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The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. In addition, the SEMA Show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities and more.
There is way more to see and do than any one person could accomplish in the duration of the show. Its also not all just offroading related products so maybe you could see everything you wanted to see. For this episode we’ve enlisted the help of someone would actually made it to the show. And while this isn’t a complete listing of everything offroading at the show, its a run down of the stuff that really caught our eyes. What caught your eye? Leave us a comment below!
Be sure to also check out the pages for everyone we interviewed for the show!
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To commemorate the final production run, Toyota will be selling a 2014 Trail Teams Ultimate Edition FJ Cruiser. – Caption from grabawrench.com
The idea was to make every aspect of this truck better than before, so the first thing the engineers did after stripping and upgrading every inch of the frame and suspension was to stuff a brand-new 5.3-liter E-Rod V-8 crate motor (336 horsepower and 350 pounds-feet of torque) from the GM Performance catalog (Part No. 19258004) and mate it to a corporate 4L70E automatic transmission. – Photo and caption credit to pickuptruck.com
Among the 20 or so customized vehicles, Chrysler showed off the Ram Sun Chaser. – Photo and caption credit to offroadextreme.com
Utilizing the Trailhawk 4×4 package as a base, the Trail Carver was accented with “Auburn Pearl” paint with low-gloss black and “Granite Crystal” trimmings. The unique Trailhawk hood and roof map-styled graphics were bordered with “Crush Orange,” with some orange tow hooks to top it off. A concept roof basket design sat up top as well. – Photo and caption credit to offroadextreme.com
For 2014, American Expedition Vehicles is pushing hard yet again, expanding their offerings to Ram 1500 – 5500 pickups. – Photo and caption credit to ExpeditionPortal.com
The Currie Raptor rearend accepts up to 40-spline axles; uses the stock 6 x 135 mm bolt pattern, factory brakes and ABS; and features a 4140 heat-treated 2-1/2-inch spindle and 4340 heat-treated drive plate. It is also available as a high-pinion or low-pinion model. – Photo and caption credit to offroadextreme.com
The RDS-Series is offered with the patented Hybrid Spot optic which projects a 10° conical beam of light. The typical straight bar projects a 10° beam. When combined with the patented optics and the new RDS-Series housings, you get the same incredible distance, but in a 54 RDS-Series, the beam now is RDS-Series Radius LED Light Bar projects nearly 50° wide! – Photo and caption credit to RigidIndustries.com
This year at SEMA, Flowmaster shared with us some of their expanded line of cat-back exhaust systems as well, with many applications fitting up to new 2014 vehicles and trucks.
The JRide system uses electronic system adjusts compression and rebound within one-tenth of a second. This is done by using electronically controlled valves mounted to the shocks. Adjustments can be made to each shock individually, or by linking them all together, or linking them by axle. – Photo and caption credit to OffroadExtreme.com
Rain or shine, the new Nitto NT421Q will run quietly and sturdily on your SUV or CUV for many years to come. A combination of aesthetic and engineering design has always been the hand that guides. – Photo and caption credit to OffroadExtreme.com
DiabloSport was excited this year at the SEMA Show, and if you’re a Jeep fan, you should be too. That’s because the company is now releasing the inTune DCX, which comes loaded with new tunes for both the Cherokee and Wrangler. It’s the long-awaited successor to the Predator tuner for MOPAR vehicles. – Photo and caption credit to OffroadExtreme.com
