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...
Vehicle Scales, Level Garages and Corner Weighting
Weight is something we all deal with in racing. We have to speed weight up. We have to slow weight down. We have to...