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Drum Brakes and it’s Mechanism

on June 13, 2008 in ALL POSTS, R1 Concepts Braking News, Videos

Drum brakes use hydraulic pressure and mechanical parts to slow your wheel when you press the brake pedal. The system works by pressing brake shoes outward against the inside surface of your rotating brake drum. Once you release the pedal, return springs pull those shoes away from the drum’s friction surface. That movement releases friction, […]

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Braking with ABS vs Non ABS

on June 11, 2008 in ALL POSTS, R1 Concepts Braking News, Videos

Nowadays, most vehicle on the road is equipped with ABS braking system.  A lot of people are unaware of what it stands for or how it really works.  Anti-lock braking system is what keeps your vehicle from skidding when applying the brakes hard. The advantages of having ABS in an emergency braking situation, is that […]

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G2 Brake Caliper Paint Now Available

on June 2, 2008 in ALL POSTS, New Releases

So you got new rims and new performance brake rotors, but yet you’re still missing that extra *bling*. For some reason, your wheels aren’t standing out yet. What are you missing? Paint those brake calipers dang it! It’s perhaps one of the easiest “upgrades” that is often overlooked. A painted caliper can make the whole […]

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Raffle Rules: Extreme Autofest 2008

on June 2, 2008 in ALL POSTS, Events, Raffles

Hello everyone. Thank you for checking back with us. Hope everyone had a great time at the Extreme Autofest 2008 Car Show in San Diego, CA (June 1, 2008). Today we are going to announce the winners for those who entered our raffle at the show at 4:00p.m. Since we had such a good turn […]

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Extreme Auto Fest, San Diego – Qualcomm Stadium on June 1, 2008

on May 28, 2008 in ALL POSTS, Events

Come check out R1 Concepts’ booth at the Extreme Auto Fest show located in San Diego at the Qualcomm Stadium on June 1, 2008. Baby Bash along with other DJs and performers will be live on stage. There will be bikini contests and models at the event as well. This EAF San Diego will feature […]

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2009 Nissan Maxima bringing back the 4DSC?

on May 28, 2008 in ALL POSTS, Car News & Reviews

Nissan has redesign the soon to come, this summer, the all new 2009 Nissan Maxima. Nissan has shorten the wheel base but the new Maxima looks bigger then the previous Maxima. How can that be? Nissan calls this “Liquid Motion,” Nissan states that they butched up styling which gives it a aggressive stance. The headlights […]

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