2007 PRI Show, Orlando, Florida - Weld Racing®, an American Racing® brand, announced the release of Torque-Loc, a new addition to the Dominator Series of lifted off-road truck wheels. Available in 17”, 18”, and 20” diameters with widths of 8.5”, 10”, and 12”, the Torque-Loc can accommodate tires for desert racing, rock crawling, or mud bogging and anything in between. With load ratings to 3200 pounds, the Torque-Loc can match the needs of today’s diesel powered one-ton trucks. With bold and rugged styling, Torque-Loc meets the needs of modern street trucks, working equally as well in the challenging desert stretches of Baja or the high-custom trucks of the show circuit. 

Hot forged in one-piece construction from a superheated ingot of series 6061 aluminum billet alloy, the Torque-Loc, like all Dominators, offers the greatest strength for powerful, heavy trucks with the ductility to resist damage that would crack or break other wheels. Hot forged 6061 construction offers lower weight for better performance and braking than other wheel types and materials.

Polished to a brilliant, show quality shine, the Torque-Loc is available for a wide range of 5, 6, and 8 lug applications in purpose-designed backspacing for big aggressive tires on lifted trucks. With the perfect combination of fit, appearance, strength, and durability the Dominator Series Torque-Loc is another reason to insist upon authentic Weld Racing® forged wheels, made in the U.S.A.

About American Racing Equipment®
Founded in 1956 manufacturing magnesium racing wheels, American Racing Equipment®, Inc. is one of the world’s largest aftermarket wheel manufacturers and distributors.  Owned today by Platinum Equity, Inc., American Racing® markets its 10 brand names of wheel products in more than 22 countries on four continents.  In the U.S., American Racing products are sold through a network of more than 25,000 Authorized Dealers.  Headquartered in Rancho Dominguez, California (Los Angeles), American Racing® has been a consistent wheel industry leader in craftsmanship, innovation and performance, offering more than 140 wheel styles for the upcoming 2008 season.  For more information on American Racing®, log onto www.americanracing.com. 

About Platinum Equity
Platinum Equity (www.platinumequity.com) is a global M&A&O® firm specializing in the merger, acquisition and operation of companies that provide services and solutions to customers in a broad range of business markets, including information technology, telecommunications, logistics, manufacturing, and entertainment distribution. Since its founding in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity has completed more than 75 acquisitions with more than $27.5 billion in aggregate annual revenue at the time of acquisition.