Brakes & Suspension

Q: I have a 2015 Subaru WRX that I occasionally take for spirited drives in the mountains near my home. I am looking for replacement brake pads that will provide […]

Q: I have a race-prepped second-gen Camaro with skinny tires up front and wide tires in the rear. The other day I had to make a quick stop and the […]

I have a brake bleeding question. We installed a Wilwood four-wheel disc brake system in my ’68 Nova about 15 years ago, and for a couple of years of driving […]

Drum brakes were standard equipment for decades. Even high-powered muscle cars were equipped with drum brakes on at least one axle. Many were equipped with drums on the front too. […]

In the high-performance world, nothing ever remains stock. That makes it difficult for aftermarket companies to design parts and kits that are true, easy bolt-ons for every car—where literally nothing […]

In the past, we’ve taken a look at the forces at work when a vehicle is accelerating. To recap: “…as each cylinder in the engine fires, the pistons (and consequently […]

Ben Kahan of Four Speed Films recently teamed up with Aldan American to produce a full feature installation of Aldan’s Road Comp Series Suspension kit being installed in his 1965 […]

Brake line tubing is commonly 3/16-inch or 1/4 inch, is usually annealed and today, stainless is very popular. Fair enough, but there’s a hitch: A lot of tubing is sold […]

Recently we showed how a set of leaf springs with a forward bias (ala Mopar SS springs) could be used sans any other traction devices. In that article, we mentioned […]

I recently decided to upgrade my steering box in my S-10 pickup. I’ve read that the S-10 uses a very similar front suspension as the G-body cars from that same […]