Hard Core Tires

Big Brakes, Big Wheels and Big Calipers

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:13:05 +0000

Many 17 inch and larger wheels give a good view of your brake calipers. That’s not always preferred, especially if your calipers are plain or just ugly. One thing you can do is upgrade to an aftermarket set of performance brakes, which can have painted or powder coated bodies. These look great and most perform well. The down side is the price. You can have $1,500+ in a high performance disc brake kit. If you have the money and want the performance, then go for it.If you really just need your brake calipers to look better, Duplicolor has the cost saving answer. Duplicolor Brake Caliper Paint Kits come in many standard colors and offer everything you need to clean, prep and paint your brake calipers. You don’t even have to take them off the car if you don’t want to. A Duplicolor Brake Caliper Paint Kit is economical at under $20 most places and makes your brakes look like $1,500!

Racing Wheels

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:32:05 +0000

So you’re trying to choose the right wheels for your car. It’s hard to visualize what will look good. 15 inch or 17 inch? Staggered front to rear sizes? What style of racing wheels should you choose? There are a lot of questions. We all know wheels are expensive and you’ll probably have them for some time. Now JEGS has a wheel simulator that can give you a good idea of how your car will look with custom wheels. Give it a try. You can choose your car including color, set the wheel style, size etc. It gives a good idea of what the wheels will look like on your car.

Bell Tech Rear Axle Flip Kits & C-Section Kits

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:00:23 +0000

Lowering the back of a truck is almost always easier than lowering the front. With a typical straight rear axle, you can get lowering kits to get the truck down in the weeds. Swing hangers and more radical suspension changes will get you there. You can also flip the axle on top of your rear leaf springs which gains you a ton of drop. You can use spacer blocks between the axle and leaf springs to lower it more. One big problem that you soon will encounter on a radically lowered truck is the available travel between the axle and frame rails. Bell Tech makes kits to C-Section your frame rails to give more room for the suspension to collapse. Otherwise your rear end will slap the frame rails when it compresses. Bell Tech C-Section kits are purpose built to fit a specific truck. They bolt on so no welding is needed.

Steering Wheel of the Week – Billet Specialties Psycho

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:34:58 +0000

This weeks wheel of the week is a little different. Steering Wheels are just as important to a car owner for looks. If you drive your car, you spend more time in front of the steering wheel than you do at the side of your car. We’ll give the nod to steering wheels everywhere and honor the Billet Specialties Psycho design.

Every Kind of Lug Nut You Could Ever Need

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:10:21 +0000

Mr. Lugnut makes a wide range of replacement lug nuts that you can use on your stock OEM rims or aftermarket types. Lug nut thread sizes range from Metric to SAE. Styles include closed end and open end; Mag lug nuts for flat flanges; Conical style lug nuts; Safety lug nuts and more.

American Racing Cartel Chrome Wheel is the Wheel of the Week

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:49:51 +0000

No question – American Racing designs and builds some sweet rims. This week’s wheel of the week is the Cartel. The Cartel is a modern star shaped design with 8 main spokes. Each spoke is split into 2. Technically it’s a 16 spoked star design. Available in 17, 18, 20 and 22 inch wheel diameters and bolt patterns. Wheel widths are limited between 8 and 9.5 inches, depending on the wheel diameter you want. We think the American Racing Cartel is a winner and deserves this week’s wheel of the week spotlight.

Last Chance – Dick Cepek Torque Wheels Rebate

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:10:00 +0000

Purchase a set of Dick Cepek Torque Wheels by June 15th, 2010 and get a rebate. Hey – That’s tomorrow!!!!!

Last Chance – Mickey Thompson Rebate Offer on Drag Tires

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:07:12 +0000

Visit Mickey Thompson’s website for exact information on this rebate. Purchase a set of two 26-Inch, 28-Inch, or 29.5-Inch ET Drag tires for the rebate. If you also purchase two ET Front tires on the same invoice as the qualifying 2 ET Drag tires, you will receive an additional rebate.

Cragar 600C Series S/S FWD – Chrome

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:57:19 +0000

Cragar Chrome 600C Series S/S FWD is a new wheel with an old heritage. Coming from the same company that made the Cragar S/S, the new 600 C Series is a great new updated version of the classic wheel.

Mickey Thompson Sale Page

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:54:27 +0000

Mickey Thompson has a sale page of clearance items and closeouts that you might want to check out every so often. I don’t know how often it’s updated, but there are some good deals on the page.