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Keys to Ride 2020: March Featured Brands

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The Keys to Ride sweepstakes is back for another run—and this year promises to be even bigger than before. Performance Corner® is partnering with Truck Hero to bring resellers a Grand Prize worthy of their pursuit: a 2020 Ram 1500 fully customized with products from Truck Hero brands!

March Double Credit and Bonus Brands

Every month, participating resellers can earn double-purchase dollar credits on select Truck Hero brands (i.e., 2 entries per $1,000 in purchases) or regular entries from a brand making a special appearance in the sweepstakes. Special March brands are:

  • Double Credits: Husky Liners and Rugged Liner
  • Bonus Brand: BACKRACK

Rules of Engagement

To be eligible for the Grand Prize, resellers must purchase a minimum of five participating Truck Hero product lines from Competition Specialties, Inc. from February 1 to August 31, 2020. Participants will receive 1 entry for every $1,000 in qualifying purchases, and bonus entries are available (see Official Rules for complete details).

Participating Lines

  • AMP Research
  • AVS
  • BAK Industries
  • BedRug
  • Bushwacker
  • Extang
  • Husky Liners
  • LUND
  • N-FAB
  • Retrax
  • Roll-N-Lock
  • Rugged Liner
  • TruXedo
  • UnderCover

Stay tuned to this blog for a head’s up on each month’s bonus brands; we’ll also be sending emails and postcards to ensure you don’t miss an opportunity to score more entries. So get ready to sell, and good luck—we hope to see you at SEMA 2020!

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Energy Suspension: Rock-Flex Suspension Systems for 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL

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Though the Wrangler JL offers many advances over the JK, including a well-designed suspension featuring better geometry, the engineers at Energy Suspension believe strongly in that old saying: “There’s always room for improvement.”

The new Rock-Flex suspension system from Energy Suspension captures that adventurous spirit. Using Hyperflex performance polyurethane, Rock-Flex systems create a ride height–adjustable suspension that gives your JL the articulation, control, and off-road performance of a much more expensive off-road suspension while simultaneously enhancing on-road handling. Rock-Flex is less a replacement suspension and more a series of parts that augment the factory suspension (and overcomes the shortcomings of OE rubber components).

This innovative product addresses all the issues associated with lifting a coil sprung Jeep, correcting sway bar geometry and caster without additional modification—allowing the suspension to function properly through its entire range of motion while improving the JL’s already impressive street manners.

If you’ll be at SEMA, stop by the Energy Suspension booth (#23267) to learn more about this exciting new product.

Features

  • For 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL.
  • Creates a ride height–adjustable suspension.
  • Increased articulation, control, and off- and on-road performance.
  • Corrects sway bar geometry and caster without additional modification.
  • Visit the Energy Suspension booth (#23265) at SEMA to learn more!

Energy Suspension Rock-Flex Suspension System for Jeep Wrangler JL

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AAM GROUP PARTNERS WITH GREG GRIFFITH AND MANCAVE DESIGNS IN 2017 SEMA PROJECT VEHICLE: RENEGADE III

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October 26, 2017 (JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.) — The AAM Group™, the largest program distribution group in the SEMA marketplace, is jointly announcing the 2017 SEMA project vehicle Renegade III: a 1974 Jeep CJ-5 that has been taken to the ground and reconstructed with modern enhancements any 1970s owner would have loved. Renegade III is being outfitted by the biggest names in the automotive aftermarket—most of them sponsoring manufacturers of the Performance Corner® jobber marketing program. The Jeep will make its exhibition debut at the SEMA Show in Booth SL08 in the South Hall, Lower Level.

Renegade III was conceived, designed, and managed by AAM Program Sales Manager Greg Griffith and built by the Mancave Designs team. In addition to the modern upgrades, OE enhancements, and custom touches, the Jeep includes several “Hidden Mickeys”: Mickey Mouse silhouettes placed throughout the build. Griffith originally bought the Jeep as a modest cruiser for his wife, a former Disney cast member and enthusiastic fan, and Renegade III exists as both a salute to her and a one-of-a-kind vehicle that brings together two iconic brands.

“One of the best things about this project was that it allowed us to include both our truck and performance manufacturers on one build,” said Griffith. “The support they gave us was simply outstanding. This build should have taken four years under normal circumstances, but our team pulled it together in just over nine months. I am very proud of this Jeep, as she continues our tradition of bringing unique looks and stances to SEMA—plus, blending old with new and showcasing some really crafty parts.”

Performance Corner® Sponsors

AutoMeter Products, Bestop, CURT, Driven Racing Oil, Edelbrock, Flex-a-lite, Flowmaster, Husky Liners, Motive Gear, MSD Performance, Omix-ADA, OPTIMA Batteries, Powermaster, Rancho, Scorpion Protective Coatings, TEN Factory, Vision X, and WARN.

