Around a decade ago now, when the Purple Pig first came into my possession, one of the first jobs after replacing the entire lower 8 inches of bodywork and chopping the roof, was to cut the front coil ...
The global market for premium seating solutions is entering a new phase of transformation as vehicle manufacturers, fleet operators, and equipment suppliers place renewed emphasis on ergonomics, ...
The most common suspension systems on automobiles rely on simple metal springs. Leaf spring and coil spring designs both have their pros and cons, but fundamentally it’s all about flexing metal doing ...
Every vehicle has its own suspension system, a collection of springs, shocks, and bars that keep the vehicle level and keep the tires on the pavement at all times. Remove a vehicle's suspension, and ...
Hot rodding isn’t always exclusively about speed; sometimes it’s also about style and grace. Whether you’re into tire-smoking street machines, lowriders, or rat rods, there is a powerful statement in ...
The Cadillac Celestiq is the GM luxury brand’s halo car and a veritable showcase of what’s possible in the technology, engineering, and design of an ultra-luxury EV. Part of that engineering is its ...
Air ride suspensions have several advantages over typical arrangements, but retrofitting a system to a vehicle that didn’t come with it can get pricey fast, especially if you want to go beyond the ...
Hyundai claims a new air suspension system will have many benefits for EVs, from maximizing range to protecting battery packs from damage. The system was developed by Hyundai Mobis, the automaker's ...
When it comes to lowering a lowrider to the pavement, hydraulic suspensions have been installed on mostly all lowriders traditionally now for over 50 years. When that era or history of custom-applied ...
Every car has some combination of springs, shocks, bars, or links that suspends its chassis, body, engine, and drivetrain above its wheels. Get rid of any of it and the ability to accelerate, turn, ...