Just Right

Showtime Metal Works' 2007 Chevy Silverado

- Aaron Gold

Like many businesses in the truck industry, ShowTime Metal Works started out as a hobby. Brandon and Dustin Naivar were two brothers out of Taylor, Texas, who had a passion for lifted trucks. "We had a couple of 1/2-ton Chevys and we would try to get them taller and bigger and stronger," says Brandon. "If it won't hold up to 40-inch tires, we're not interested in it." The Naivars quickly found that the bolt-on suspension kits they were buying didn't deliver the performance they were looking for. The brothers grew up around metal fabrication and are both certified welders, so instead of spending more money on suspension parts, they invested in fabrication equipment and began building their own.