The ROSS Tuffbond company has its beginnings in the man Ross Clothier C.E.O. who has been the driving force behind the company’s evolution and success since its inception in 1981.

A qualified Mechanical Engineer, Ross Clothier is the colourful character behind ROSS Tuffbond who started out in the NSW Railways workshop in 1966 as a Fitter & Machinist, joined the Sydney Water Police, and then combined the two by producing handbuilt speed boat parts in the early ’70′s. From there Ross moved into a maintenance job at a rubber factory, where he was led into designing Harmonic Balancers which wouldn’t slip when used on race engines.

Eventually Ross decided to take a punt and go it alone and setting up his own business known as Rosco Marine Services in 1981. Now able to apply his knowledge to his own designs, Ross went about designing and developing a rubber bonding technique for standard O.E.M. harmonic balancers  crank pulley dampers – specifically designed for use in Australia and now the world.

Specifically designed for marine boats and race cars, the company’s name evolved into ROSS Racing and through the marketing of the REPCO organisation the business grew which lead to the business expanding by designing components for the transport and bus sector from 1993 onwards.

The ROSS Racing business grew to incorporate more and more of the transport and bus components, as well as the existing automotive range of harmonic balancers / crank pulley dampers before too long, another name change was in order. This time, the company would become known as ROSS Tuffbond.

Today, ROSS Tuffbond business has grown into the largest and most respected manufacturer of harmonic balancers / crank pulley dampers, truck and bus components in all of Sydney Australia.

Ross recently received approval From the US SFI Foundation for his Dampners.

The SFI Foundation, Inc. (SFI) is a non-profit organization established to issue and administer standards for specialty/performance automotive and racing equipment.

Manufacturers of equipment are the primary users of SFI standards. Some standards are adopted as part of the rules of race sanctioning organizations. Ultimately, the consumerbenefits from the program as it establishes recognized levels of performance or quality for a product.

Ross Performance Parts provides a wide range of specifically designed parts for the racing industry as listed below.

New Balancers – Dampers:

MJ Race Series : Engineered to suit andra requirements and meets sfi rules. Suitable for extreme circuit & drag racing.

Metal Jacket : Engineered to suit andra requirements and meets sfi rules. Not suitable for extreme circuit & drag racing.

Nexus : Engineered to suit andra requirements and meets sfi rules without the refinements of the Metal Jacket range.

Here are the states who can purchase Ross Performance parts.