King of the Hammers 2012 Recap
King of the Hammers 2012 is a wrap, and BDS Rep Jason Shellhaas made it back from the west coast with plenty of stories to tell… “Well another King of the Hammers (KOH) has come and gone, and with it, a new champion has been crowned. Congrats to Eric Miller on bringing home the crown this year. 2012 marked the 6th running of KOH out in the Johnson Valley SRVA, and BDS Suspension’s first trip out to the lakebed to witness the spectacle first hand. Over the years since its inception, this event has exploded in popularity as big budget builds and backyard creations compete head-to-head on a growling course of wide open desert racing and extreme rock crawling. It’s 9 days of mayhem stuffed full of UTV racing, an invite-only motorcycle race that included running Backdoor downhill, and the first ever Everyman Challenge, which allowed basically stock Jeeps to take…
BDS 6” F350 Install in the pages of 8-Lug
Check out the December 2011 issue of 8-Lug Magazine for a great tech article titled “A Semi-Custom Build for an Average Guy”. It’s all about installing the BDS 6” 4-Link suspension lift and fitting a set of (6) 35’s on a newer Ford F350 Dually. Whether you’re looking to improve performance, gain some ground clearance, or just improve the look of your late model Super Duty, BDS has lift options from 1” to 8” to get the job done. Check out the article as Todd Headlee of 8-Lug Magazine walks you through the finer points of the lift install, new age tire balancing, and alignment on a 2008 Ford F350 dually at Big O Tires in Lake Havasu, AZ. The article is full of useful tech and includes photos to walk you through the install. As Todd puts it “Known for its sterling reputation, BDS offers lift kits with a…
Tundras at play halfway around the world
BDS Distributor BATT Customs out of Beijing, China sent us this video of a Toyota owners club meeting up to do a little 4Wheeling. Among the Toyotas were a BDS 4.5” lifted and BDS 7” lifted Tundra out to join in the fun. Seems like everyone enjoys a little snow wheeling!
T3 Challenge
Michael Wang from BDS Distributor BATT Customs in Beijing, China sent us some photos from the T3 Challenge, China’s largest off-road event each year. More than 20,000 fans of the off-road lifestyle come together for this 6 days event hosted by fblife.com in inner Mongolia. Teams of 3 vehicles (T3) compete in a number of challenges with the best time taking home the glory. Michael took on the challenge with a pair of BDS Suspension equipped Tundras and had a blast participating.
BDS heads to OK Auto’s OKtober Truckfest
BDS’s very own Chris Bowers just made it back to Michigan after heading down to OK 4WD‘s annual OKtoberfest. Here is his take on the event: OKtober Truckfest, what a show! Apparently no one around BDS Distributor OK Auto 4WD in Stewartsville, NJ is aware of a slump in the economy! OKtober Truckfest had  record registrations with over 170 vehicles along with (1) Blackhawk Military helicopter landing during the show! The showroom and sales counter were busy from the time the doors opened at 9:00 am to closing. The show always has something for everyone, from a band on the back deck playing your favorite tunes to pumpkin painting for the kids. Following the show and shine competition Jim O., owner of OK opened up the rock pile and test terrain to anyone feeling the need. The local volunteer fire department has the grilles fired up all day with food…
Off-Road Expo Recap
Off-Road Expo 2011 WOW! What a great trip to Sothern California! Off-Road Expo seems to be one of the fastest growing events in the country and this year didn’t fail to impress! This is the second year VP of sales, Mike Maloney and Jason Shellhaas, the BDS West Coast sales rep made the journey to the L.A. County Fair Plex to represent the BDS line for the two day show. The show started at 9am on Saturday Oct. 8th, and the place was shoulder to shoulder visitors within the first half hour! Mike and Jason spent the next two days answering questions and receiving great feedback from customers covering everything from classic CJ5’s to High Clearance IFS systems and everything in between! On display in the BDS booth was the new BDS/FOX shock as well as a very sharp 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited JK, showing off a flexed out BDS…