Additional Sponsors

BFGoodrich, Clifford Performance, Harland Sharp, Hi-Lift, Kicker, Painless, Raceline Wheels, SPIDERWEBSHADE, Straub Technologies, and Tuffy.

Custom Services

James Belcher and Mancave Designs

Lift Services

Joey Yokum at Atomic City 4×4 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. 865-481-8006

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T-Rex Grilles: Win a Free X-Metal Grille with a SEMA Photo

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If you’ll be at the SEMA Show this year, T-Rex Grilles is giving you a chance to win a FREE X-Metal grille. Just take a picture of any vehicle with a T-Rex grille anywhere in Las Vegas for the duration of the show (October 31 to November 3, 2017). It can be at SEMA itself, on the strip, or even the parking lot of your favorite restaurant. Then post the photo on social media using the hashtags #trexsema2017 and #trexgrilles. The winner will be randomly selected and announced November 15 on the T-Rex Instagram page. Click the photo below for complete details!

T-Rex SEMA X-Metal Grille Contest

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Freedom Ford Has Landed at SEMA!

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Freedom Ford Has Landed at SEMA!

The AAM Group’s “Freedom Ford” project truck has taken its place at booth SU02 at the SEMA Show after a 2,200-mile, multi-day trek that started in northeast Tennessee at AAM Group™ headquarters and wound its way through Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before finally arriving for exhibition in Las Vegas for the anticipated automotive aftermarket extravaganza.

Freshly prepped, polished, and shined for the show, Freedom Ford is a 2016 Ford F-150 wrapped in custom black digital camo blended with an American flag graphic. Boasting 35” tires and a 7” lift, Freedom Ford is an imposing presence and a patriotic tribute to the hard-earned liberty we enjoy in the United States thanks to the vigilance and sacrifices of our most courageous citizens.

See It in Person

Freedom Ford was outfitted by many of the biggest names in the truck aftermarket, headlined by primary sponsor Lund International. SEMA Show attendees can get an up-close view of Freedom Ford by stopping by event space SU02.

Freedom Ford Has Landed at SEMA!

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ARIES Jeep Build to Benefit Folds of Honor and Gold Star Teen Adventure

ARIES Jeep Build to Benefit Folds of Honor and Gold Star Teen Adventures

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In 2015, The AAM Group partnered with ARIES Automotive to build the NSF1 project Jeep, which benefitted the Navy SEAL Foundation. The experience reinforced how important and powerful it is to give back to our military personnel and their families, who give so much to protect our freedom. This year, ARIES has partnered with Starwood Customs and KEG Media for a very special Jeep build, this one intended to benefit Folds of Honor and Gold Star Teen Adventures. Folds of Honor works to help fill the financial gaps experienced by more than one million dependents adversely affected by war. Gold Star Teen Adventures enables healing through programs that develop character and leadership skills for the youth of personnel who are lost in the line of duty.

ARIES Jeep Build to Benefit Folds of Honor and Gold Star Teen Adventure

In 2004, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Army SPC Stephen P. Downing II (assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery) was killed by enemy fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. SPC Downing left behind his family—Leann, Taylor, and Stephen—who are the owners of this Jeep and have directly benefited from the help and support provided by Folds of Honor and Gold Star Teen Adventures. ARIES outfitted the Jeep with several of its new and classic products, including front and rear bumpers, hood and windshield light mounts, flat fenders and inner fender liners, LED lighting, a swing-away tire carrier, tube doors, security cargo lid, rocker steps, StyleGuard floor liners, and more.

The Jeep will be unveiled at the ARIES booth preview event on October 31 at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

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AAM Group™ Honored SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees with Pinewood Derby Trucks

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AAM Builds Pinewood Derby Trucks for SEMA Cares Charity to Honor 2016 SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees
AAM Builds Pinewood Derby Trucks for SEMA Cares Charity to Honor 2016 SEMA Hall of Fame Inductees

Trucks Also to Benefit SEMA Cares Charities through Pinewood Drag Race Event

The AAM Group™, the largest program distribution group in the SEMA marketplace, bought and built three pinewood derby trucks to benefit the SEMA Cares charitable organization. The trucks, each sponsored by one of AAM’s retail marketing programs, were raced alongside other entrants in the Pinewood Derby that was held directly before the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser last Friday in Pomona, Calif.

In a special tie-in, AAM dedicated each of the trucks to one of this year’s three new SEMA Hall of Fame inductees: Matt Agosta, Chip Foose, and Gary Hooker. The truck numbers—07, 29, and 16—commemorated the date of the event. Agosta, Foose, and Hooker were on hand to run their trucks down the track, and were presented with them afterward to additionally recognize their contributions to the industry.

“AAM has long supported the SEMA Pinewood Derby and the charities it benefits,” said AAM President Tim Odom. “This year we saw a great opportunity to use our cars to further recognize some of our industry’s heroes on our cars, as the derby coincides with their recognition. We had a great deal of fun with the design and build and hope the cars added a little color to the event.”

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