The suspension system is one of the most important components of any vehicle. The system must be engineered to handle expected and unexpected conditions when driving. When considering suspension ...

Suspensions, suspensions, suspensions! Sometimes it seems like the only tech stories we do here at CLASSIC TRUCKS are chassis and suspension related. Then again, there's good reason for our bias. Most ...

In a solid-axle suspension system, the axle moves primarily vertically, with leaf or coil springs providing support for the vehicle's weight, and shocks controlling dampening of the axle and related ...

Classic Chevy cars have had a few interesting suspension designs. Before the double wishbone-style IFS (Independent Front ...

For the most part, while their functions are deceptively complex, we're all familiar with a typical car axle. Being the method by which most cars mount their wheels, axles represent one of the most ...

For the first few decades of the 20th century, pickup trucks were pretty primitive machines. Spartan cabs with little in the way of creature comforts, simple, torquey drivetrains, and solid axle front ...

Two hundred and fifty million bucks is a lot of money, but it is also the low side of what General Motors invests in designing, engineering, and testing its front 4x4 suspension. So when you, me, and ...

Compared with the exotic-looking cantilever shock front suspension we covered in our April 2019 issue, a solid rear-axle suspension in the back of our Factory Five 1935 Hot Rod Truck build may seem a ...