Road racers talk about camber gain, roll center, and Ackerman. Drag racers talk about instant center, anti-squat, and pinion angle. Although these are all important factors in maximizing lateral and ...
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 spent the last week installing a set of Fortune Auto 500 Series coilovers on my project Civic and the job went smoothly. It took that long because instead of trying to get it all done in one ...
Most of us are aware of the newer setups being run in both asphalt and dirt racing these days. Many of us are experimenting with trying variations of softer front springs combined with either ...
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 ...
The terms "shock" and "strut" are often colloquially used to refer to the same part, perhaps because they both operate within a car's suspension apparatus. Structurally, however, they are distinctly ...
This brand-new air spring won’t need much attention until it’s worked for many miles and its rubber bag ages through contact with the elements. Its operating range is 40 to 100 psi. Photo: ContiTech ...
This article was originally published on Cycle World. Single-shock rear suspensions are near-universal today. Traditional twin-shock setups are still seen, but exist mainly for reasons of retro style.
RockShox’s Deluxe and Super Deluxe rear shocks have received a complete overhaul for 2023, with an all-new chassis, the RC2T damper with wide-ranging adjustment, two air springs, and a hydraulic ...
"Today's sportbikes offer ... suspension componentry that's better than what frontline Superbikes had less than a decade ago. The downside is that the myriad spring and damping adjustments can be ...