Street Trucks June 2022

INTRODUCING Sergeant Square IT’S TIME FOR STREET TRUCKS MAGAZINE TO GIVE BACK! We are partnering with Mission 22 for a unique charity project designed to raise as much money as possible for this amazing nonprofit organization. We have all seen themed charity truck builds in the past, but we intend to do something a little different with Sergeant Square. Instead of creating a military-themed truck or building a vehicle to give to a deserving service member, we hired one of the nation’s top truck designers to create the ultimate looking and most desirable Chevy Squarebody on the planet. Chris Stafford from Stafford’s Garage is a current military serviceman himself, and he’s also the mind behind this one-of-a-kind machine you see below. Chris gave us all a glimpse…

WHETHER hauling snowmobiles to the cabin in the dead of winter or the pontoon to the lake in the dogdays of summer, the 2022 F-150 Lightning is tested to have customers covered. To help prove it, Ford engineers took the first all-electric F-Series to two of America’s toughest real-world towing routes during development: the—TFLTruck’s Ike Gauntlet in the winter and the Davis Dam in the summer. Ford engineers took preproduction F-150 Lightnings to what some call the world’s toughest towing test—TFLtruck’s Ike Gauntlet towing test—with windchills registering below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The Ike Gauntlet is an 8-mile stretch of I-70 in Colorado that ascends at a 7% incline to a maximum elevation of 11,158 feet above sea level around the Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel. The Lightning towed 10,000 pounds up the…

THE 2022 Ram 1500 Laramie is celebrating a spot on Autotrader’s list of Best Car Interiors Under $50,000 for 2022, which highlights the best interiors among the most affordable new cars. “The features and quality of new-car interiors have grown by leaps and bounds over the last several years,” said Brian Moody, executive editor for Autotrader. “Even as new-car prices have increased in the last few years as a result of pandemic-induced supply shortages, car shoppers can rest assured that many of today’s affordable vehicles offer interior features that were available only on luxury vehicles not too long ago.” The 2022 Ram 1500 Laramie features a standard leather-trim 40/20/40 front bench seat and six-passenger seating. Autotrader cited the Ram 1500 Laramie interior’s balance of boldness and confident elegance, also noting…

GENERAL Motors marks another major milestone in its commitment to an all-electric future as Cadillac formally celebrates the beginning of retail production of the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ at GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant. GM President Mark Reuss, Cadillac Vice President Rory Harvey, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, UAW representatives, plant employees, and other officials joined together today to celebrate this milestone. GM announced a commitment to invest $2 billion in Spring Hill Assembly in October 2020, and the entire Spring Hill team has worked to prepare for production of the Cadillac LYRIQ. The launch accelerated ahead of schedule, while the team continued to assemble the Cadillac XT5, Cadillac XT6, and GMC Acadia with world-class quality. “The Cadillac LYRIQ sets the standard for the future of Cadillac and marks another major…

2.5-INCH DROP SPINDLE FOR ’67-’72 C10s THE DETROIT SPEED DROP SPINDLE KIT IMPROVES THE HANDLING AND PERFORMANCE OF YOUR 1971-1972 CHEVROLET/GMC C10/C15 TRUCK WHILE LOWERING THE FRONT RIDE HEIGHT BY 2.5 INCHES. The kit includes forged aluminum drop spindles with forged steel steering arms, ball joints, tie-rod ends, and tie-rod adjusters. DETROIT SPEED 704-662-3272 www.detroitspeed.com FEATURES: ■ Lower your 1971-1972 Chevrolet/GMC C10/ C15 2.5 inches with forged aluminum drop spindles with forged steel steering arms ■ 100% bolt-on for a quick and easy installation in your garage ■ Modern GMT800 (1999-2006 Silverado) truck hub pack, wheel bearings with dual bolt pattern (5x5 inches or 5x4.75 inches), means no more packing messy wheel bearings ■ Made in the USA, DSE forged aluminum spindles with forged steel steering arms for strength and…

BEFORE JOSEPH CARPENTIER EVEN BEGAN TEARING INTO HIS 2011 GMC SIERRA, HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT HE WANTED TO SEE FROM IT. “I had the paint style decided on and was already set on who would do the work,” he says. “Same goes for the suspension system. I wanted my truck to sit low and be visually loud, and I knew how to make that happen.” Joseph’s hometown of Lakeland, Florida, is just east of Tampa and has a solid number of talented auto craftsmen. In fact, the Sierra didn’t even have to leave city limits from start to finish, which is kind of an unusual tidbit about this project. Local hands were utilized in turning Joseph’s ordinary factory-condition GMC into something special in just under a two-year period the whole…