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  • 4" Jeep WJ Longarm Kit

    INCREDIBLE FLEX, UNBELIEVABLE PRICE

    jeepDYERSBURG, TENNESSEE— The long awaited WJ 4″ Longarm Kit is a comprehensive package including everything needed for a great suspension lift while maintaining the vehicle’s crucial center of gravity. Upgrade your WJ and gain aggressive looks, extreme flex, and enough ride height to run up to 31″ tires. Make no mistake, this kit is designed to wheel, but with so many great components to promote great ride quality it makes for a perfect daily driver as well. The kit includes adjustable high-clearance X-Flex upper and lower control arms with Clevite bushings, featuring rebuildable X-Flex joints with Adjustable Retainer Rings and preloadable bushings. The kit also includes front and rear coil springs, a front adjustable track bar with drop bracket, ¼” thick steel crossmember, skid plate and sway bar disconnects. Outfitted with Rough Country’s Performance 2.2 shocks, this Longarm lift boasts both off-road prowess and a smooth highway ride. (more…)

  • TRAIL-GEAR RELEASES ROCK ASSAULT™ 9 AXLE HOUSINGS WITH 3.5-INCH TUBING

    rock assaultFresno, CA-Trail-Gear, Inc. is expanding their Rock Assault™ 9 line with the option of 3.5 inch tubes for the Rock Assault™ Axle Housings today (Friday, June 8, 2012). “The increased tube diameter offers hard-core wheelers a little more strength and resistance to bending when taking on those extreme obstacles,” said Matt Messer, Trail-Gear CEO. “The Rock Assault™ 9’s strength and durability has been proven in competition and on the trails. The 3.5-inch tubing just takes it to the next level.” (more…)

  • Yokohama Tire-Sponsored Off-Road Racer Heidi Steele Takes 2nd at Baja 500

    In her first race of the season, the reigning Class 6 champ handles the tough course on off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires

    yokohamaFULLERTON, CA. – (June 5, 2012) – In her first race of the season, Yokohama Tire Corporation-sponsored off-roader Heidi Steele returned in style, taking second place at June 1-3 SCORE Baja 500 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.  Steele and co-driver/Desert Assassins teammate Rene Brugger battled the treacherous Baja terrain in a Ford Ranger equipped with off-the-shelf Geolandar M/T+® tires. (more…)

  • TRAIL-GEAR LAUNCHES BUNDLED PACKAGES TO OFFER GREATER SAVINGS TO CUSTOMERS

    Trail-GearFresno, CA-Today (Friday, June 1, 2012) Trail-Gear, Inc. is launching a series of bundled product packs at discounted prices. “We are always looking for new ways to provide our customers with greater value. We put together some innovative product packages to provide exceptional value,” said Matt Messer, Trail-Gear CEO. (more…)

  • California Motorized Recreation Council Generates Big Congressional Impact in Attempt to Save 160,000 acre Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area

    The California Motorized Recreation Council (CMRC), an umbrella group of the eight largest Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) associations in California, has organized a national effort to help save the world-renowned Johnson Valley OHV area in California. Mobilizing enthusiasts from across the country, and utilizing its relationship with the Livingston Group of Washington DC, CMRC has succeeded in its efforts to educate Congress about the unbelievable loss of public lands it has experienced since 1978 in the California Desert. The latest loss of opportunity stems from the 29 Palms Marine base expansion into the 160,000 acre Johnson Valley OHV area, which was created as part of the 1980 California Desert Protection Act. (more…)

  • RJ Anderson partners with SXSPerformance.com for remainder of 2012 WORCS series

    RJ AndersonRJ Anderson of Walker Evans Racing, one of the hottest upcoming stars of Lucas Short Course Off Road Racing and SXSPerformance.com will partner for the remainder of the 2012 WORCS series, as Anderson chases a championship in his Polaris RZRXP UTV.

    Coming off a win in Round 5 of the WORCS series at Racetown 395, and a podium at Lake Havasu, Anderson hopes to continue his momentum in the Production 1000 class. “It’s a great opportunity for our new company to partner with a family that is iconic in the sport of off road racing” Said Mike Lasher of SXSPerformance.com. The marriage is the continuation of a relationship Lasher and Anderson’s father have had since 2006 in which Lasher wore the driver’s suit as a sponsored driver of Walker Evans Racing in the Best in the Desert series. As Lasher has grown into the role of off-road business owner he realizes the value in motorsports marketing and finding an up and coming driver. “It’s a pleasure for me to now be on the other end of the sport and support great young talent” Lasher closed with. (more…)