NORTHWOODS PERFORMANCE NEWSLETTER–CRITICAL ALIGNMENT
December 27, 2021
by Bayne
‘My RAV handles horrible in the snow and ice. I’ve tried a number of different tires, and nothing seems to work—my RAV just feels so squirrely.’ That was a complaint on a recent forum post–we might have a solution. RAV4’s run great in the snow and ice. But there is no doubt the right tire
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NORTHWOODS PERFORMANCE NEWSLETTER–RAV4 BILSTEIN B8’S IN STOCK
October 30, 2021
by Bayne
We are finally getting in limited shipments of Bilstein B8 struts and shocks. They are now in stock and ready to ship for the RAV4s, both Gen 3 2006-2012, and Gen 4 2013-2018. And we can set you up with a 1″ or 2″ lift with this system. Check them out!
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NORTHWOODS PERFORMANCE NEWSLETTER–HIGHLANDER UPDATE
October 27, 2021
by Bayne
We recently added a 2013 Gen 2 Highlander to our test mule ranks. We’ve been ready to do some development on these great soft-roaders for some time, and we have a few customers waiting for our skid plates for these. So here we go!
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RAV4 GEN 5 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
October 22, 2020
by Bayne
We are pretty excited to be working with our friends at Arrow Overland to develop a full set of off road products for the Gen 5 RAVs! We’ve had Arrow’s 2020 RAV4 Adventure up on the rack in the shop for the first round of engineering inspections and measurements. All the dimensional inspections of the
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New Products and Development
October 22, 2020
by Bayne
So its been awhile since we posted up on our development and updates. The suspension systems for the RAV4 have been working great for our customers, and have been selling really well through the fall. We actually ran out of stock of springs and hardware for awhile and had to hustle to get our warehouse
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BILSTEIN SHOCK REVIEW
July 04, 2019
by Bayne
First drive report of the new Bilstein rear shocks on our 2015 RAV4 test mule.
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WE HAVE OUR TEST TEAM!
February 03, 2019
by Bayne
First drive by our independent test team is in--see the reviews.
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TEST DRIVERS WANTED!
January 12, 2019
by Bayne
Hey there Northwoods Performance Team! FREE NORTHWOODS PERFORMANCE LIFT KIT Northwoods Performance is looking for a RAV4 enthusiast to test and evaluate our lift kit. Although we pound all our products through thousands of miles of testing before we ever sell them, we are looking for an avid RAV4 owner to test and give us
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RAV4 LIFT KITS READY FOR DELIVERY!
December 09, 2018
by Bayne
We worked on our GEN 4 RAV4 lift kits through the summer and fall, refining our designs and hitting the roads and trails testing.Our engineering refinements and testing took us through more miles than we planned, but we are proud to present the finest in RAV4 suspension performance. We tuned the spring rates to provide
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RAV4 PLATES AND EXHAUST
December 09, 2018
by Bayne
We have a great skid plate fit up for the GEN 4 RAV4. Our test mule has a modified exhaust pipe below the engine that is tucked up nicely, increasing ground clearance. The fit of the skid plate is excellent with the modified pipe, but we were not satisfied with the fit of the skid
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