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Posi Quiet Brakes Pads – Semi Metallic, Ceramic, or Extended Wear

on August 20, 2008 in ALL POSTS, R1 Concepts Braking News, Rants

Posi Quiet Brake Pads speaks for itself.  The “Posi” in Posi Quiet brake pads means these pads are positive mold.  What the heck is positive mold?  Positive mold (Image #1 below) is a Original Equipment Manufacture process in making an OEM brake pad. In positive mold, the fictions material are highly compress into a brake […]

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R1’s Exhibit HIN – Night Shift at Pomona, CA on Saturday, August 9th

on August 4, 2008 in ALL POSTS, Events, R1 Concepts Braking News

Hot Import Nights is expecting over 15k attendees this year for their ‘Night Shift’ venue at the Pomona Fair Plex in Southern California.  Night Shift is not exclusive to Import Tuners, but varied range of rides from: imports, to low-riders, muscle machines, bikes, trucks and SUV’s.  So get your camera ready to take many picture […]

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Dodge Charger Brakes Rotors and Pads are same as the Dodge Magnum & Chrysler 300

on July 28, 2008 in ALL POSTS, R1 Concepts Braking News, Rants

FYI many of you didn’t know the brakes rotors and pads for the new gen Dodge Charger is the same body frame as the Dodge Magnum and the Chrysler 300(C).  Dodge Magnum (which is now out of production) and the Chrysler 300(C) majority of the automotive parts same to each other as well.  The only […]

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R1 Concepts not RL Concepts or RI Concepts

on July 24, 2008 in ALL POSTS, R1 Concepts Braking News, Rants

The “#1” in R1 Concepts, fools many people into thinking it’s RL Concepts or RI Concepts (Ri Concepts.)  It’s not the people fault, because we know the #1, also looks like the letter “L” and “I.”  Also, many of us forget the “Concepts” in “R1 Concepts” and use R1 brakes – R1 rotors or even […]

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Dodge Sprinter Performance Brake Rotors

on July 23, 2008 in ALL POSTS, R1 Concepts Braking News

As you know Dodge Sprinter Vans is a very reliable vehicle and a lot of people use it for deliveries. The only problem that people is running into is that the rotors will warp on them within 8-10k miles. With this van weighting in about 5000 lbs, the braking system is carrying a lot of […]

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Mercedes Directional Vane Brake Rotors

on July 18, 2008 in ALL POSTS, R1 Concepts Braking News

Many Mercedes Benz E500 (2003 and up) and other Benz Class Owners ask us:  How come you can’t drill and slot my rotors?   I’m here today to elaborate why we don’t, (but it’s not like we cannot.)  Many Mercedes Benz like the 2003+ E500, C55, C32, have rotors that come in a directional curve vane. Example: Directional Vane Brake rotors […]

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