Chevy Suburban - Whipped Hauler

Chevrolet's Suburban has been a wildly popular vehicle for quite some time. It has the ability to haul people, trailers, and stuff, and with the recent onslaught of aftermarket speed equipment, the Suburban now has the real ability to haul ass. As we have stated before, there is just no excuse for driving a stock truck. Richard Ruiz of Clovis, California, knows this well. Having started with a sky-high first rendition, Richard turned around and brought his truck to more oxygenated levels. Of course, being an employee of Whipple almost mandates that those additional oxygen molecules be slammed through the rotors and into the flaming combustion mix.

Richard is married with children, so the additional seating areas in the Sub actually do see some rear ends. That does not mean that his truck is a lackluster flesh-mover. After deciding to explore the lower side of truck ownership, Richard approached a few choice product manufacturers for their wares. To tighten the handling of the big Chevy, McGaughy's 2-inch drop spindles mate the front ball joints, while out back McGaughy's boingers remove 3 inches of axle travel for a smooth stance. Credit goes to PPC Customs, of Clovis, for removing the sky-high and making the big 'Burb low and fly. Originally equipped for the lift with little wheels and big rubber, Richard wisely chose to oppose that for his new drop. All four corners received 22x9.5-inch Weld Velociti 6 rolling hardware cushioned from the Central California roadways by BFG P295/45R22 rubber. Viewing through the Weld wheels, an onlooker would encounter Baer EradiSpeed cross-drilled rotors, just the ticket for stopping this mammoth road-burner.

Popping open the expansive hood reveals a clean and uncluttered engine with just the right amount of engine enhancements. Hard to miss and first on the list is the fully polished Whipple supercharger stuffing the 5.3L engine with all the O2 it can handle. A little farther down in the bay is a set of ceramic-coated JBA headers moving the spent combustion process into the atmosphere. Bringing it down to a dull roar is a complete after-cat CGS exhaust system exiting through dual stainless tips. Extra style points are awarded for using Nu-Image carbon-fiber engine covers.