Up next OBS parts guide | Parts Now Available for ’88-’98 Chevy Trucks Published on September 24, 2021 Author Chris Hamilton Share article Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Mail 0 SKY HIGH BOWTIE | One Big Bad OBS Dream It, Build It, Drive It! We can all think back to when we were 15 years old, sitting in our rooms looking at truck magazines thinking of what you would build if you could build anything. Was it a slammed-out, body-kit-having, brightly colored sport truck? Or was a massive tire, multi-shock monster truck more your action? Either way, we all loved the same thing, and that was dreaming of crazy custom trucks. Well, what if you could reach back and tell your 15-year-old self that you not only built that truck yourself, but you also drive the hell out of it as often as possible. Your kid version would be impressed, and your adult version would stand proud knowing you realized a dream, no matter how impractical it may be for day-to-day use. HE bought this 1998 Chevy Z71 bone stock, and he added front and rear axles from a Ford F-250, a completely custom four-link suspension with 28 inches of lift, and 44-inch tires on 26-inch wheels. That’s the situation Ryan Houeye from Louisiana. Ever since Ryan was 15 years old, he dreamed of owning a towering truck with a silver suit and a shiny bowtie. He bought this 1998 Chevy Z71 bone stock and built it from the ground up. Adding front and rear axles from an Ford F-250, a completely custom four-link suspension with 28 inches of lift and 44-inch tires would satisfy the itch right? Not even close. To really stand out in the crowded OBS landscape, Ryan reached out to Specialty Forged Wheels and asked about ordering the largest wheels that are practically possible for a true driver like this one. After some calculations were made, including offsets and production costs, they pulled the trigger on a set of fully polished 26×16 Specialty Forged wheels. These unbelievable pieces of forged aluminum needed to be wrapped in the finest rubber allowed on the road, which in this case comes in the form of 44×19.50×26 Super Swamper Bogger tires from Interco. That’s a lot of rubber and a whole lot of weight that the factory engine just wasn’t meant for, so a motor swap was next on the list. …what if you could reach back and tell your 15-year-old self that you not only built that truck yourself, but you also drive the hell out of it as often as possible. Your kid version would be impressed, and your adult version would stand proud knowing you realized a dream, no matter how impractical it may be for day-to-day use. WITH past experience in diesel engines and reliability vs accordability, the Cummins 12-valve is the premier name that comes up over and over with big daily driven street trucks. That’s exactly what Ryan had installed in his ’98 Chevy, along with a 5-speed NV450 transmission. With past experience in diesel engines and reliability vs affordability, the Cummins 12-valve is the premier name that comes up over and over with big daily driven street trucks. That’s exactly what Ryan had installed in his ‘98 Chevy, along with a 5-speed NV450 transmission. The final piece in the overall puzzle is a bright silver paint job that looks like it came from the factory. He bought this 1998 Chevy Z71 bone stock, and he added front and rear axles from a Ford F-250, a completely custom four-link suspension with 28 inches of lift, and 44-inch tires on 26-inch wheels. With past experience in diesel engines and reliability vs affordability, the Cummins 12-valve is the premier name that comes up over and over with big daily driven street trucks. That’s exactly what Ryan had installed in his ’98 Chevy, along with a 5-speed NV450 transmission. TRUCK SPECS Ryan Houeye Louisiana 1998 Chevy Z71 Engine 12v Cummins engine 5-speed NV4500 transmission Suspenison 28-inch custom suspension lift Four-link on coilovers Ford F-250 front and rear axles Wheels/Tires 26×16 Specialty Forged Wheels 44×19.50×26 Super Swamper Bogger Tires Exterior Custom Paint
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