LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Long time American performance and off-road wheel leader American Racing announced sizes and finishes for the release of it's new Predator wheel as part of the superheated ATX Collection of off-road and lifted-truck aftermarket wheels.

Chris Anderson, American Racing's ATX Brand Manager, discussed the Predator style release as part of American's strategy of offering wheels designed and engineered specifically for the unique fitments, performance standards and durability requirements of off-road and lifted-truck enthusiasts, "Predator was designed by off-road enthusiasts, for off-road enthusiasts," Anderson said, "this is no wanna-be, the Predator looks like a truck wheel should look."

The AR Predator is a race-inspired six-spoke design featuring a deeper dish bowl center with a rugged mechanical look which maximizes spoke length. The design features simulated bead lock treatment, and as with all American Racing truck wheels, comes with AR's legendary engineering and testing.

Predator will be available in February in 16x8" (0 mm offset/4.5" backspace) and 17x8.5" (-6mm offset/4.5" backspace & +15mm offset/5.375" backspace), in a machined/clear coated finish (Series #1065), coated with Teflon (Series #3965) and Chrome Plated (Series #6065).

More information about American Racing's ATX line, along with specific vehicle vehicle application data, is available at www.americanracing.com.

About American Racing Equipment

Founded in 1956 manufacturing magnesium racing wheels, American Racing Equipment is one of the world's largest aftermarket wheel manufacturers and distributors. Owned today by Platinum Equity, Inc., American Racing markets its products under 12 brand names 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 is a wheel industry leader in craftsmanship, engineering, 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 $23 billion in aggregate annual revenue at time of acquisition.