Refining a Honda Fit for Track Days and Daily Driving
Triple the rear spring rate and throw on a set of new tires, and the Fit that was formerly pushy now feels pointy.
Making the...
$800 Mustang + $6K in Parts = An HPDE Weapon You Can Daily
NASA was one of the first groups to organize an HPDE program way back in 1991. Today people all over the country get to...
An Inside Look at Suspension Development for the Mazda Spec MX-5
In early 2018, not long after Mazda Motorsports and Penske Racing Shocks developed new dampers for Spec Miata, the two companies began development of...
A Honda Fit For Street and Track
Evidence of gradual movement toward a goal produces the sort of pleasure that justifies long hours and many frustrations. I am pleased to say...
Baseline Setup: Spec3
“What’s this?” you are probably saying to yourself. If so, you have been paying attention to Speed News. This kind of story is the...
Bending Steel: Manufacturing Sway Bars and Helper Springs
There is a variation of the Hippocratic oath at work at Hellwig Suspension Products. When its people first look at a vehicle, they evaluate...
The Correct Way to Install Adjustable End Links
When it comes to racecars, everyone seems to have a number of passionate opinions about setup, how things work, and that one part that...
Setting Toe With a Laser Level
Never go to a shop for an alignment again. Never mess with alignment strings again. The first of this two-part series will show you...
Flight of the Valkyrie, Part II: Suspension
Setting up a Nissan GTR up for racing the 25 Hours of Thunderhill was going to be different from building one time attack. Valkyrie...
Installing a Hellwig Rear Sway Bar on an HD Pickup
I have to admit that when Hellwig sales and marketing director Mike Hallmark suggested a sway bar for my 2500 Silverado HD, it seemed...
