SEPTEMBER 2017
42
BY AUSTA COOK - PHOTOS BY KAREN CLEMENTTHINK PINK
KT’S CUMMINS STANDS OUT IN THE CROWD
Montana may be officially known as
the Big Sky state, but you could say it’s
unofficially known for trucks as far as the
eye can see.
“I grew up in Montana where pretty
much everyone has a 4-wheel drive and
my dad has always had big diesel trucks,”
shares industry enthusiast KT Joy. “A
memory of mine from a very small age is
the sound of a diesel truck coming up our
mile-long driveway and knowing Dad was
home. He would always modify them, lift
them, put more power into them, and I fell
in love then.”
Despite swapping through models,
KT’s father always drove a Cummins so
she’s been familiar with the brand since
she was little.
“Like father, like daughter, I suppose,”
she jokes. “I’ve stuck to it ever since.”
Today you’ll find KT behind the wheel
of her 2007 2500 5.9L Mega Cab Cummins,
nicknamed Nichole. Along with their die-
sel-driving dad, her younger brother also
drives a lifted Mega Cab.
“You can definitely say it’s a family
hobby and we all support each other,” she
says with a grin.
When it comes to her own Cummins, KT
doesn’t stop at using her truck as just herdaily driver.
“I use her for everything. Whether it’s
me and all my girls going out here in Vegas
on a Friday night, or taking her off-road for
a little muddy fun, or being the friend that
can haul pretty much anything, Nichole
and I will be there,” grins KT.
Being 5 feet, 10 inches tall herself, one
of the first modifications she thought of
after first finding her Dodge Ram was a6-inch Pro Comp lift.
“I’m used to being taller than a lot of
people so I guess I needed my truck to be
taller than most too, which is why she’s
lifted,” she jokes.
KT also invested in a FASS fuel system and
Edge Programmer for ramping up her diesel’s
power and performance. These are modifi-
cations she appreciates every time she turns
the key and hears her Cummins roar.