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SPOCOM LA 2026: Hot Takes, Wild Builds, and R1 Concepts Highlights

SPOCOM has a way of packing the best of car culture under one roof, and SPOCOM LA 2026 at the LA Convention Center was no exception. The R1 crew rolled out, set up the booth, and spent the day surrounded by some of the cleanest builds and coolest people in the scene. Between the show […]

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Tacoma big brake kit fitment showing wheel clearance over a six-piston R1 Concepts caliper

Tacoma Big Brake Kit Fitment: Wheel Size, Offset, and Backspacing

You found the perfect big brake kit, you ordered it, you got it bolted up, and then your wheels will not go back on. It is one of the most common and most frustrating mistakes people make when upgrading their brakes. The truth about Tacoma big brake kit fitment is simple: the brakes are only […]

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Subaru brake upgrade builds at Wicked Big Meet with the R1 Concepts crew

WICKED BIG MEET

Stafford Springs, Connecticut turned into Subaru country for Wicked Big Meet, and the R1 crew was right in the middle of it. We came back for our second year running, and the turnout did not disappoint. The line to get in stretched all the way into the treeline. Lifted Foresters, built Crosstreks, overland rigs loaded […]

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Tacoma Getting a Much Needed Brake Refresh!

Every Tacoma owner hits this moment. The truck still drives great, but the pedal is a little soft, the rotors are showing some lip, and there’s just enough shudder under heavy braking to remind you it has been a while. That is the moment you stop putting it off and you do a proper Tacoma […]

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Fiesta Prerunners in San Diego with the R1 Concepts crew at Fiesta Island

FIESTA PRERUNNERS in San Diego!

Fiesta Island in San Diego is one of those rare spots where the off-road community gets to take over a piece of real estate and just let the trucks breathe. Fiesta Prerunners is the meet that pulls it all together. Pre-runners, race trucks, daily drivers, and one-off builds parked side by side, with people fishing […]

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Cliffhanger trail in Moab with R1 Concepts and Sherpa rigs

Crawling CLIFFHANGER in the RAIN with SHERPA

Moab in the rain is a different animal. The rocks turn slick, the ledges grow teeth, and the trails that felt manageable on a dry Tuesday morning suddenly demand everything you’ve got. We rolled out to Cliffhanger with our friends from Sherpa expecting one kind of day and got another. The downpour came hard, then […]

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