Replacing your brake rotors is an inevitable process that you’ll have to go through, especially if you want to keep your car performing its best over the years. This means that while resurfacing is a valid option for you, you may only want to do it if the wear on your brake rotor isn’t too […]
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10 Steps to Take if You Have Worn Brake Pads
You might be experiencing worn out brake pads right now, but you don’t know what to do after finding out. Your brake pads are located behind your rims, so when you decide to replace them, you’ll have to take the whole wheel out in order to be able to access them.
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Drilled vs Slotted Rotors: BMW 335i
The BMW 335i was first released in 2010, making it 11 years old as of the writing of this article. However, for people who use their vehicles daily, the marginal improvement of the brake systems may not matter as much as the money they’d save on replacement pads.
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R1 Concepts’ FIRST ever Track Day Event! Here’s What Happened
We recently had our first R1 Track Day event in its history, and boy it sure was a hot one! Our R1 Track Day event was held at Buttonwillow Race Park on June 18th and hosted by Turn 8 Track Days. Temperatures soared well over 110 degrees throughout the day and over 150 cars registered […]
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Survival Guide: What to do when brakes malfunction?
Don’t PanicCarefully Try to Engage the Brakes AgainSlowly Engage the Emergency BrakeDownshift if PossibleTurn On Your Hazard Lights and Move Slowly Towards the Edge Lanes We never think it’s going to happen to us. The reality is it can happen to anyone, at any time: brake malfunction. If you experience a brake system malfunction while […]
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Offroad at Metal Masher and Top of the World
Day 1 – Adventure Awaits Our Moab adventure started when we met with Tiffany Stone (@tiffanystone) and the GenRight Off Road (@genrightoffroad) team at the Metal Masher trail head. With a rating of 7, this trail offers both easy and very challenging obstacles. From the gatekeeper, to Misty’s Thumb, to the Widow Maker…this trail has […]
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