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  • EXTREME FLEX WITHOUT THE EXTREME PRICE

    Rough Country Unveils 4” Jeep ZJ Long Arm Suspension Kit

    DYERSBURG, TENNESSEE— Rough Country Suspension Systems announces an exciting new addition to the family of Jeep ZJ Lift kits with the highly anticipated 4” Longarm X-Series package. Boasting some impressive features, the ZJ Longarm Kit is a comprehensive package including everything needed for a great suspension lift while maintaining the vehicle’s crucial center of gravity. The kit includes adjustable high-clearance X-Flex upper and lower control arms featuring the new, rebuildable X-Flex joints with Adjustable Retainer Rings that allow you to preload our Clevite bushings by compressing them prior to install. The kit also includes 4” coil springs,  front adjustable track bar with drop bracket, ¼” thick steel crossmember and skid plate, sway bar disconnects, and much, much more. Outfitted with Rough Country’s Performance 2.2 shocks, this Longarm Lift Kit is a total solution comprised of top-notch components. (more…)

  • True Tacoma Width Front Axle Housing

    This exclusive axle design is the first in the industry to be released with all new parts. Our knuckle balls are forged from 1035 steel, making them much stronger than stock, eliminating closed or bent knuckle balls.

    The axle tubes have been offset above the housing centerline, so the inner axles ride near the bottom of the axle tubes rather than in the center. The result is an increase of 3/8″ in ground clearance under the axle tubes. The axle tubes are made from 5/16″ thick 1020 DOM tubing with an outer diameter of 3″. (more…)

  • ECORS Announces 2011 Offroad Racing Series

    East Coast Offroad Racing Series Announces March Race at The Flats in Marion, North Carolina

    ECORS adds new UTV class in its five-race series for 2011

    GREENVILLE, NC – March 9, 2011 – East Coast Offroad Racing Series (ECORS, www.ecors.com) announces its first race in the 2011 racing series to be held at The Flats in Marion, NC, on March 12, 2011.

    ECORS is a traveling race series that will be hosting five races at various Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) destinations in the Southeast in 2011. Each class of vehicle runs separate courses depending on difficulty and has a designated amount of time to complete a pre-determined amount of laps. (more…)

  • Lucas Murphy Drives Coast To Coast For His Shot To Be The 2011 King of the Hammers

    NORTH EASTON, MA    MARCH 8, 2011-   Massachusetts conjures up images of clam chowder and Nor’easters, but in the off-road world New England is known for being the home of Lucas Murphy.  Murphy qualified for the exclusive Griffin King of the Hammers race by finishing 5th at the Quadratec Rausch Creek Qualifier, and then backed it up with a win at the Southern Missouri Off Road Ranch International Endurance Race.  Murphy then transitioned back to home life, juggling his work managing a manufacturing engineering group, raising a young family, racing on the weekends and building a new house. (more…)

  • Jason Scherer Finishes 3rd at 2011 King of the Hammers

    DANVILLE, CA   MARCH 7, 2011  Jason Scherer released his normally polite and respectful personality for the possessed man that races the number 76 car and accomplished his second podium finish at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers.  Scherer started 36th out of 100 competitors with his brother Casey co-driving.  It was not long before the duo was passing the competition and out front, just as Scherer has done the past two years. (more…)

  • Lexus Races into 2011 with JTGrey Racing Team

    TORRANCE, Calif. – March 3, 2011 – Lexus announced today it will be the primary sponsor for the JTGrey Racing team and its LX 570 flagship luxury utility vehicle in the quest to win the 2011 SCORE Stock Full Championship.

    “The JTGrey Racing team demonstrates just how capable, reliable and durable the Lexus LX 570 is,” said David Nordstrom, vice president of marketing, Lexus division.  “It’s exciting to see the LX 570 conquer the rugged and extreme desert terrains with the same nimbleness and dexterity it has when it navigates city streets.  Its off-road mastery combined with its powerful 5.7-liter V8 are sure to be a winning combination again this year.” (more…)