Rough Country Upper Control Arms - 2014 GMC Sierra

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Rough Country Upper Control Arms - 2014 GMC Sierra - [MAJOR IMPROVEMENT]

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9 ай бұрын

Hey y'all, in this video I finally address one of the biggest issues I've run into with ride quality and it was pretty much fixed with adding these Rough County upper control arms (UCA)! I did run into installation issues, but after some problem solving we figured it out and got the job done. Ain't no big deal for ya boy.
Upper Control Arms: www.roughcount...
As always thank you guys for watching my videos and hanging out with a guy! Jesus loves you and so do I!
Blessings.

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@albertmulligan1667 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video and all the good hints that you’re giving out to help people. I will probably take my toy shop and have them do it.God bless you!!! love the video I just liked it and hit the subscribe button and keep them coming🎉

@hunterrwiilson 5 ай бұрын

Of course my man! Just doing what I can to help people and fulfill the Great Commission! Will post until I can’t! Welcome to the family!

@ryandurham5725 Ай бұрын

Doing this same setup to my 2014, I’m a bit of a DYI mechanic. Great points & hints here, I’ll be making sure those sleeves go in now 😂 I’m also not spending the $2,100 I was quoted to put ball joints on when I can do it myself.

@hunterrwiilson Ай бұрын

My goal is that everyone learns from my idiocy 😂 but yeah it’s not hard if you’re just patient and don’t like to give your money to strangers

@ShooterMcveach 29 күн бұрын

The issue with the bolt not clearing the shock is much easer to do that you've shown here. Place jack underneath lower control arm and jack it up, thats how i did mine and worked great.

@hunterrwiilson 28 күн бұрын

Mannnn, where were you when I did this?! Would've saved me so much time lol

@ShooterMcveach 28 күн бұрын

@hunterrwiilson yeah sorry man lol....idk why he didn't do it that way, it's so much faster and easier.

@hunterrwiilson 28 күн бұрын

@@ShooterMcveach yeah, I mean he (me) has never done that before until then, so I just had nothing else left to it but to do it. Knowledge for next time

@SnowyZ71 8 ай бұрын

i ripped the boot on mine too lol i got these with my 3.5 lift been 6 months now i love em! truck looks awesome.

@hunterrwiilson 8 ай бұрын

You have to replace yours too?

@chrispy6664 4 ай бұрын

I just installed a 3.5" lift on my 17 silverado and put these control arms on as well. Got an alignment the same day, which was two days ago. I looked today and both boots are already ripped...

@hunterrwiilson 2 ай бұрын

@@chrispy6664 did you put those sleeves in?

@chrispy6664 Ай бұрын

@@hunterrwiilson I did not, but after a call to Rough Country, they sent me new ball joints and the sleeves for no charge. Great customer service!

@hunterrwiilson Ай бұрын

@@chrispy6664 I had to go through the same process, kinda sucked doing the job twice but now we know! The guy I got on customer service acted like my dad some, he had a disappointed tone when I told him I didn't put the sleeves in, but I thought it was kinda humorous lol still got sent replacements for free!

@BillyIdol-of4lv 8 ай бұрын

These upper control arms fit pretty much any size lift, you just gotta trim the bumpstops, I have a 9 inch lift and I have these uppers and my angles are perfect. Even got friends with up to 12 inches of lift that are running these uppers no problem

@hunterrwiilson 8 ай бұрын

Interesting. I was only relaying the message of RC, but if you have ingenuity then good on ya 👍🏼

@nicholasgee4583 6 ай бұрын

If you have a 6 or 7.5 you can run them now problem I have a 10inch lift and they are perfect

@cbausch7025 6 ай бұрын

An anyone tell me if these work with forged steel upper control arms? I have a set of RC upper coming but not I see that they might not work

@jeremyadams7395 4 ай бұрын

they will fit, you just won't need the sleeves like this guy did because he had aluminum factory ucas

@chris61670 7 ай бұрын

I have a 95 silverado with the torsion bars turned up. Sits real nice but would like to replace my UCA. Wonder if these would work right.

@hunterrwiilson 7 ай бұрын

Check RC’s website and see!

@JoseContreras-sy5in Ай бұрын

The same thing happened to me, I just put the same ones on a 2018 Silverado, the boot on both of them broke. Upper control arm, where can I buy the ball joints?

@hunterrwiilson Ай бұрын

I had to go back to Rough Country and get another set. I told them what happened and they gave me another free set, super cool customer service. As long as you're nice about it lol

@JoseContreras-sy5in Ай бұрын

Thank You

@hunterrwiilson Ай бұрын

@@JoseContreras-sy5in No worries!

