Have you guys ever seen tow hooks that are protruding out from the the engine bay through a hood? Well these are GT style tow hooks and are mounted directly onto a strut tower. This give you another option to mount a tow hook in case you did not have a mounting option else where. Also, in the event that the front tow hook is not accessible because of a front end damage that may have occurred on the track.
Jul 25
Ueo Style parts
I’m sure many of you are familiar with Katsuhiro Ueo, one of the legends of Japanese drifting. Famous for driving (and staying very competitive in) the AE86 chassis even as the competition moved onto newer and more powerful cars, his skill and passion are undeniable. Ueo has channeled this passion into creating parts for his platform for choice – the AE86, and making them available to you! From inner tie rods to equal length rear multi-link kits, we are proud to offer Ueo Style parts available to suit a variety of needs and budgets. Check out this video courtesy of youtube showcasing his insane driving style (and his SSR MK-IIIs)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwuWtB7CuFk
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Jul 24
NEW SARD fuel pressure adapter for Nissan GTR R35
SARD Racing releases Fuel Pressure Regulator Adapter for aftermarket Fuel Pressure Regulators (FRP), works best with SARD FRP.
PART# XA69028
other SARD Fuel Delivery products; http://www.more-japan.com/Fuel-Delivery-c-355/
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Jul 23
Formula Drift Round 5 – “THROWDOWN” – Evergreen Speedway
Congratulations to SSR sponsored driver, Chris “The Force” Forsberg on finishing first at Evergreen Speedway. For more, check out MotoiQ.com.
Chris is sliding around on a custom set of SSR Type F’s.
Final round came down to Michael Essa and Chris Forsberg.
Once, again Congratulations to finishing first Chris at Round 5, Formula Drift. Not only did he take first at the track but he also claims top spot in the series.
All photos are credited to MotoiQ.com
Wheels: SSR-Wheels.com
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Jul 22
FR-S GT on SSR Professor SP1
Here is another angle of Daniel Song’s FR-S GT on SSR Professor SP1‘s during the photoshoot.
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Jul 19
Rywire’s E-AT Civic..#mindblown
This past weekend at the Spocom Show, I had a chance to take a look at the Rywire E-AT Civic. This was one car that really intrigued me. I’ve seen some pretty crazy stuff done with cars and this was one car that had me mind blown! At the end of the show, I got to talk to Ryan Basseri and even though the conversation was cut short for the awards ceremony, what he told me about the car made me want more! He did mention that the car was not done but this Motor is an ITR with individual throttle bodies. Now we’ve all seen that before but what’s interesting about this is that it’s running on a drive-by-wire throttle system. No throttle cable! Also, Ryan had told me that there are no fuses on the car. There was a unit (completely for got what’s it’s called) that sends voltage out to the appropriate sensors.
I probably regurgitated something wrong (there was so much going on that day) but I’d love to stop by his shop in the near future. It’s really amazing when you think about the engineering that went into thsi car. Well, I guess that’s why he won the Best Engineering Award at the the show!
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Jul 18
SSR Wheels on Minkara
Remember CarDomain? For those of you who are a bit on the younger side – allow me to drop a little knowledge on how the automotive enthusiast community communicated in the early 2000’s. CarDomain was a website where you could make a profile, much like Facebook or Myspace – but instead of taking “selfies” with your lips positioned uncomfortably or sharing a Beiber song with your friends, you could create pages of information about your car. Obvious things such as the year, make and model aside, you could share all kinds of information about the car, how long you have owned it, what modifications you may have done to it, power output, etc. On top of that, a blog section was also available to document the work that you put into your car as well as the leisure time you spent with it. Although CarDomain isn’t nearly as popular as it once was – it’s still around (I actually checked), but if you think this type of website might appeal to you – check out Minkara, the Japanese counterpart. Although fundamentally similar to CarDomain, Minkara just offers infinitely better content for people like us – the cars are almost exclusively Japanese, the vast majority of parts are authentic, quality pieces that are also nice to look at. I’ve gathered several photos from Minkara for your viewing pleasure – to give you an idea of what you can expect to see, with the theme being “SSR Wheels”, check it out!
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Jul 17
NEW: Sustec Under Brace for 2013 Nissan Sentra (#TUB147F)
NOW Available & In Stock
Tanabe Sustec Under Brace for 2013 Nissan Sentra (Part# TUB147)
More products for Nissan Sentra are coming soon.
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Jul 16
Spocom 2013 Coverage
This year there was a couple of events that landed on the same day here in Southern, California. In our previous post you might have seen our coverage of Mitsubishi Owner’s Day. Fortunately, that event occurred in the morning so heading to Spocom (Sport Compact) event later in the day wasn’t so difficult.
Held in Anaheim, this year’s Spocom event was a lot more crowded than last years event. It might be due to the fact that there are not as many events as last year. Many teams brought out tons of cars to represent their team for this competition. Car wise, the variety in make and the quality of build was there. The crowd seemed to enjoy the vendors that were there as well as the models. As for entertainment, there was also a dance team competition on the main stage and swimsuit competition. Spocom brought out the entertainment factor to those who showed and attended. Until next year!
Here is some coverage from this year’s Spocom event.
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Jul 15
Mitsubishi Owner’s Day 2013
Saturday July 12, 2013 was Mitsubishi Owner’s Day at the Mitsubishi headquarters in Cypress, CA. There was a large attendance of EVO 8, 9, 10, and 3000GT’s at this morning event. Along with a portable dyno drawing a huge crowd for every dyno run, and In&Out food truck (yum!), there was much to be seen at MOD 2013. Here are our event coverage pictures (click ‘Read the rest of this entry’ to view the pictures):
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