Factor 55 Blog

The importance of material properties.  When it comes to lightweight alloys for vehicle recovery parts, it’s hard to beat Aluminum and Titanium.  High strength, lightweight, ductility, corrosion resistance, and repeatable test performance are all of the qualities to look for. Take a look at the attached chart showing the relative strengths versus weights of aluminum alloys and 6Al-4V titanium.  We use 6061 and 7075 Kaiser aluminum alloys along with 6Al-4V titanium alloy for our winch shackle mount products.  Of course, 7068 aluminum is the strongest of the aluminum alloys and is popular in the defense industry, but it’s cost-prohibitive in...

  Some of you mentioned that you would like to see product test data from a source other than ourselves. We get it. You want to see unbiased field test data, the good and the bad. It’s no secret that prior to releasing any products to the public, we like to gather prototype field data from a wide variety of others in the industry (Vehicle recovery companies, Racers, 4X4 Trainers, Military, SAR, Enthusiasts etc). We’ve mentioned how valuable this data can be since often times these organizations when compared to the average off-road enthusiast, use Factor 55 products in more...

  Just in the nick of time! Our friend Bryan Crofts of CBMotorsports will be debuting his new Campbell Ent. Custom Fabrication / Campbell Racing Ultra4 Racing car this year at King of the Hammers. The final assembly just completed. Not much time left to get to the desert and shock tune and debug the new car! We love the retro black and gold Trans Am theme. We will be leaving for Johnson Valley this week as well. We are honored once again to be sponsoring the Tech Tent where all race cars will be safety inspected and the vehicle transponders installed. We are set up right next...

Factor 55 NEW PRODUCT Releases for The SEMA Show 2019 1- Medium Recovery Kit- USA2- Large Recovery Kit- USA3- Standard Duty Tow Strap- USA4- Extreme Duty Tow Strap- USA5- Basic Guide To Winching- USA6- Large Recovery Bag- USA7- Medium Recovery Bag- USA8- RRP- Rope Retention Pulley- USA- Patent Pending9- RRP- Rope Retention Pulley XTV- USA- Patent Pending Pricing and Availability soon!