Street Trucks January 2024

bburrell@engaged.media | @burrellimages on all social media New Year, New Me! ISN’T THAT HOW MOST PEOPLE START THE YEAR OFF? New Year’s resolutions, new gym memberships, and new plans that most people don’t keep. I don’t understand the need to “promise” you will do something but then never follow through. For me, the one promise I can make sure I keep is to bring our readers the best feature trucks, the biggest show coverages, and the coolest tech articles. I currently have half a dozen or so covers and issue themes planned out, and you won’t want to miss a single issue! There will be old trucks, new trucks, bodied trucks, and lifted trucks, so get those subscriptions up to date. For this issue,…

2024 HONDA PICKUP GETS INCREASED OFF-ROAD PERFORMANCE AND UPGRADED TECH THE 2024 Honda Ridgeline is designed to work hard and play even harder with improved off-road performance, updated styling, and a more high-tech cabin. The first-ever Ridgeline TrailSport has been engineered to be more off-road capable and get weekend adventurers even farther off the beaten path with new features, including an off-road-tuned suspension, all-terrain tires, and steel underbody protection. All 2024 Ridgeline models will begin arriving in dealers this winter. Taking Ridgeline’s rugged styling even further, “RIDGELINE” is stamped across the tailgate while the grille gets a sporty new mesh design. Inside, more advanced tech has been smartly integrated to enhance Ridgeline’s cabin experience. A new 7-inch digital instrument panel is now standard, featuring an all-digital tachometer on the left…

AIR SPRING CRADLE FOR LIFTED TRUCKS THE AIR LIFT UNIVERSAL AIR SPRING CRADLE ENABLES THE AIR SPRING TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE LOWER BRACKET, ALLOWING FULL EXTENSION OF YOUR VEHICLE’S SUSPENSION WHILE HAVING A SEAT FOR THE AIR SPRING TO SIT INTO ON COMPRESSION OF THE SUSPENSION. The easy-to-install kit has two cradles made of durable resin and mounting hardware for a perfect fit when installed with a LoadLifter 5000 kit and draining holes to help clear water and debris. Whether adding an air spring kit or upgrading your current setup, the Air Lift Universal Air Spring Cradle kit is the best choice for your lifted truck. The cradle fits all Air Lift bellows-style air spring kits and most other brands. The cradle’s design allows for bolt-up or bolt-down installation…

WHEN IT COMES TO AUTOMOTIVE EVENTS, YOU’LL FIND NOTHING LARGER OR MORE RECOGNIZED THAN THE SEMA SHOW. While most people perceive this event to be a car-and-truck show, it isn’t. It’s an industry-only trade show designed for aftermarket manufacturers, distributors, and related companies to network and show off the latest and greatest parts. Are most of these parts installed on top-notch vehicles? Yes. Are there more high-end builds than any other automotive event? Yes. So, in a way, you can say it’s a “show” but on a totally different level. Each year people from all over the world travel to Las Vegas the first week of November to attend this event, and this was the 60th year they have done so. SEMA organizers recorded more than 130,000 attendees with 70,000-plus…

HOP WITH US INTO MR. Peabody’s Wayback Machine as we set the dial to January 1993. While it might sound like a random date to revisit, a lot of notable things went down that year. Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd US President, the Buffalo Bills became the first team to lose three consecutive Super Bowls (ouch) and, most interestingly for truck enthusiasts, a certain 1989 Toyota pickup graced a certain magazine, which burned its place into the memories of many of us. The pink-colored truck in question went by the name “Ballistic,” and it was absolutely slammed to nearly an inch or two off the ground—and the magazine, of course, was issue #23 of Mini Truckin’. This truck was far ahead of its time in the early…

THE GRAND NATIONAL TRUCK SHOW, WHICH TOOK PLACE THIS PAST SEPTEMBER, WAS TO MANY THE PREMIER TRUCK-ONLY EVENT OF THE YEAR. As with its sister event, the world-famous Grand National Roadster Show (known as GNRS), the show (can we go ahead and call it GNTS already?) was held at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, and was open to all customized trucks, vans, and SUVs regardless of make, model, or year. The event featured a wide range of vehicles and build styles, from traditional early rods and customs to late models, domestic and foreign, lifted and lowered. With sponsors such as O'Reilly Auto Parts, LMC Truck, Classic Truck Performance, and ARP Fasteners in full support, the show was destined for success. The show was divided into two parts: the indoor show…