New Truck Parts And Accessories - 101 New Products

The 2005 SEMA Show showcased the aftermarket's newest automotive upgrades, as well as various visions of how these parts could be put to use. We're illustrating that latter point in our show coverage elsewhere in this issue, as well as with some featured trucks and SUVs that you might see in our pages over the rest of the year. But new products have the shelf life of an open can of beer. And since we are dedicated to the health of our readers, we have taken a "no skunky products" pledge by showing you 101 samples of cool stuff from this year's show.

AFCO Stock-Mount Shocks
Double-adjustable shocks from AFCO can be mounted in stock locations on Chevy, Dodge, and Ford pickups. These lightweight aluminum shocks are double-adjustable for fine tuning and can be used with coil-over or conventional applications. For more information, contact AFCO, Dept. TR, P.O. Box 548, 977 Hyrock Blvd., Boonville, IN 47601, (800) 632-2320, www.afcoracing.com.

Chassis Tech Airwaves Air Spring/Shock Combo
This combination air spring and shock simplifies the installation of air suspension and should bolt in place of the factory shock with little or no modifications. For more information, contact Chassis Tech, Dept. TR, 260 South Hibbert, Mesa, AZ 85210, (480) 668-5448, www.airbagit.com.

Bully Dog Triple Dog Power Pup Downloader
The Triple Dog Power Pup Downloader from Bully Dog Technologies boosts the performance of Ford, Dodge, and GM diesel powerplants. Aside from downloading new performance parameters into an engine's computer, it allows the user to tweak those settings on the fly. For more information, contact Bully Dog Technologies, Dept. TR, 2854 West 2200 South, Aberdeen, ID 83210, (866) 285-5936, www.bullydog.com.

AZA Forged C-Note$ Wheel
This aluminum wheel from AZA Forged is finished with renderings of currency (Euros, Yen, or other bills). In this case, the wheel is flashing Benjamins like they are going out of style. Other finishes are available in marble, woodgrain, carbon fiber, and camo. For more information, contact AZA Forge, Dept. TR, 583 S. Center Street, Turlock, CA 95380, (209) 664-0207, www.azaforged.com.

Baer Claw GT Drum-To-Disc Rear Conversion
The Claw GT drum-to-disc rear brake conversion kit gives the Chevy Silverado high-perf stopping power. This system includes 14-inch rotor, two-piston aluminum caliper, and a drum-in-hat parking mechanism. For more information, contact Baer Brake Systems, Dept. TR, 3108 W. Thomas Rd., Suite 1201, Phoenix, AZ 85017-5306, (602) 233-1411, www.baer.com.

Garmin StreetPilot i2, i3, i5
No larger than a baseball, the Garmin StreetPilot i2, i3, and i5 portable navigations systems provide streamlined navigation functionality for users on a budget. The i2 offers a monochrome screen, while the i3 (shown here) offers color. Both come with a 128MB microSD card and the necessary software for downloading and storing the map data of a user's region. The color-screened i5 is preloaded with maps of North America. For more information, contact Garmin, Dept. TR, 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, (913) 397-8200, www.garmin.com.

ATS Aurora Twin Turbo Kit For Cummins Diesel
This Twin Turbo from ATS Aurora combines the Aurora 2000 and 5000 turbos and is designed to function in a twin/compound configuration on Cummins 5.9L diesel powerplants. For more information, contact ATS Diesel Performance, Dept. TR, 5293 Ward Road, Arvada, CO 80002, (303) 431-7973, www.atsdiesel.com.