Stella Silverado

One year ago in April I bought a 2014 Silverado that was maintained fantastically by the first owner. June of 2021 I add a RC 5” lift with the loaded struts etc, mid level price point and mid level quality, obviously not a McGaughys lift kit (problems persist within these just as well) but definitely not the cheapest and actually quite nice for the price. Also have 35” tires. After about 8k miles with the lift kit on it I’m experiencing okay in the steering wheel and the dreaded steering rack clunk when turning at low speeds, back into a parking space etc.. my understanding is that it’s about $2700 to get it replaced and there’s no guarantee this will mitigate the noise or even fix the problem overall, let alone the new rack failing in another 10-15k miles. I’ve had a full front end rebuild with MOOG control arms, ball joints the whole deal. Still experiencing the clunk and at this point I’m thinking it’s better to just deal with it until it gets worse or the power steering fails. It would have been easier to trade it in and put the ≈10k I have/would have spent on repairs as a down payment on a new truck. For now I will just be keeping it as is and dealing with the clunk, but apparently the best/only way to deal with this is have the dealership install and warranty your lift kit as this would be the cheapest and most reliable option if/when this happens again. Apparently after my doing my fair share of research, these later model 1500 GM trucks are notorious for these issues. (obviously GM and steering/tie rod problems have been their specialty issues since forever) just wanted to post a more recent comment to update this thread since it’s been awhile.

It’s been about 2 years since you posted thisz any updates?