When those in charge at General Motors introduced the redesigned Chevrolet and GMC trucks in 1960 it's doubtful they could have imagined these vehicles would ever be considered as anything other than ...

How did this phenomenon come about? Three items: Coilover shocks, proper spring rates, and nitrogen bumpstops. First, a little history: I set up my Willys-based Jeep with a homebuilt and home-designed ...

I spent the last week installing a set of Fortune Auto 500 Series coilovers on my project Civic and the job went smoothly. It took that long because instead of trying to get it all done in one ...

"Before getting started, the vehicle must be 100 percent complete." That is the first line in the instructions for measuring the baseline spring rate on a Chris Alston's drag race 2x3 A-arm suspension ...

Modifying our Mustangs often involves trade-offs: adding top-end horsepower could sacrifice low-end torque, a high-flow exhaust may bludgeon your eardrums, and a stiffer suspension can be just ...

Automotive design has come a long way since Karl Benz designed the Patent Motorwagen in the late 1800s, and Henry Ford brought the T-4 powered Model T to the masses in 1908. Those early cars were ...