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When the 1963 Corvette Stingray hit the market it not only was radical looking but it employed an independent rear suspension (IRS) which for its time was a huge leap in technology for any American production car. As with any technology there are advantages...

What Do You Feel? All of us have opinions on how our cars handle. It can be difficult some times to express what our car is or isn't doing when describing a problem we are struggling with. This article will address the basic handling trouble spots...

Clutch Linkage Problems? For those of us who own muscle cars a lot of the fun of ownership is driving the classic. If you are like me you have become use to the smooth action of a hydraulic clutch on a modern car. For example my 2001 Camaro, which has...

Making sure that your universal joints (u-joints) are operating correctly will insure that products last the life of the vehicle and stay safe on the roads. One thing we cannot stress enough with the Steeroids™ rack and pinion kits is the importance...

The Circle of Traction is a concept which chassis engineers use to determine how the available traction of the tires is being used. This is because there is only so much traction any given set of tires is capable of producing and it is distributed between...

You read a lot of discussion on the forums about spreader bars and it would sure be nice to know what they do for our cars and why we need them. This post should take some of fog away from whats and whys of installing a spreader bar. First let’s...

Spring Rate Every spring is rated by its ability to resist force. This is measured in pounds of force per inch or usually annotated as LB/IN preceded by a number like: 450 LB/IN. We are discussing linear springs which produce a constant change in force...