Automotive Insider

Where To Find Performance Auto Parts

Driving around town and flipping through auto parts catalogs to find those performance parts you need is time consuming. If you want to spend more time cranking ratchets and less time waiting for your parts to arrive, the web is the best place to find the parts you need.

-Jegs, one of the more well established parts providers in the United States, has a website that is both intuitive and thorough. You can search for parts by keyword, part number, or by vehicle make and model. You can refine the search by brand and price range. They carry all major manufacturers of after-market parts and accessories. The right sidebar provides links to current discounts and savings, forms to ask technical questions, and wholesale shipping options.

Summit Racing Equipment, another auto parts provider that’s been around a while, offers similar ease-of-use, either by specific part or by make and model. Summit has a more specific refine option, as it allows you to search for parts not just by brand and price range, but by engine size as well. Summit offers similar access to technical advice, but also has an FAQ list it suggests you look over before sending questions.

-Performance Parts Wholesale also offers search options similar to Summit and Jegs, but does not offer the same options to refine your initial search. What Performance Parts does do that the other two do not is list all parts related to the part you are searching for. Performance also offers the option of speaking to a tech over the phone.

Wherever you buy your car parts, make sure that you know the return policy. You don’t want to get stuck paying for a dud that you can’t ship back to the store.