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The application of horsepower to a racing surface can be a violent affair and that requires suspension parts that are up to the task. There are different types of rear suspension setups and if you’re trying to make big power a wishbone might be something you want to add to help keep everything planted. We talked with Rickie Jones from Quarter-Max about the wishbone and why you might want to think about adding one.Often, when people think of the rear suspension under a racecar and important parts …

Rick Jones couldn't help it; He had to see how everything worked.Jones, one of drag racing's premiere chassis builders and the driving force behind the RJ Race Cars/Quartermax brands, admits his tendencies began as a kid growing up in Illinois. At any given time he'd have his bicycle and any other toy his parents bought him torn apart in the family's garage. Even the soapbox derby car he built with his dad was in pieces again shortly after it was completed."They would take a look at it, and say …

Quarter-Max and RJ Race Cars are known for providing top notch products and vehicles for a wide range of applications from street machines to the worlds quickest Pro Mods. Today we're adding to our product line up with a new beefy option for their favorite rear end centering device.Our best-selling QM Extreme Pro Series Wishbone Kit is now available with an even larger and stronger billet 4130 1-1/4" OD slide tube option. This is a 25% increase in slide tube diameter over our standard 1" billet …

Congratulations to Jay Cox for setting the new PDRA Pro Nitrous World Record this past weekend at the PDRA East Coast Nationals at Gallot Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina. Cox and his team shattered the record with a unbelievably quick 3.637 ET at 204.26 MPH, qualifying #1 for the PDRA season opener. Outstanding performance with his RJ Race Cars/Quarter-Max built Pro Mod 1969 Camaro!

Rick Jones is well-known as the builder of some of drag racing’s quickest, fastest, and most successful doorslammers, from Pro Stock and Top Sportsman to Radial vs The World and Pro Modified. Jones has built a chassis-building and performance parts empire that’s virtually synonymous with the sport over the last 30-plus years, and it all began with a comparably simple 1969 Chevrolet Camaro.In an improbable tale with a storybook ending, Rick was recently reunited with his first love, his 1969 SS-3 …