For a variety of unrelated reasons, the vast majority of hot/street rodders continue to cling to the buggy spring suspension. The rodders' non-movement to embrace something else has been more akin to ...

On a Mustang II-style suspension, the need for a radius rod is determined by the lower control arm's method of attachment to the frame. A stock Mustang II lower arm attaches inside the frame or ...

The fastest wearing rear suspension part on 1963-’82 Corvettes is the strut rod bushing. The rubber A-arm bushings in the front suspension last longer because they only deal with rotation about their ...

There's no denying that the stock Ford suspensions from the '60s and '70s are full of compromises. Budgetary constraints, packaging limitations, and so forth were considerations Ford had to contend ...

HiPer Strut, short for high-performance strut, is a General Motors suspension technology that improves ride, handling, and steering in front-wheel-drive vehicles by uniquely enhancing the traditional ...

We read in the news that McLaren may follow Ferrari's lead in opting for innovative pull-rod front and rear suspension for its 2013 Formula 1 car. But what is the main difference between the two? The ...

Extensively customized 1951 Pontiac Chieftain street rod combines handcrafted styling with modern performance and drivability ...

Modern suspensions are remarkably good at hiding abuse. A car can glide along smoothly while its shocks, bushings, and steering joints quietly wear out underneath, often because of one everyday ...

Former long-serving Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley analysed Ferrari’s switch to a pull-rod front suspension as a “big change” and a “quite incredible” one for what is a transitional year. And Smedley ...