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GoodGuys Del Mar 2010: Fun, Sun & Autocross Madness!

We Carve The Cones at the 10th Annual GoodGuys Del Mar Nationals  In years past, the first big car show of the year was the GoodGuys Del Mar Nationals, held at a fairgrounds and horse track in a quiet little beach community just north of San Diego. This...

Mopar Autocross in Las Vegas!

After three days, 250 E-Max riders and over 40 classic Mopars ran through the cones at the Hotchkis / Keisler autocross at the Mopars at the Strip show in Las Vegas Wow, what a weekend! On March 23 – 25, we partnered up with Keisler Engineering...

Hotchkis Track Day March 4, 2010

It’s the first week of March and while the rest of the country is buried under the snow, we’re fortunate enough out here in California to have great track day weather! It was a little cold at Willow Springs, but our second R&D Track Test...

Hotchkis Track Day January 7, 2010

While the rest of the country is buried in snow, we are very fortunate to have sunny Southern California weather nearly year round. We took advantage of the sunshine in early January and had our first track test of 2010 at Willow Springs.  The main focus...

HOTCHKIS BUILT A BETTER BRACKET: NEW CONTROL ARM SWAY BAR MOUNT FOR B&E BODY

Hotchkis gives 1966-70 B-Body and 1970-74 E-Body Moparowners an easy way to upgrade stock suspension witha high-performance front sway bar    Designed for cars without lower control arm sway bar mount CNC bent bracket allows attachment of a high-performance...

EASY F-BODY SUSPENSION TUNING

New Hotchkis Adjustable Rear Sway Barfor 1993-02 Camaro, Firebird & T/A    Allows suspension tuning for optimal street and track handling Three adjustment settings: 225, 240 and 255 lbs/in Bolt-in installation, heavy duty end links and hardware...

“PURPLE HAZE” 69 CAMARO HOTCHWHEEL!

When the designers at Mattel wanted to release a cool first gen Camaro, they called us up and asked for some ideas. We talked to them about pro-touring, high-speed handling, low-profile tires and cool paint schemes. Then, a few months ago, they unveiled...

2010 CAMARO SWAY BARS FROM HOTCHKIS

2010 CAMARO SWAY BARS FROM HOTCHKIS Adjustable Sport Sway Bars Improve Handling, Traction & Driver Control   Hotchkis Sway Bar equipped 2010 Camaro SS. Click image for High-Res version.  For Immediate Release    KEY NEWS Bolt-In installation...

E-MAX CHALLENGER TAKES PODIUM IN AUTO-X DEBUT

“E-MAX” CHALLENGER TAKES PODIUM IN AUTO-X DEBUT   Hotchkis Test Car Captures 2nd Place Finish at Goodguys Pleasanton image to download wallpaper. Racing image gallery below. KEY NEWS 1970 Challenger R/T makes Goodguys auto cross debut,...

NORCAL SUMMER TEAM HOTCHKIS SCORES AT THE GOODGUYS SUMMER GET-TOGETHER

he picturesque town of Pleasanton looks like most small suburbs surrounding the California Bay Area: clean city streets, well-kept houses and lots of white picket fences. It also happens to be home court for the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association,...

SUPERCAR HANDLING FOR 2nd GEN F-BODIES

SUPERCAR HANDLING FOR 2nd GEN F-BODIES New Geometry-Corrected A-Arms For 1970-81 Camaro & Firebird   Click images to download in high-res. More images below in gallery.  KEY NEWS Upper Arm Features: Increased Caster for high speed stability Increased...

MUSCLE CAR HANDLING FOR 1967-72 C10 PICKUPS

MUSCLE CAR HANDLING FOR 1967-72 C10 PICKUPS New C10 Sport Sway Bar Set Dramatically Improves Handling & Control   Hotchkis Sport Sway Bar Set for 1967-72 Chevrolet C10 Pickup. Click image for High-Res version.  For Immediate Release   KEY NEWS Benefits: Increases...

RUNNING THE CONES IN DEL MAR HOTCHKIS HITS THE GOODGUYS DEL MAR NATIONALS

There’s only one way to describe an event like the 2009 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals: Perfect. The three day event ran April 3-5 in the tiny beach town just north of San Diego, and we couldn’t have asked for a better show, from the perfect clear blue...

VIPER HANDLING FOR CLASSIC MOPARS

VIPER HANDLING FOR CLASSIC MOPARS New Geometry-Corrected Tubular Upper A-Arms for B & E Bodies Hotchkis B & E Body Upper A-Arms. Click to download in High-Res. Test car vehicle images below.  For Immediate Release   KEY NEWS Tubular arms...

TURN YOUR E36 INTO THE ULTIMATE HANDLING MACHINE

TURN YOUR E36 INTO THE ULTIMATE HANDLING MACHINE New 1992-96 BMW 3-Series Sport Sway Bars from Hotchkis Performance Hotchkis B & E Body Upper A-Arms. Click to download in High-Res. Test car vehicle images below.  For Immediate Release   KEY NEWS Features: Adjustable...