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...

Miata Tie Rod Replacement

Most modern sports cars use rack-and-pinion steering, a system elegant in its simplicity and precision, especially when compared with, say, a recirculating-ball system. It’s simple...

Trackside Suspension Adjustments

My car isn’t handling well. What should I change? Who do I ask? Well, if you’re like most people, you ask around the paddock....

Balancing Act: Finding The Perfect Chassis Setup for Speed

Turn 4, a medium speed left hander requires considerable braking at the end of a long straight. As soon as you turn in, the...

HPDE46: Front Sway Bar Links

Here’s a quick project that will noticeably perk up the handling on an E46, one of the most popular platforms in NASA racing and...

Tow Vehicle Suspension Upgrade: Shocks

Factory shocks on pickup trucks are usually a compromise among a number of disparate factors. The price the original equipment manufacturer pays is one...

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