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Month: September 2012

  • TRAIL-GEAR EXPANDS OFFERINGS FOR FJ80s AND TRAIL TAGS LINE

    Fresno, CA- Trail-Gear, Inc. is expanding their offerings for FJs with the release of two new steering kits for FJ80s. Trail-Gear is also expanding their Trail Tag line with the addition of Trail Tags for their rear bumpers and tube doors. All four products are available for purchase beginning today (Friday, September 28).

    Trail-Gear is now offering a heavy duty upgrade to the stock FJ80 Tie Rod. The stock Tie Rod is easily bent when the vehicle is taken off-road. Trail-Gear’s FJ80 Heavy Duty Tie Rod Kit includes TG’s Heavy Duty FJ80 Tie Rod Ends and Tie Rod tubing made from 1.25″ x .250″ wall DOM, making the steering system more capable of handling off-road driving without incident. The rod ends included in the kit are greased for life, sealed, and include the cotter pin and jam nut. The Tie Rod is precision tapped with left- hand threads marked. Each rod is test fitted to ensure rod ends thread in with correct fit. The Trail-GearFJ80 Heavy Duty Tie Rod Kit works on 1990-1997 Toyota Land Cruisers (FJ80s). (more…)

  • 2012 LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD EXPO ANNOUNCES THE OFF-ROAD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (ORBA) AS CHARITY OF CHOICE

    Buy Tickets with Code ORBA and Help ORBA’s Efforts to Save Land Use Rights in Johnson Valley, CA for Off Roaders

    POMONA, CALIF. (October 1, 2012) – The 2012 Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo powered by General Tire will return to the Pomona Fairplex Saturday, October 6 through Sunday, October 7, with the Off-Road Business Association (ORBA) as the official event charity.  Advance tickets purchased with the special promotion code ORBA atwww.offroadexpo.com will net $1.00 for every ticket sold to ORBA.

    ORBA is a national non-profit trade association of motorized off-road related businesses formed to promote and preserve off-road recreation.   ORBA proactively protects recreation access and opportunities by ensuring that America’s families are not arbitrarily denied the right to responsibly recreate. ORBA provides leadership in addressing land use issues by advancing policies that conserve the environment while at the same time providing off-road recreation opportunities. (more…)

  • Brad Lovell Declared 2012 Ultra4 Pro Series Champion

    September 26, 2012- Twin Peaks, CA: The 2012 Ultra4 Pro Series Championship began with the 2012 Griffin King of The Hammers and ended with the 2012 Ultra4 American Rocksports Championship last weekend in Tooele, Utah. More than 50 drivers from 20 states competed for a chance to be named the 2012 Ultra4 Pro Series Champion. Ultimately, Ultra4 veteran and short course champion, Brad Lovell, would claim the title.

    The 2012 Ultra4 Pro Series Championship consisted of three races. Each race was meant to highlight the unique characteristics and strengths of Ultra4 cars. The three races for this year’s series were: 2012 Griffin King of The Hammers, which emphasized high speed desert racing, endurance and rock crawling, Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno; a 500+ mile race through the Nevada desert that tested both cars and drivers endurance, and The American Rocksports Challenge which combined short course racing and rock crawling with multiple cars competing simultaneously in a series of heat races. (more…)

  • WIDIA Sponsors Ultra 4 Unlimited Class Racer

    LATROBE, Pa. — WIDIA, a global tooling leader and past sponsor of individual racers, including the No. 1 WIDIA Chevrolet driven by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s Jamie McMurray in the 2011 April Martinsville NASCAR race, now is sponsoring the Ultra 4 unlimited class racecar driven by David Buchberger for the 2012–2013 Ultra 4 season.

    With this development, WIDIA is sponsoring one of its own, since Buchberger also serves as vice president of Hi-Speed Corp. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), a distributor of WIDIA-brand products and services. (more…)

  • TS3000R – The Dawning of a New Era

    The world’s most advanced and unique family of driving lights has just expanded. J.W. Speaker has just released the latest in the TS3000 family of high intensity LED driving lights – the TS3000R. This brand new, 6” round driving light breaks all the rules with its massive light output, vibration-resistant construction, extremely low power consumption, and 50,000+ hours of life.

    “The TS3000R provides an amazingly clean, white light. HID doesn’t even compare when you consider the longevity and durability of this new LED lamp. The pencil beam reaches a staggering distance and puts light exactly where you need it.” said Alan Dunn, President & Owner, High Country Performance 4×4. (more…)

  • DYNOMAX® EXHAUST SYSTEMS ADD NEW OFF-ROAD SPECIFIC COVERAGE TO POPULAR JEEP PLATFORM

    Monroe, Mich., Sept. 17, 2012 – After the release of the industry’s first off-road “Evolution Competition” system for Jeep® vehicles this past spring, Tenneco’s DynoMax® performance exhaust brand has added additional coverage of the popular design to fit 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 3.6L V6 platforms (Part no. 39522).

    Available at performance retailers nationwide, the DynoMax “Evolution Competition” system was designed for extreme off-road driving and rock crawling and is ideal on lifted JKs. Engineered to dump the exhaust in front of the rear axle, the DynoMax kit provides additional space and flexibility to run an off-road suspension system. This kit is for off-road use only. The original Evolution Competition kit was designed in collaboration with Off-Road Evolution, Fullerton, Calif. (more…)