I like it!

I was just wondering if you had a link to that flaring tool. I’ve never seen one like that.

hey man. i talked with richard holdener on his latest live stream, he said that you should have a turbo cam on the 4.8 and a 76mm turbo(single from what he told me. could be wrong) sorry for me being wrong that you needed a supercharger swap. i stand corrected, hope this helps ya out LT

No E-brake? Could you use a 3rd-4th gen F-body rear caliper instead?

28 tall 10.5 wide slick. 28 10 5

Do you have to remove the e brake bracket on both sides. ?

This is little bit off topic, but i was wondering, how much power the awd center "diff" can handle. I want some day build copy of red tide obs, but turbo or supercharged version.