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 ...

When the classic car gods hand you the gift of smiling down on your project, you take it and run with it. And that's what I did with the first major surgery on Project: TR7, rebuilding the suspension ...

Your car is made up of a myriad of interlocking and cooperating parts, each one serving a very specific purpose, with the ultimate goal of keeping your car on the road and rolling along. It's ...

Suspension designs come in many shapes and sizes, but MacPherson struts and double wishbones are among the most common. What ...

You might be a keen home mechanic, but even some professional technicians don't know what some of these car parts are or ...

There are a lot of accepted truths in the automotive world. One is that where performance is concerned, double-wishbone suspension is superior. Most race cars use double wishbones and a lot of the ...

Maintenance is key to long life for your vehicle—and here’s the scoop on its replacement parts and fluids. Cars are vehicles, vehicles are machines, and as machines, cars (and trucks, SUVs, vans, ...

In this final segment of our explanation of racing dynamics, we will show how to apply the technology previously presented. We have learned that understanding racecar chassis dynamics helps us set up ...