@WillPerron43 8 ай бұрын

hey man , i love your videos fun to watch!! and you only have a 2.5 level in front with 305 ?

@hunterrwiilson 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Will! Means a lot. And yeah just a 2.5” level and my wheels are 305/70/17

@kyle84 Ай бұрын

Wish I found this before I put mine on and blew the boots out. Lol

@hunterrwiilson Ай бұрын

Hahaha, that's why I'm here. I'll be stupid so you don't have too

@jackchi4290 8 ай бұрын

Your 2014 GMC sierra have aluminum stock UCA, it has bigger ball joint. That's why you need these sleeves.

@hunterrwiilson 8 ай бұрын

Makes sense

@stephenhamilton2597 4 ай бұрын

U can put them on past a 4 inch lift I have a 9inch lift and have the same ones

@hunterrwiilson 4 ай бұрын

I only went off what RC says 🤷🏼‍♂️ but if it works I’m all for it

@jewllake 8 ай бұрын

looks good. Did you do the rough country upper control arms twice to repair the boot mishap? If so, you'll need to get your alignment checked. Also, you may want to tap down and file smooth the top of the knuckle where the boot rests. The part that got chewed up when you were hitting it with the hammer.

@hunterrwiilson 8 ай бұрын

Yeah I had to get another set of RC UCA’s due to my mess up. And definitely, I got another alignment immediately after. I filed it down some but only with some 150 grit sandpaper lol, I don’t have an actual file but for sure could get one!

@adubbz23 7 ай бұрын

@hunterrwiilson you live and learn my friend. Does it come with new ball joint sleeves? Going to order and install on my 06 Sierra

@hunterrwiilson 6 ай бұрын

@@adubbz23 definitely do. But life would be boring without trials. The kit did. I would verify on RC page first to see if they’re good for your ‘06

@iAmKidStatic Ай бұрын

Bro I just installed these in my truck, I want to show you the angle these sit on my truck and I want you to tell me if you think it is good or not? If yeah let me get that email bro!

@pat14lang 8 ай бұрын

Good lookin truck

@hunterrwiilson 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@kylewest100 3 ай бұрын

What I want to know is if I run an extended travel bilstein lift strut are these a good compromise over the 600$ dirt kings???

@hunterrwiilson 3 ай бұрын

I've seen a few people say they run these things with like 6" lifts so I guess it's a try at your own discretion/risk type deal lol

@kylewest100 3 ай бұрын

@@hunterrwiilson yeah but are they parking lot princesses or are they used like a truck? If the RC are comparable in strength I’d rather run the RC. I’m not using my truck as a race truck or nothing but I don’t baby it

@hunterrwiilson 3 ай бұрын

@@kylewest100 we'll never know. But I, personally, wouldn't opt for the cheaper option with the way it sounds that you use your truck. I have some similar plans with this truck in the future to run some long travel, and I'll just get the whole deal and not try to be too cheap on some things.

@kylewest100 3 ай бұрын

@@hunterrwiilson I want to do a top tier mid travel build but it costs upwards of 7-8k

@hunterrwiilson 3 ай бұрын

@@kylewest100 I know 😭 most expensive hobby known to man

@zway7144 7 ай бұрын

How much grease do you add or how far do you know that you don't have to add more grease?

@hunterrwiilson 7 ай бұрын

I think they come with some grease, but not much. I did a few pumps and left it at that. If anything excess grease will “squeeze” out of the bottom of the boot. I go down there every couple months to check all the bolts and I haven’t had anything leak out, so I think you’ll be good with a few pumps!

@zway7144 7 ай бұрын

@@hunterrwiilson thks

@genarovillafanasr4134 7 ай бұрын

Look at the angle of the old control arm it was bound to go out

@hunterrwiilson 7 ай бұрын

Didn’t really look at it when I replaced them, but found out the hard way

@djchopo93 2 ай бұрын

Did you ever need to use the sleeves?

@hunterrwiilson 2 ай бұрын

Yes! If you stayed towards the end of the video I showed what happens if you don't use them. The ball joint doesn't "seat" and moves around whilst driving. So, it completely shredded the boot and destroyed the ball joint. Had to get another pair and do this process twice. Not fun lol, hope this helps! God bless

@djchopo93 2 ай бұрын

@@hunterrwiilson awesome thanks for the quick response and yeah, I thought so. I did install mines. It’s just they just look kind of funny but I’m glad I did and didn’t have to do it twice 😮‍💨

@hunterrwiilson 2 ай бұрын

@@djchopo93 No worries! You just have to insert the sleeves and use a small dead blow, or hammer, to insure they're seated in the knuckle properly. If not, they'll probably still seat with the weight of the truck, but it's just a safe bet when doing it the way I described.