In this video I bring you along the process of replacing the upper control arms and outer tie rod ends with the brand "kryptonite" ( #notasponsor) on a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500. The customer supplied the parts and I just bolted them on so don't ask me what I think of them or how I feel about them or anything about Kryptonite parts in general cuz I don't know.... -Enjoy!
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49 thoughts on “Gmc/chevy 1500 kryptonite control arms tie rod ends”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dustin Townsend says:

    The back shocks where up side down I had mine that way everyone said to flip them lol nice video

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Castleberry says:

    Use new hardware

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chad Hulsizer says:

    2500 miles is lawyer speak for if it break ain’t our fault.

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michael Johnston says:

    wish I could take my truck to you..

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Lannie Schafroth says:

    FYI if the strut is in the way, you can compress the suspension from below with a jack and it will compress the spring and move it out of the way.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Vern Toad says:

    very cool

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robert Sanchez says:

    I've been watching your videos and I like
    The way you describe the repairs.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Num Ber IV says:

    Those "upper A's" look like a quality product

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars paul says:

    how much $ for the Krypto kit??

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Robert Tenbusch says:

    When removing the axle bearing without a remover, I partially remove the three bolts and hit each bolt with an air hammer and the bearing assembly comes right out, even on vehicles with over 300,000 miles of Michigan rust. Just a tip!

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Croomrider97 says:

    I had to drill mine out alittle.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Todd S says:

    I like when you work on the Chevrolet trucks.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Av8tore71 says:

    When did you get the Alignment system installed at your shop?

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Colby S says:

    Great video mang

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alex Downard says:

    Kyptonite are by far the best control arms and ball joints you can buy.

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michael says:

    That is SUPER MANLY – handling the phone with grease covering your plastic gloves, holding the phone to your face.
    You wouldn't dare do that if your country's healthcare system was public only, with waiting lists.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michael says:

    Kneeling on concrete is bad for your knees. You won't know the damage caused until it's too late.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Garrett Abcdefg says:

    A 7 year old truck needing suspension. What a bunch of trash

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Prestia2011 says:

    Love the unimpressed sarcasm with the fox shocks and kryptonite stuff lol. I'm sure he's seen it all with these "beefy" components that are nothing more than paint and marketing

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars orlando perez says:

    after that they should be a sponsor come on kryptonite 🙂

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars David Seelman says:

    Had a local shop install new control arms and align. They did not tighten the upper arms properly and I almost got in a crash when they shifted at 60 mph.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alan Robison says:

    Great job as usual!

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Natgas F says:

    Nice shoutout to Scotty K.

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ramiro YSQUIERDO says:

    Hello I am a fan and I was wondering if you have a video on how to replace a blend door on a 99 Ford windstar I would really appreciate it thnk you Ram.

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ron Vonbargen says:

    Do you need a bigger diameter air hose when using Thor?

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Johnny Sechrist says:

    First year at the dealership had to install camber and caster adjusting stuff. (Came without)….paid 3 hrs and glad I could do them in 2. Dealership pulled their sponsorship of my late model….same day loaded tools on my rollback it was hard working for coke heads and liars

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars rick Nichol says:

    I have a lift kit and that's the same thing I want to do is put the upper control arms and stuff on my truck but I just do not like worker on My own stuff other people stuff OK but then I looked up your address I'm in New York you're in New York but you're over 4 hours away lol

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars rick Nichol says:

    Yeah damn that guy must be bugged watching this video seeing you got the grease and dirt all over his nice New struts

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Michael Starmer says:

    I have a clunk, let me shoot the parts cannon at it for awhile.

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars m war says:

    I like the way you think. I live up in the great white north in Canada on the Alberta – Saskatchewan border. I do not have the rust you have to deal with. I always lube all the treaded components when ever they are apart. I am a self employed heavy duty tech, I repair and rebuild a lot of cars and trucks on the side. Like to watch what is coming into your shop.

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 1983jakesan says:

    Hahahaha @ the murders in the background

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars gjurczyc says:

    To clear the old compensation data, is disconnection the battery good enough? Had a shimmy that went away after a tire rotation.

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars SuperSecretSquirell says:

    Full-time wrench-breaker here and spent 13 years in the Army before that doing (mostly) the same. Have never like coffee. If I do drink it, it winds up with so much sugar and creamer in it that it's coffee-flavored sugar lol. I LOVE the smell of it though. Someone needs to make a candle that smells like coffee, bacon and gunpowder.

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Martin Blank says:

    Outstanding, again!

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chuckee Cheese says:

    Boaff does nuts lol

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars twwtb says:

    Is Kryptonite a sponsor? I'm not sure if I heard correctly. LOL.

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shitbox Tech says:

    "just like an epsiode of horsepower tv" hahhahaha that just took me back to highschool

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Patrick Barber says:

    Replaced a steering rack for a friend told him to take it for a alignment he didn’t was moaning when it shredded his tyres bearing in mind I didn’t stand a chance of getting it lined up anyway near as the rack was so shot it rattled when I shock it

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Travis says:

    ooo shit hes got green on the screen??? careful guys!

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Travis says:

    lmfao!!!!! that ballet scene in the beginning looked straight outta bobs burgers!!! :p

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Travis says:

    i loved hearin life in the background personally.. its too quiet around here most the time i do Not like it

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Delbert Layman says:

    These guys are a joke. Good to know thank you

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jason Benavides says:

    Are these arms longer or shorter than stock?

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars J Hamilton says:

    Great, as usual.

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars jammy46235 says:

    Zip ties 🤦‍♂️ those things dry rot you would think for that much money they would make them with the proper holes

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kenneth Stephens says:

    What brand is that ibeam looking wrench you used to take the first bolt off in the video? Those look pretty sweet. For some reason I can’t stop watching these videos. I doubt I’ll even even own a 1/2 ton Chevy

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ML-CIT says:

    I did this on my 2014 Silverado 1500 Z71. Two things I noticed. (Yes, I took it to get aligned).

    1. The wheels rub at full lock. So much so that they scrape off part of the aluminum wheel on the back side. I have no idea why they couldn't have made these not to rub. I read that someone used a 1/4" spacer to alleviate that issue. I don't really want to do that, as nobody makes hub-centric 1/4" spacers.

    2. My truck now creaks embarrassingly over speed bumps. I maintain the UCA's per the manufacturer's specifications, but it's bad. Now, I know this could be a number of things, but it didn't start until after the UCA change. They had to squeeze the channel more on these because the bushings area is shorter than the stock UCA's. So I chalk this up to poorer engineering than I would expect out of this kind of product.

    At least I can replace the ball joints easier when they go out again after my 3rd set of UCA's on this truck.

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Moron Nucleosus says:

    I ate the donuts….but never really drank coffee.

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars David Hunt says:

    Factory struts you have to remove to do the upper control arms.

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