Let's talk fender preservation. Let's talk numbers. According to Motor Trend's instrumented testing from back in the day, a bone-stock '67 SS350 Camaro required 156 feet to decelerate from 60 mph. In ...
If you want stopping power with style, the new Ford Motorsport disc brake kit (part No. M-2300-G) bolted on your rearend will do everything you need. Disc brakes on the rear axle of a car are ...
Chrome, patterns, murals, pumps, dumps, LS engine, batteries, sound system, wire wheels, 5.20-size tires. It sounds like I fired off the main ingredients for creating a loaded lowrider, but what I've ...
If you're comfortable with a two-barrel carb feeding your big old V-8, you're probably fine with the front drum brakes slowing down that even bigger full-size, powered by that under-carbureted V-8.
Your car's brake system is one of its most critical components. It should come as no surprise that the brake system is responsible for stopping your vehicle and keeping it stationary as long as your ...
Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...
Somebody once wrote, "you become a folk guitarist to meet girls, but you end up talking to other middle-aged men about your fingernails." By the same token, I became a track rat to experience high ...
Decisions around brake components increasingly reveal how fleets manage complexity, uptime, and service efficiency. At Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, a discussion around a new Meritor brake pad made ...
Some Shimano quirks with the lever clamp and bleed procedure; rattly pads; some won’t like their super-direct feel Shimano’s SLX mountain bike groupset is the workhorse of its range, at times ...
Hayes Stroker brakes are often found as original equipment on new bikes. Bleeding them regularly, as with all hydraulic brakes, will really boost their performance, and you should do this at least ...
Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...