As a 13 year old, Wesley Cade got involved in the custom automotive scene long before he could even drive. After high school in Southern California, he went off to a technical school to learn the skills that would help him to build his own custom vehicles and vehicles for others. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and now runs his own shop, Cade Customs. After owning several custom vehicles including a small air-bagged pickup and a big lifted full-size pickup, Wes made his next vehicle purchase. At 6 and a half feet tall, Wes knew going back to a small pickup wasn't going to be comfortable and needed a another big truck. He purchased this 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 Crew Cab Dually and knew just what he wanted to do with it. He wanted a big, bold, air-bagged truck that would grab attention at car shows and still be a reliable daily driver. The project was started in 2005 as a SEMA Show vehicle with only a few weeks to get it from stock to what you see here. With it's super-dark windows, loud exhaust, and aggressive overall look, this is one truck you don't want to get in the way of during your daily drive on Nevada's highways.

   Modifying the suspension of a truck this size is no simple task. The air bags and fabricated parts have to be able to withstand extreme weight as well as extra horsepower and torque. Wes acquired the parts he needed to get started on bringing the truck down to concrete level. With some help from friends, the truck received four Slam Specialties HE-7 air bags, a custom 4-link with the 'bags mounted on the two reverse bars, along with custom tubular upper and lower control arms with uni-balls built by friend Rusty "Rusty Nail" Mixer from Arizona. The rear end was brought to Sutton Engineering in City of Industry, California  to be shortened a total of 9-inches. With the rear end ready to re-installed, the frame was modified with a step notch to allow for more travel and frame-laying stance. Road dampening in a city that is always under construction was a concern so Toxic Shocks were installed at each corner in place of the stock shocks that would no longer be up to the task. Air adjustability is made possible using three Air Zenith compressors filling two 7-gallon air tanks and an Avs 7-switch switchbox. The trucks aggressive stance would not be complete without the Alcoa 22-inch semi truck wheels. The wheels were acquired through American Force Wheels and are attached using 8-to-10 lug adapters. The wheels were sandblasted by Plastic Media Stripping and then Powdercoated black by Powdercoating Plus in Las Vegas. The front wheels and dual rear wheels were all wrapped in 305/40/22 Dunlop Grandtrek PT9000 tires.

   As his truck was in the process of getting it's suspension work completed, Wes had already begun work on the body of the truck. With the SEMA Show as his goal and a short time to complete the work, he had to get it ready to be repainted. He removed the door handles, tailgate handle, tailgate running light, antenna, bedrail stake pockets, and rear bumper. The rear end was treated to a Sir Michaels roll pan and tailgate handle relocator. The taillights and all running lights were removed and covered in a Candy black paint by Wes to give them a much darker appearance. The front grill was modified with a DJ Motorsports hole-y grille insert and the bed was capped off with a Leer 100xq shell.  The 2-tone paint scheme was laid out with a mid-graphic split using Dupont chromapremier series paint in black, silver, and go-man-go factory dodge colors. The truck was then pinstriped by Joel Stevenson of Ten Ten Custom Paint.

   The factory interior needed to be updated to go with the theme of Wes' dually so he turned to Katzkin for color matched seat covers. The seats were fitted with black leather and copper carbon fiber inserts but the factory headrests were not retained for a low-back bucket seat look. A Ryno Manufacturing webbed billet mirror took the place of the plastic factory counterpart. The factory stereo also needed to be pumped up to another level. The head unit was replaced with an Audiovox flip up monitor and the stock speakers were tossed in favor of Scosche EFX component speakers. The components are powered by a hd-7004 amplifier and the two 10-inch Scosche Subwoofers under the rear seat are powered by a hd-6002 amplifier. The wiring, battery terminals, fuses, distribution blocks, and digital display 1-farad capacitor are all Scosche EFX series. The trucks remote start alarm controls Autoloc door poppers for entry. There are two Kinetik Audio hc2000 batteries relocated underneath driver and passenger doors for non-stop power. The audio install was performed by Corey Lewis from Ultimate Electronics.

   He then called upon his brother Jason and his company Something Kustom, to help with the performance aspect of the turbo-diesel dually. They installed a host of Bully Dog products including an air intake, 4-inch exhaust, bully kicker nitrous kit, propane injection with remote fill, and triple dog downloader with outlook. They also installed ARP head studs.

   Wes would like to thank his Dad because without him, it probably wouldn't be where it is today. His Mom for always giving him support with his passions, and his brother Jason Cade of Something Kustom. Also, all of his friends who helped with the project, his club Severed Ties, all of his sponsors including Dupont, Scosche, DJ Motorsports, Kinetik Audio, Dunlop Tires, Slam Specialties, Ryno Mfg, Bully Dog Diesel Performance, Air Zenith compressors, ARP Head Studs, Sir Michaels, Line-X, Katzkin, and Audiovox.