Archive for the 'Safety' Category
Monday, January 21st, 2008
Having a truck that lays the frame on the ground is cool, but laying the gas tank isn’t cool. After all, with the price of gas today, there’s no reason to waste it by spilling it out through a hole you dragged in the tank. To avoid that problem, the fabricators at Suicidedoors.com have […]
Posted in GMC Truck, GM, Chevrolet, Safety, Makes | No Comments »
Friday, January 11th, 2008
It seems like everyone’s restoring a muscle car nowadays, but they all have the same problem: a lot of power in a car that can’t stop that well. Baer Brakes just introduced the new Iron Sport system which works with most popular rear ends. It includes all the brackets needed to convert the stock drum […]
Posted in Brakes, Safety, Budget Bling | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Want to see and be seen on your bike? Try adding a Xenon HID headlight with this kit from Xenonlink. It’s a bolt-on, plug in solution — for just $100.
Posted in Xenonlights.com, Lighting, Safety, Motorcycles, Electrical | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Why shouldn’t your look clean and sleek like your body lines? They should, and that’s why Bosch offers a line of wipers that do away with the old metal frames that to which we’re accustomed, offering instead this sweet new curved look. They’re very modern, but available for older vehicles as well.
Posted in Bosch, Safety, Appearance | 3 Comments »
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Most cars today ship with good ‘ole DOT-approved headlights, complete with low and high beams, and even have fog lights as standard or optional equipment. They are, to be blunt, useless. I’ve never found them to put out enough light, and the light is too dispersed to be useful. And fog? Fuggetaboutit. That’s why I […]
Posted in PIAA, Lighting, Safety, Electrical, Appearance | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 1st, 2007
If you’re doing serious rock crawling or other off-roading, you’ll eventually end up lowering the air pressure in your tires to get better traction on the rocks – since airing ‘em down also increases the tire’s contact patch. Beadlocks help make sure that your tire stays securely mounted on your rim with the lower air pressure […]
Posted in Off-Roading, Champion Beadlock, Safety, Wheels, Appearance, Performance | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Ever wish your regular factory horn was just a bit louder? Like freakin’ freight train loud? Or maybe like a fog horn on a ship? While these dual-tone air horns from Hella aren’t exactly that loud, they’re damn close, delivering 118 dB of ear-damaging sound — which is way, way louder than your weenie-ass stock […]
Posted in Safety, Hella, Electrical, Summit | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 17th, 2007
Tire pressure is one of those oft-overlooked items on our customizing checklist. Considering how much time we spend trying to go faster, turn better, and burn less dead dinosaurs, we don’t spend nearly enough time checking up on the stuff that really counts. Maybe we’d be more likely to keep an eye on pressures if […]
Posted in Safety, Tires, Tire Rack, Hella, Wheels, Electrical, Performance | 1 Comment »