Jon started by calling his old friends Dacy Jackson and Brett Cox to get them sold on the idea that the Burban could be dragging body in as little as 10 days. So with them on board they began by taking the stock Burban that Jon had purchased from his mom and removing the entire front suspension. The factory coils were replaced with new Slam Specialties RS-72 bags. The factory spindles were then replaced with a drop spindle from Chassis Tech. Next they added a Monroe shock to the front to keep the ride as smooth at all times. Out back it was decided upon to cut the frame rails in favor of a C -notch to allow the frame and rearend to never have the ability to touch. The rear leafs were ditched in favor of a 2 link set up with a track bar installed to keep the rearend from shifting under extreme cornering. Another set of Slam Specialties RS-72's were installed in the rear to ensure plenty of lift. To ensure that the gas tank never had a chance to touch the ground Jon used the 20 Gallon donor of a Blazer, after it was powder coated to prevent it from rusting, and make it look better of course.  To supply the pneumatic pressure the Burban needed to get things moving, (2) Viar 450 compressors were plumbed thru a 7-gallon tank. For that quick on the fly vertical motion Jon decided to install (8) GC Valves for individual corner control at all times.
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Now that they had the frame rails flush with the Earth it was time to press on at the blistering pace. The next order of business was to ensure that the daylight between the body and the ground grew seemingly absent. With this in mind the crew struck out on a mission to perform a 3.5" body drop. Once this was done Jon added a set of 20x8 Eagle Alloy 212 rims covered with a 255/35/20 Nitto Extreme tire.   
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