For a suspension tuner, the first question to ask is almost always this: “What kind of tires?” Tires have a major influence on a car’s ideal suspension set up, including spring rates and alignment ...
Hardware Part 1: Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners
We’ve talked about some advanced stuff in our tech series…shock valving, suspension frequencies, aerodynamics, and so on. But if you want to work on your car and actually get at some of the compone...
The marketing said all the right things: digressive valving, wide range of adjustment...all the good stuff. And the shock dyno chart definitely had that digressive shape. Heck yeah. Plus they're co...
Alignment Part 2: Camber Plates, Bolts, and Arms
Last time in our series on alignments, we talked about the basics: camber, toe, and why you may want a performance alignment. To get that perfect alignment though, you may need to add a few parts t...
We see it all the time. Someone spends $2,500 on coilovers, $4,000 on wheels and tires, plus another $500 on swaybars…then gets an alignment to set the car back to factory specs. Don’t do that. A p...
Most cars these days are 15 to 20mm from the bump stops before you and your Wendy’s large fries and double bacon cheeseburger get inside. Almost universally, they’re used as an aid for the main spr...