Heintz’ 2000 Chevy Silverado
The story of the transformation of Forrest Heintz’ Silverado has appeared in numerous truck magazines. After the massive transformation, his truck is now one of the biggest sport trucks to ever roam the streets of
As a kid, Forrest was captivated by the monster trucks he saw in stadiums, fairgrounds, and on television. The now infamous Silverado used to be his daily driver and mud-bogger during his high school years. According to him, it spent more time being dirty than it did clean. All this is in the verge of changing, when Forrest and his friend James had a quick trip to a local truck show. In the said event, James brought his Chevy Tahoe that is somewhat incomparable with Forrest’s untidy Silverado. This made Forrest decide on having his Silverado altered.
With the help of B&C to help out on the budget, his Silverado has undergone major changes. The front end of the truck received a four-link suspension that would locate a Dana 60 axle, taken from an ‘02 Ford Super Duty pickup. The B&C built its own crossover system. The rear of the truck had a three-link and a 1-ton rear axle, which were taken from an older Chevy truck. All the link bars were built from Schedule 80, 0.250 wall, 2-1/2-inch-diameter tubing, and pivot on urethane bushing ends. To provide the lift for the chassis, a quartet of King 14-inch stroke, 2-1/2-inch-diameter coilover shocks were custom-valved in-house and installed. Hotchkis 23mm sway bars were also employed to keep the Chevy from tipping over while running on the highways and side streets of The Lone Star State.