Lowering springs and full coilover setups are popular suspension modifications for car enthusiasts looking to enhance the ...
The debate over spring vs air ride trailer suspensions is far from over, even if air ride has emerged as the decisive winner in the marketplace. Some fleets are taking a fresh look at the virtues of ...
Longtime readers of Jp magazine might actually remember this 1948 Willys pickup I built back in the mid/late 2000s. I called it "Murderous Overkill," but not a lot of those stories transferred over ...
So, you have a truck riding on leaf-springs, and you want to add a lift kit, but you don't want to pay someone else to do it?It's not as hard as you might think. All you need are the right parts, the ...
One of the most important components of any car is its suspension. It’s what helps to absorb imperfections in the road—both big and small—and provides a comfortable ride. Today, nearly every vehicle ...
We don't care what the Brand Xers say, we know the vintage Mopar suspension system (torsion bars and leaf springs) works quite well when set up properly. When adding big doses of power (like our '65 ...
The torsion bars are as good of a place to start as any. The torsion bar is basically a cleverly designed spring that provides excellent performance from a compact assembly. People might curse torsion ...
We have gotten ahold of the man behind the “cantileafer” suspension on this week’s most interesting project, a custom Lexus LS400-Ford F100 mashup also known as the F-1UZ. But despite his machine’s ...
An air spring suspension provides a better ride quality than their steel spring counterparts, but isn’t quite as bulletproof when it comes to wear and tear. Air springs, which should be inspected at ...
Off-road enthusiasts have long turned to the aftermarket to upgrade their vehicles’ suspension, aiming for more clearance, wider track widths, and greater travel. Normally, installing kits that ...
A heads up to anybody aboard their Katoom of choice: It sounds like Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen will soon be playing around with composite leaf spring suspension on her motocross offerings.
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio analysts forecast the global automotive suspension coil springs market to post a CAGR of nearly 2% during the forecast period, according to their latest market ...