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Making big loads lighter
Whether you’re hauling heavy items in the bed of a truck, or pulling a heavily loaded trailer, Preferred Design’s Loadhelper System will lift the rear of your truck and more importantly make a loaded pickup safer to drive and easier to control.

• Comes as a boxed set with two units (and mounting hardware), one for each side of the pickup truck
• Bolts directly to the frame behind the rear wheels of the pickup truck
• Allows a pickup truck to carry its maximum allowable load with 65 percent less rear end sag
• Comes in two basic sizes: The original fits most full size pickups that do not have existing helper springs; Loadhelper II fits a variety of smaller pickup trucks and some others
• Mechanically actuated — by pulling a pin and relocating it, it goes into its “Helper” mode and immediately begins to help support a load
• Doesn’t require compressed air and won’t constantly stiffen the ride when not in use

Mother Nature: Bring it on
Bridgestone Tire’s newest member of its Blizzak family of winter tires — the Blizzak Revo1 — has UNI-T Technology and is designed for severe ice or snow conditions, allowing for a solid grip on wet and dry roads.

• Bite particles embedded in the Tube Multicell compound help grab the ice while the Tube Multicell compound cuts through and disperses the water
• Cross-riblet surface provides ice traction for a new tire until the Tube Multicell compound is exposed
• Zigzag sipes contribute to upgraded traction on ice through drainage and edge effect, and 3-D sipes improve dry performance while maintaining snow, ice and wet traction.
• Available in 11 Q-speed rated sizes and has a nondirectional tread design for the 65-60 Series and a directional tread design for the 55-45 series
• Many applications available

Sensor adds security
Stellar Electronic Tilt Sensor is a great added security to any alarm system as it prevents theft of expensive rims and unwanted towing.

• Features electronic tilt memory technology that remembers your vehicle’s parking angle when the ignition is turned off
• Enables parking on steep hills with no problems
• Universal design allows it to work with any alarm system
• Plug-in harness and detailed instructions make installation a snap
• Backed by a limited lifetime warranty

Want smooth? Go Emu
ARB’s Old Man Emu line is a new suspension system that offers various degrees of comfort, load carrying capabilities and control characteristics.

• Engineers design and test every element of the suspension
• By offering a full range of suspension products means a fully integrated 4x4 suspension system that will dramatically improve the safety and handling of a vehicle

Air apparent
Kelderman Mfg.’s 10- to 12-inch Air Ride Lift Kit for the 2005-2006 Ford Super Duty and Ford Excursion SUV is designed to add a both a cushioned, easy ride on the road and an impressive show height when parked.

• Front kit replaces the factory coils with a large long travel high-capacity airbag
• Factory trailing arms replaced with longer trailing arms to keep the axle in the correct location
• Allows truck to ride at different heights
• Can raise truck 6 inches (no air in the bags) to 14 inches (air and shocks topped out)
• Bolt-on kit requires minimal cutting or drilling

Who can’t use a lift?
Superlift’s innovation streak continues with 1- to 8-inch (shown) lifts for the 2005-model, coil spring-equipped F-250 and F-350 Super Duty 4x4 pickups.