Spring and shock technology is moving forward at a staggering rate and Chris King of Viking Performance gets us up to speed. Road racers talk about camber gain, roll center, and Ackerman. Drag racers ...
Automotive design has come a long way since Karl Benz designed the Patent Motorwagen in the late 1800s, and Henry Ford brought the T-4 powered Model T to the masses in 1908. Those early cars were ...
They come together in suspension kits. They go hand in hand. But do you know what springs and shocks really do and what characteristics for each that you’re looking for? Usually these aren’t things ...
Circle Track: When tuning for a specific track, what areas of the car are the biggest factors. Jeff Smith: It depends on how close we are on the setup when we get there. We generally have three areas ...
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.
There is much more to shock absorbers than just keeping your hot rod from floating around after it hits a bump in the road. Shocks are a major factor in chassis tuning, and they affect not only the ...
5lb increments allow you to get your shock feeling exactly right; no tools or spring swaps needed for adjustment; comparable in weight to a standard coil Cons: Lab readings show that the spring rates ...
Roger Biermann is an automotive journalist of 13 years and has been the Managing Editor at CarBuzz since 2021. With no formal post-high school education, Roger launched his career as an automotive ...
Plan on giving your bike a makeover and also improve its handling but don’t want to go the classic Ohlins way when it comes to suspension? Worry not as Showa revealed its new Pro Circuit Dual Spring ...