Jeff Smith: It depends on how close we are on the setup when we get there. We generally have three areas we go to to tune. We go to the right-front spring, the Panhard bar or the top bar on the left ...

Everyone strives to make his life more comfortable, except, perhaps, traditional street rod builders. There are now quite a few machines with independent front suspension, but most builders still ...

I just took my 2015 Toyota RAV4 to the shop for an oil change and brake check. They sent a list of recommendations — one of which was new rear shocks. The shocks were replaced around 27,000 miles ago ...

Every modification in the custom car industry goes through a maturing process. Air springs are not immune to that same cycle of things. I'm not exactly sure how far air springs go back, but I know ...

“I need new shocks. What should I get?” This is a prompt you’ll see almost every day in car forums and Facebook groups. Inevitably, somebody will reply, “Just get coilovers.” That is bad advice.

Fox Racing Shox, builder of shock absorbers and suspension components intended for off-road action sports, recently launched a website and video series called Fox Academy. The official intention is to ...

The engine and transmission are not the only parts of a car that need routine checking. Underneath any vehicle are suspension, steering, and driveline components that work in unison with the engine ...

Ride control is basically governed by a vehicle’s suspension system, including its shock absorbers (dampers) and struts. For the last decade or so, the high-end technical emphasis has been on ...

How much do you need? We buy pickup trucks because we may use the bed once or twice a year; we buy big SUVs to take the kids to school; we buy cars that can hit 60 in under two seconds and pull 2g in ...